| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mack Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McGann (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Whitmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Charles McGann inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore makes the fadeaway in the paint | 27-30 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-32 |
| 18:54 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert drills a runner in the lane | 29-32 |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger is fouled on the floor by Paul Whitmore - foul #3 on Paul Whitmore, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky (C) Paul Whitmore | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Randall Soule (SF), Reinaldo Medina (PF), Timothy Purpura (C) Terence Conger, Donald Sak, William Schwarze, Buford Glass | |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 18:26 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:20 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky hits a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Timothy Purpura - foul #1 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), Buford Glass (C) Daniel Segal, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 18:20 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 17:56 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders comes up short on the shot from the left side | 31-32 |
| 17:54 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 17:36 | Fresno State | Charles McGann misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 17:35 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 31-32 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:46 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 31-32 |
| 16:44 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:39 | Fresno State | Charles McGann is hacked by Charles Sanders - foul #3 on Charles Sanders, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Michael Coleman (C) Mack Sharp, Charles McGann, Chester Herbert | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), William Schwarze (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Charles Sanders, Randall Soule, Donald Sak, Timothy Purpura, Buford Glass | |
| 16:30 | Fresno State | Dikembe Awada swats the layup by Nelson Polisky | 31-32 |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Reinaldo Medina | 31-32 |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Terence Conger | 31-35 |
| 16:01 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-35 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Reinaldo Medina | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Martz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) PF - Nelson Polisky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Terence Conger | 31-38 |
| 15:09 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Walter Martz | 34-38 |
| 14:42 | Southern Cal | Walter Martz is called for the reach on Daniel Segal - foul #1 on Walter Martz, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Charles McGann (SF), Chester Herbert (PF), Paul Whitmore (C) Charles Robinson, Donald Johnson, Nelson Polisky, Michael Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Donald Sak (SF), Buford Glass (C) Terence Conger, Dikembe Awada, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass's floater is knocked away by Paul Whitmore | 34-38 |
| 14:20 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze tips it but misses | 34-38 |
| 14:18 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:55 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the shot from the right wing set up by Charles Sanders | 34-40 |
| 13:42 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by William Schwarze - foul #1 on William Schwarze, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Randall Soule (SG), Timothy Purpura (PF) Charles Sanders, Daniel Segal, William Schwarze | |
| 13:42 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:42 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger is fouled on the floor by Chester Herbert - foul #1 on Chester Herbert, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG) Walter Martz | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG) Donald Sak | |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Buford Glass | 36-43 |
| 12:54 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 12:53 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass loses the ball out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Terence Conger, Daniel Segal, Timothy Purpura | |
| 12:29 | Fresno State | William Schwarze blocks the jumper by Mack Sharp | 36-43 |
| 12:27 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 12:08 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 12:06 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 11:45 | Fresno State | Charles McGann is hacked by Randall Soule - foul #3 on Randall Soule, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (SG), Nelson Polisky (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Mack Sharp, Chester Herbert, Paul Whitmore | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), Timothy Purpura (PF) Charles Sanders, Donald Sak, William Schwarze | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Martz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McGann (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nelson Polisky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Fresno State | Charles McGann makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Johnson | 38-43 |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura's floater is tipped away by Nelson Polisky | 38-43 |
| 11:09 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 10:45 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Terence Conger - foul #2 on Terence Conger, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (SG), Michael Coleman (C) Charles Robinson, Charles McGann | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Terence Conger, Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura, Buford Glass | |
| 10:45 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:45 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze is hacked by Nelson Polisky - foul #2 on Nelson Polisky, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Chester Herbert (PF) Vernon Croskey, Michael Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 10:12 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze knocks in the jumper in the paint | 40-47 |
| 09:56 | Fresno State | Walter Martz misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 09:55 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 09:50 | Southern Cal | Walter Martz is called for the reach on Daniel Segal - foul #2 on Walter Martz, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Paul Whitmore (C) Walter Martz, Nelson Polisky | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Reinaldo Medina (PF) Terence Conger, William Schwarze | |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-47 |
| 09:26 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass can't tip it in | 40-47 |
| 09:25 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Mack Sharp | 40-47 |
| 09:19 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Johnson | 43-47 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 08:58 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:53 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 08:51 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 08:47 | Southern Cal | Donald Johnson swats the layup by Daniel Segal | 43-47 |
| 08:46 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 08:31 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-47 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Chester Herbert - foul #2 on Chester Herbert, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (SG), Charles McGann (SF), Nelson Polisky (PF) Mack Sharp, Donald Johnson, Chester Herbert | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Randall Soule (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Daniel Segal, Donald Sak, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:55 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 07:54 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze buries a jumper from close range set up by Terence Conger and he's fouled by Charles Robinson - foul #2 on Charles Robinson, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (SG), Michael Coleman (C) Charles Robinson, Paul Whitmore | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Timothy Purpura (C) Dikembe Awada, Buford Glass | |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Walter Martz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Croskey (fresh) SF - Charles McGann (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Nelson Polisky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Fresno State | Timothy Purpura takes the ball from Walter Martz | 43-52 |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura knocks in the floater from the baseline | 43-54 |
| 06:39 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 43-54 |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 06:12 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-54 |
| 06:11 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 05:56 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| 05:54 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura comes up short on the floater in the paint | 43-54 |
| 05:29 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 05:29 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Mack Sharp (SG), Chester Herbert (PF), Paul Whitmore (C) Walter Martz, Vernon Croskey, Nelson Polisky, Michael Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Donald Sak (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Buford Glass (C) Terence Conger, Daniel Segal, William Schwarze, Timothy Purpura | |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:56 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Charles Sanders | 45-56 |
| 04:37 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore misses the lay-in | 45-56 |
| 04:36 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:30 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp is hacked by Randall Soule - foul #4 on Randall Soule, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Randall Soule, Dikembe Awada | |
| 04:30 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:30 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 04:06 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Buford Glass is denied by Chester Herbert | 45-56 |
| 04:05 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 04:01 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 03:59 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Buford Glass | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Fresno State | William Schwarze steals the ball from Mack Sharp | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mack Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McGann (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Whitmore - foul #4 on Paul Whitmore, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG), Vernon Croskey (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Nelson Polisky (PF), Michael Coleman (C) Charles Robinson, Mack Sharp, Charles McGann, Chester Herbert, Paul Whitmore | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Daniel Segal, Donald Sak, William Schwarze, Buford Glass | |
| 03:16 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 03:16 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 03:16 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 3rd free throw | 45-62 |
| 03:04 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson misses the easy layup | 45-62 |
| 03:03 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson tips it but misses | 45-62 |
| 03:01 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson tips it in | 47-62 |
| 02:37 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 02:32 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Martz | 50-64 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-64 |
| 02:08 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 02:03 | Fresno State | Walter Martz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-64 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF), Buford Glass (C) Terence Conger, Randall Soule, Dikembe Awada, Timothy Purpura, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Coleman - foul #3 on Michael Coleman, team foul #9 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG) Charles Sanders | |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:33 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Schwarze - foul #2 on William Schwarze, team foul #8 | 50-66 |
| 01:33 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:33 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:17 | Southern Cal | Vernon Croskey picks off the pass by Terence Conger | 52-66 |
| 01:14 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Vernon Croskey | 54-66 |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze is whistled for traveling | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson buries a shot from the left block | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | Vernon Croskey is called for the reach on Daniel Segal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Croskey, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (PF) William Schwarze | |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:37 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-68 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger grabs the defensive rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-68 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Schwarze (PF) Timothy Purpura | |
| 00:08 | Fresno State | William Schwarze denies the turnaround by Nelson Polisky | 56-68 |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger runs out the clock | 56-68 |