| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 3 pts. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Claire (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Neher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Curt Fried (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | John Neher inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Washington State | James Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SG) Daniel Segal | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curt Fried - foul #2 on Curt Fried, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Timothy Purpura (PF) Donald Sak, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:59 | Washington State | Joshua Claire scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Hayne | 31-26 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 18:32 | Washington State | John Neher grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Curt Fried connects on the runner from the right block | 31-28 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 17:36 | Washington State | Curt Fried is hacked by Randall Soule - foul #1 on Randall Soule, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (SG), Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Daniel Segal, Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Washington State | Franklin Rider (C) Curt Fried | |
| 17:29 | Washington State | Terence Conger is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #3 on Terence Conger, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG) Terence Conger | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:13 | Washington State | James Moore buries a driving attempt near the basket | 33-30 |
| 16:54 | Southern Cal | James Moore steps in front of the Daniel Segal pass | 33-30 |
| 16:34 | Washington State | Joshua Claire comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Schwarze - foul #1 on William Schwarze, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SG), Reinaldo Medina (C) Daniel Segal, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marion Fusco (SF), Raymond Clark (PF) John Neher, James Moore | |
| 16:34 | Washington State | Joshua Claire makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:34 | Washington State | Joshua Claire makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:11 | Southern Cal | Franklin Rider swats the dunk try by Reinaldo Medina | 33-32 |
| 16:10 | Washington State | Raymond Clark grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 15:50 | Washington State | Marion Fusco hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Randall Soule - foul #2 on Randall Soule, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, Randall Soule, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), Curt Fried (C) John Hayne, Franklin Rider | |
| 15:50 | Washington State | Marion Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:50 | Washington State | Marion Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) C - Buford Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Claire (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marion Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curt Fried (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal is fouled on the floor by Arthur Cantin - foul #1 on Arthur Cantin, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (PF) Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Curt Fried blocks the jumper by Donald Sak | 33-34 |
| 15:12 | Washington State | Raymond Clark snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 15:08 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin travels in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Donald Sak, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Neher (SF), James Moore (PF) Marion Fusco, Raymond Clark | |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (SG), Donald Sak (SF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Daniel Segal, Randall Soule, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG) Arthur Cantin | |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:13 | Washington State | William Schwarze is called for the reach on John Hayne - foul #2 on William Schwarze, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Randall Soule (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, Donald Sak, William Schwarze, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 14:08 | Washington State | Joshua Claire is fouled on the floor by Terence Conger - foul #4 on Terence Conger, team foul #6 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG) Terence Conger | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:56 | Washington State | John Neher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), Reinaldo Medina (PF) Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:44 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 13:43 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on John Neher - foul #2 on John Neher, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SG), William Schwarze (PF), Timothy Purpura (C) Daniel Segal, Reinaldo Medina, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Clark (PF), Franklin Rider (C) James Moore, Curt Fried | |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:16 | Washington State | Joshua Claire can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 36-34 |
| 13:15 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Sanders | 38-34 |
| 12:19 | Washington State | John Neher drills a floater near the basket set up by John Hayne | 38-36 |
| 11:54 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-36 |
| 11:53 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Franklin Rider | 38-36 |
| 11:48 | Washington State | John Neher comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Sanders - foul #1 on Charles Sanders, team foul #7 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), Reinaldo Medina (PF), Buford Glass (C) Randall Soule, Donald Sak, William Schwarze, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), James Caroll (SG), James Moore (PF), Curt Fried (C) John Hayne, Joshua Claire, Raymond Clark, Franklin Rider | |
| 11:48 | Washington State | John Neher misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:48 | Washington State | John Neher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) C - Buford Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Caroll (fresh) SF - John Neher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Curt Fried (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina's pass is intercepted by James Moore | 38-37 |
| 11:01 | Washington State | James Moore lays it in set up by John Neher | 38-39 |
| 10:32 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Sanders | 40-39 |
| 10:21 | Washington State | John Neher connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Cantin | 40-41 |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 09:56 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Buford Glass | 40-41 |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 09:23 | Washington State | Curt Fried hits a runner from the left block set up by Arthur Cantin | 42-43 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arthur Cantin - foul #2 on Arthur Cantin, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SG), Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Daniel Segal, Dikembe Awada, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG), Joshua Claire (SG), Marion Fusco (SF), Franklin Rider (C) Arthur Cantin, James Caroll, John Neher, Curt Fried | |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Buford Glass is called for the reach on Joshua Claire - foul #2 on Buford Glass, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (C) Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Clark (PF) James Moore | |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Joshua Claire makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Joshua Claire misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:26 | Southern Cal | Raymond Clark denies the turnaround by William Schwarze | 43-44 |
| 08:24 | Washington State | Marion Fusco gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:19 | Washington State | John Hayne is hacked by Charles Sanders - foul #2 on Charles Sanders, team foul #9 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Buford Glass (C) Donald Sak, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:19 | Washington State | John Hayne misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 07:52 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses the lay-in | 43-44 |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal can't tip it in | 43-44 |
| 07:49 | Washington State | Raymond Clark snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 5 pts. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Claire (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marion Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 4 reb. C - Franklin Rider (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Washington State | Randall Soule is called for the reach on Joshua Claire - foul #3 on Randall Soule, team foul #10 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Donald Sak (SF), Timothy Purpura (C) Charles Sanders, Randall Soule, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Moore (PF) Raymond Clark | |
| 07:21 | Washington State | Joshua Claire makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:21 | Washington State | Joshua Claire misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 43-45 |
| 06:59 | Washington State | Franklin Rider grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:37 | Washington State | John Hayne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 06:35 | Washington State | Franklin Rider grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:06 | Washington State | James Moore clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Segal | 45-45 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | John Hayne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 45-45 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Daniel Segal | 45-45 |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura buries a shot from the right block set up by William Schwarze | 47-45 |
| 04:52 | Washington State | William Schwarze swats the layup by James Moore | 47-45 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak is fouled on the floor by Marion Fusco - foul #1 on Marion Fusco, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), Reinaldo Medina (PF), Buford Glass (C) Daniel Segal, Donald Sak, William Schwarze, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), James Caroll (SG), John Neher (SF), Raymond Clark (PF), Curt Fried (C) John Hayne, Joshua Claire, Marion Fusco, James Moore, Franklin Rider | |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule lays it in | 49-45 |
| 03:40 | Washington State | John Neher misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 03:39 | Washington State | James Caroll tips it home | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Randall Soule (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) C - Buford Glass (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Caroll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Neher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 4 reb. C - Curt Fried (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses badly on a shot from the left side | 49-47 |
| 03:20 | Washington State | Curt Fried snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 02:59 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin is hacked by Terence Conger - foul #5 on Terence Conger, team foul #11 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), William Schwarze (PF) Terence Conger, Dikembe Awada, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Claire (SG) James Caroll | |
| 02:59 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:59 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 02:33 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Arthur Cantin - foul #3 on Arthur Cantin, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF) Daniel Segal, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG), James Moore (PF) Arthur Cantin, Raymond Clark | |
| 02:33 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:33 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:33 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Curt Fried | 50-47 |
| 02:26 | Washington State | Joshua Claire scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Hayne | 50-49 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak is hacked by James Moore - foul #4 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Schwarze (PF) Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 01:58 | Washington State | John Hayne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG) Randall Soule | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:41 | Southern Cal | John Hayne picks off the pass by Donald Sak | 52-49 |
| 01:37 | Washington State | John Hayne hits the finger roll | 52-51 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal travels with the ball | 52-51 |
| 01:08 | Washington State | Buford Glass steals it from Curt Fried | 52-51 |
| 00:53 | Southern Cal | Joshua Claire steps in front of the Charles Sanders pass | 52-51 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | John Hayne comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-51 |
| 00:41 | Washington State | Curt Fried hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak is hacked by John Neher - foul #3 on John Neher, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | Washington State | James Moore knocks in the floater in the paint and he's hacked by William Schwarze - foul #3 on William Schwarze, team foul #12 | 54-55 |
| 00:07 | Washington State | James Moore makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal misses the floater from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |