| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - George Peavler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chris Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Murphy (fresh) PF - Joseph Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rolando Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Blankenship (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McKinney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Milliken (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Roy Blankenship inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Cal | Roy Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from George Peavler | 35-34 |
| 19:23 | Cal | David McKinney misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Murphy - foul #3 on Larry Murphy, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan (SF) Larry Murphy | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 19:23 | Cal | David McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:23 | Cal | David McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:01 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 18:59 | Cal | Roy Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 18:44 | Cal | Joel Milliken hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | Joseph Dillard clanks a floater from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 18:26 | Cal | Joel Milliken grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 18:12 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers is whistled for traveling | 35-38 |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | David McKinney is called for the reach on Rolando Ramirez - foul #2 on David McKinney, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Leach (PF), Brian Warren (C) Joseph Dillard, Rolando Ramirez | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 17:29 | Cal | Roy Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:14 | Cal | Joseph Flanigan steals the ball from Roy Blankenship | 35-38 |
| 17:11 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan lays it up and in | 37-38 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Leach - foul #3 on Michael Leach, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Powell (PG), Rolando Ramirez (C) George Peavler, Michael Leach | |
| Subs | Cal | Lyndon Alicea (SF), Bill Godoy (C) David McKinney, Joel Milliken | |
| 17:07 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:58 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez throws it down | 39-40 |
| 16:48 | Cal | Chris Moore picks off the pass by Roy Blankenship | 39-40 |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore blows the layup | 39-40 |
| 16:43 | Southern Cal | James Powell tips it in | 41-40 |
| 16:28 | Cal | Bill Godoy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Ahlers | 41-42 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Roy Blankenship - foul #2 on Roy Blankenship, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oscar Taylor (SF), Joseph Dillard (PF) Joseph Flanigan, Brian Warren | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:12 | Cal | Roy Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:58 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers connects on the floater in the paint | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Moore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Taylor (fresh) PF - Joseph Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rolando Ramirez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Ludwig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lyndon Alicea (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Godoy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 42-44 |
| 15:38 | Cal | Bill Godoy pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:26 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Peavler (PG), Larry Murphy (SF), Michael Leach (C) James Powell, Oscar Taylor, Rolando Ramirez | |
| Subs | Cal | David McKinney (PF), Joel Milliken (C) Lyndon Alicea, Bill Godoy | |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | Stephen Ahlers picks off the pass by Joseph Dillard | 42-44 |
| 14:42 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 14:41 | Cal | David McKinney tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 14:28 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 14:27 | Cal | The rebound goes to Roy Blankenship | 42-46 |
| 14:21 | Cal | David McKinney misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-46 |
| 14:20 | Cal | Roy Blankenship tips it but misses | 42-46 |
| 14:19 | Cal | David McKinney tips it in | 42-48 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Michael Leach misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 13:57 | Cal | David McKinney grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:42 | Cal | David McKinney knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Ahlers | 42-50 |
| 13:21 | Southern Cal | George Peavler's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Milliken | 42-50 |
| 13:19 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 13:08 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-50 |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | George Peavler pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 13:00 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Leach | 45-50 |
| 12:48 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Dillard | 48-53 |
| 12:23 | Cal | Roy Blankenship makes the shot from the left side | 48-55 |
| 12:03 | Southern Cal | George Peavler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-55 |
| 12:02 | Cal | David McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - George Peavler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Chris Moore (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Dillard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Leach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Ludwig (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Blankenship (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - David McKinney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Joel Milliken (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Cal | Roy Blankenship comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | George Peavler pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 11:28 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy is hacked by Roy Blankenship - foul #3 on Roy Blankenship, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Powell (PG), Rob Evenson (SG), Brian Warren (PF), Rolando Ramirez (C) George Peavler, Chris Moore, Joseph Dillard, Michael Leach | |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Freddie Hessler (SG), Lyndon Alicea (SF), Rodney Gardner (PF), Bill Godoy (C) Stephen Ahlers, Cecil Ludwig, Roy Blankenship, David McKinney, Joel Milliken | |
| 11:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 11:21 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez tips it home | 50-55 |
| 11:12 | Cal | Bill Godoy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 10:49 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez misses the easy layup | 50-55 |
| 10:48 | Cal | Bill Godoy gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 10:40 | Cal | Bill Godoy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-55 |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez drills a shot in the lane set up by Larry Murphy | 52-55 |
| 10:01 | Cal | Freddie Hessler drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Gardner | 52-57 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Lyndon Alicea - foul #1 on Lyndon Alicea, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan (SF) Larry Murphy | |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Ahlers (PG), Roy Blankenship (PF) Vincente Bruno, Rodney Gardner | |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:49 | Cal | Roy Blankenship snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 09:28 | Cal | Roy Blankenship misses the easy layup | 53-57 |
| 09:26 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | James Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Ahlers - foul #1 on Stephen Ahlers, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Peavler (PG), Joseph Dillard (PF) James Powell, Brian Warren | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | George Peavler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-57 |
| 09:15 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 09:01 | Cal | George Peavler is called for the reach on Freddie Hessler - foul #2 on George Peavler, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Leach (PF) Joseph Dillard | |
| Subs | Cal | Leroy Crow (SG) Freddie Hessler | |
| 08:56 | Cal | Roy Blankenship hits a shot from the right block set up by Stephen Ahlers | 53-59 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Lyndon Alicea picks off the pass by Rolando Ramirez | 53-59 |
| 08:12 | Cal | Roy Blankenship is hacked by Michael Leach - foul #4 on Michael Leach, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Powell (SG), Larry Murphy (SF), Brian Warren (PF) Rob Evenson, Joseph Flanigan, Michael Leach | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Ludwig (SG), David McKinney (PF), Joel Milliken (C) Leroy Crow, Lyndon Alicea, Bill Godoy | |
| 08:00 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers hits a shot from the right block set up by Cecil Ludwig | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - George Peavler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Warren (fresh) 1 pts. C - Rolando Ramirez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cecil Ludwig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - David McKinney (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Joel Milliken (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-61 |
| 07:52 | Cal | David McKinney snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 07:45 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 07:44 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Rolando Ramirez | 53-61 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | George Peavler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rolando Ramirez | 56-61 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-64 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | George Peavler misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joel Milliken - foul #2 on Joel Milliken, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chris Moore (SG), Joseph Flanigan (SF), Michael Leach (PF) James Powell, Larry Murphy, Rolando Ramirez | |
| Subs | Cal | Lyndon Alicea (SF) Roy Blankenship | |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | George Peavler makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | George Peavler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 06:35 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig grabs the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 06:19 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David McKinney | 58-67 |
| 05:53 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-67 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan tips it back up and in | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:44 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lyndon Alicea | 60-70 |
| 05:25 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 05:19 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David McKinney | 60-72 |
| 05:03 | Southern Cal | David McKinney picks off the pass by Michael Leach | 60-72 |
| 04:43 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-72 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | Michael Leach grabs the board | 60-72 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-72 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Powell (PG), Larry Murphy (SF), Joseph Dillard (PF), Rolando Ramirez (C) George Peavler, Joseph Flanigan, Michael Leach, Brian Warren | |
| Subs | Cal | Roy Blankenship (SF), Bill Godoy (C) Lyndon Alicea, Joel Milliken | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bill Godoy - foul #2 on Bill Godoy, team foul #7 | 60-72 |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez misses the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 04:14 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Ahlers | 61-74 |
| 03:55 | Southern Cal | Cecil Ludwig steals it from Chris Moore | 61-74 |
| 03:52 | Cal | Roy Blankenship banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cecil Ludwig | 61-76 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Moore (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rolando Ramirez (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SG - Cecil Ludwig (tiring) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Roy Blankenship (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - David McKinney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Godoy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Chris Moore | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:05 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Powell - foul #1 on James Powell, team foul #5 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Peavler (PG), Rob Evenson (SG) James Powell, Chris Moore | |
| Subs | Cal | Freddie Hessler (SG), Joel Milliken (C) Cecil Ludwig, David McKinney | |
| 03:05 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 03:05 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 02:51 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez drills a floater from the free throw line | 66-78 |
| 02:51 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-78 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chris Moore (SG) Rob Evenson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:34 | Cal | Bill Godoy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-78 |
| 02:33 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-78 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | George Peavler misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-78 |
| 02:26 | Cal | Joel Milliken grabs the board | 66-78 |
| 02:03 | Cal | Joseph Dillard denies the turnaround by Stephen Ahlers | 66-78 |
| 02:01 | Cal | Bill Godoy tips it back up and in | 66-80 |
| 01:44 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-80 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Bill Godoy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-80 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Joel Milliken scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Ahlers | 66-82 |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-82 |
| 00:50 | Cal | Joel Milliken gets the rebound | 66-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore misses long on a shot from the right wing | 66-84 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Joel Milliken grabs the board | 66-84 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers runs out the clock | 66-84 |