| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Aaron Hensel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 7 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Haywood | 33-30 |
| 19:21 | Southern Cal | John Peckham's layup is rejected by Paul Taylor | 33-30 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis tips it in | 33-32 |
| 19:01 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-32 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Michael Haywood takes the ball from David Purcell in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 18:41 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 18:40 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Russell Poteete | 33-32 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Shawn Anderson - foul #3 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel, Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:21 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:08 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott's layup is rejected by Phillip Ross | 33-34 |
| 18:06 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 33-34 |
| 17:55 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Cody Knudsen | 33-34 |
| 17:48 | Long Beach State | Frederick Seymour picks off the pass by Donald Reynolds | 33-34 |
| 17:45 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete blows the layup | 33-34 |
| 17:43 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:25 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods loses the dribble to Charles Goodwill in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Goodwill | 36-34 |
| 16:50 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross is whistled for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Charles Goodwill, Donald Reynolds, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Frederick Seymour, Russell Poteete, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 16:23 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the fadeaway near the basket | 38-34 |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Steven Bragg swats the short shot by John Peckham | 38-34 |
| 15:59 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim McDermott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Hensel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Richard Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott blows the layup | 38-34 |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | Steven Bragg swats the layup by Kevin Dorrough | 38-34 |
| 15:22 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:16 | Long Beach State | Kevin Dorrough blocks the short jumper by Steven Bragg | 38-34 |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor tips it home | 40-34 |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | David Purcell can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Bragg - foul #1 on Steven Bragg, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Jim McDermott, Aaron Hensel, Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF) Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | John Peckham picks off the pass by Charles Goodwill | 40-36 |
| 14:41 | Southern Cal | David Purcell blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 14:39 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:35 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, John Peckham | |
| 14:13 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete is open and scores on a shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:53 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds is hacked by Melvin Gallman - foul #4 on Melvin Gallman, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Steven Bragg (PF), David Gum (C) Charles Goodwill, Donald Reynolds, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Joe Diggs (SF), John Peckham (C) Frederick Seymour, Melvin Gallman, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 13:38 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Anderson | 42-38 |
| 13:20 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-38 |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg hits the finger roll and the foul's on Phillip Ross - foul #3 on Phillip Ross, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor (C) David Gum | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Irvin Regis (PF) Russell Poteete, Phillip Ross | |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:59 | Southern Cal | Shawn Anderson takes the ball from Richard Woods in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 12:58 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Anderson | 46-38 |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | David Purcell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 12:35 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 12:18 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg can't tip it in | 46-40 |
| 12:16 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Anderson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Hensel (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Steven Bragg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Richard Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - John Peckham (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg is fouled on the floor by Irvin Regis - foul #2 on Irvin Regis, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Donald Walls, Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel, Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 11:18 | Long Beach State | Joe Diggs steals it from Jim McDermott | 46-42 |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | Michael Haywood is called for the reach on Frederick Seymour in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Haywood, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| 11:04 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete blows the wide open layup | 46-42 |
| 11:03 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 10:45 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 10:27 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Joe Diggs | 46-44 |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo is called for 5 seconds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), David Gum (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Michael Haywood, Jim McDermott, Donald Reynolds, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Frederick Seymour, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | David Purcell scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Joe Diggs | 46-46 |
| 09:38 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill is hacked by David Purcell - foul #2 on David Purcell, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Phillip Ross (SF), Irvin Regis (PF) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel hits a turnaround in the lane | 48-46 |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | John Peckham loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Jim McDermott (SF), Steven Bragg (PF) Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Richard Woods, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 08:55 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 08:42 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 08:40 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 08:23 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 08:12 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | John Peckham connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Kevin Dorrough and the foul's on David Gum - foul #1 on David Gum, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Walls, Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott, David Gum | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Irvin Regis (PF) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | John Peckham misses the free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:51 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Bragg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - John Peckham (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds misses long on a jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 07:29 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 07:11 | Southern Cal | John Peckham knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Donald Reynolds - foul #2 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF) Shawn Anderson, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Phillip Ross (PF) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Irvin Regis | |
| 07:11 | Southern Cal | John Peckham makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:04 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the jumper from the right block | 50-51 |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Melvin Gallman | 50-53 |
| 06:19 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-53 |
| 06:17 | Southern Cal | David Purcell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | David Purcell's pass is intercepted by Aaron Hensel in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds can't finish the layup | 50-53 |
| 06:13 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 05:51 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 50-53 |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Melvin Gallman - foul #5 on Melvin Gallman, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Steven Bragg (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Donald Reynolds, Cody Knudsen, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, John Peckham | |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs buries a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Aaron Hensel - foul #1 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG) Aaron Hensel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg drills a floater from the left side | 55-56 |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour jams it | 55-58 |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill is called for traveling | 55-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Irvin Regis | |
| 03:49 | Southern Cal | David Purcell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), David Gum (C) Charles Goodwill, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG) Russell Poteete | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Anderson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jim McDermott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - David Gum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (tiring) 20 pts. SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott tips it but misses | 55-58 |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Steven Bragg - foul #2 on Steven Bragg, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor (C) Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), John Peckham (C) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SG), Cody Knudsen (PF) Shawn Anderson, David Gum | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| 02:33 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jim McDermott | 61-60 |
| 02:21 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses the lay-in | 61-60 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Donald Reynolds (SF), Steven Bragg (PF) Donald Walls, Charles Goodwill, Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG) Frederick Seymour | |
| 02:06 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Bragg and he's hacked by Russell Poteete - foul #1 on Russell Poteete, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SF) Jim McDermott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Irvin Regis | |
| 02:06 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:45 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by John Peckham is blocked by Steven Bragg | 64-60 |
| 01:43 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough tips it but misses | 64-60 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete grabs the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Reynolds - foul #3 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF) Donald Reynolds, Charles Goodwill | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | David Purcell steals the ball from Paul Taylor | 64-62 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Poteete, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Shawn Anderson - foul #4 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Peckham | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Aaron Hensel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - John Peckham (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg blows the layup | 64-64 |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | David Purcell buries a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Haywood - foul #3 on Michael Haywood, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Phillip Ross (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:55 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Goodwill | 66-67 |
| 03:51 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Bragg - foul #3 on Steven Bragg, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen (C) Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG) David Purcell | |
| 03:51 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:51 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg tips it but misses | 66-68 |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Goodwill - foul #1 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo (C) Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-70 |
| 03:25 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Cody Knudsen - foul #2 on Cody Knudsen, team foul #13 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG) Kevin Dorrough | |
| 03:25 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:25 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 66-70 |
| 03:02 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott tips it home | 68-70 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Frederick Seymour | 68-72 |
| 02:44 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Charles Goodwill, Donald Reynolds, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Russell Poteete, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 02:28 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood comes up short on the runner near the basket | 68-72 |
| 02:27 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott hits the follow up shot | 70-72 |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour is hacked by Michael Haywood - foul #4 on Michael Haywood, team foul #14 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Phillip Ross (PF) Joe Diggs, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor loses the dribble to David Purcell | 70-74 |
| 01:34 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Paul Taylor | 70-74 |
| 01:14 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Aaron Hensel | 72-74 |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 72-74 |
| 00:54 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Aaron Hensel | 72-74 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jim McDermott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Aaron Hensel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Bragg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Seymour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Peckham (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-74 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 72-74 |
| 00:18 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Irvin Regis (PF) Richard Woods, Frederick Seymour, Phillip Ross | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | David Purcell clanks a fullcourt shot | 75-74 |