| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) C - John Peckham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Anthony West (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Depalma (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Hawke (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Arizona State | Christopher Hawke makes the driving attempt from the right block | 26-35 |
| 19:26 | Southern Cal | John Peckham knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from David Purcell out of a doubleteam | 28-35 |
| 19:08 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Joe Diggs - foul #2 on Joe Diggs, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Phillip Ross (PF) David Purcell, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 19:08 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:08 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:44 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 18:42 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:36 | Arizona State | Anthony West evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-36 |
| 18:35 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Peckham | 28-36 |
| 18:32 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Phillip Ross | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 18:16 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 18:14 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:00 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour hits a shot near the basket | 30-36 |
| 17:56 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 17:55 | Arizona State | Anthony West hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Russell Poteete, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Okello Ake (PF) Christopher Hawke | |
| 17:20 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jesse Depalma | 30-40 |
| 16:54 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Peckham | 32-40 |
| 16:31 | Arizona State | The pull-up jumper by Anthony West is blocked by John Peckham | 32-40 |
| 16:29 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Johnson | 32-40 |
| 16:18 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Anthony West | 32-42 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | John Peckham misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Gene Johnson - foul #1 on Gene Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Irvin Regis (PF) Frederick Seymour, Phillip Ross | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (SG), Christopher Roepke (SF), Christopher Hawke (PF), Jimmy Henderson (C) Jesse Depalma, Bruce Cole, Okello Ake, Gene Johnson | |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | John Peckham makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | John Peckham makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Anthony West (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Buck Davis (fresh) SF - Christopher Roepke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Hawke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Arizona State | Christopher Hawke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Irvin Regis - foul #3 on Irvin Regis, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| 15:43 | Arizona State | Christopher Hawke makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:43 | Arizona State | Christopher Hawke makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | David Purcell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 15:30 | Arizona State | Christopher Hawke grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:16 | Arizona State | Anthony West works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Buck Davis | 34-46 |
| 14:59 | Southern Cal | David Purcell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 34-46 |
| 14:58 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Christopher Roepke | 34-46 |
| 14:51 | Arizona State | Joe Diggs is called for the reach on Christopher Roepke - foul #3 on Joe Diggs, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 14:34 | Arizona State | Anthony West can't finish the layup | 34-46 |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 14:14 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-46 |
| 14:12 | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:49 | Arizona State | Christopher Hawke jams it on a great pass from Buck Davis | 34-48 |
| 13:25 | Southern Cal | David Purcell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 34-48 |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | John Peckham snags the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 13:06 | Southern Cal | John Peckham misses short on a jumper from the left block | 34-48 |
| 13:04 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Christopher Hawke | 34-48 |
| 12:57 | Arizona State | Anthony West scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Buck Davis | 34-51 |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony West - foul #1 on Anthony West, team foul #2 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Russell Poteete, Phillip Ross, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Cary Vincent (PG), Jesse Depalma (SG), Bruce Cole (SF), Okello Ake (PF), Gene Johnson (C) Anthony West, Buck Davis, Christopher Roepke, Christopher Hawke, Jimmy Henderson | |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 12:31 | Arizona State | David Purcell steals it from Cary Vincent in the backcourt | 36-51 |
| 12:29 | Southern Cal | David Purcell lays it up and in | 38-51 |
| 12:24 | Arizona State | Richard Woods steps in front of the Cary Vincent pass | 38-51 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Cary Vincent - foul #2 on Cary Vincent, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), John Peckham (C) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 11:57 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson misses badly on a floater near the basket | 39-51 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Peckham (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Cary Vincent (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Depalma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Cole (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Okello Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Southern Cal | John Peckham is hacked by Okello Ake - foul #1 on Okello Ake, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| 11:38 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-51 |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis tips it in | 41-51 |
| 11:18 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole can't finish the layup | 41-51 |
| 11:16 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:39 | Southern Cal | John Peckham misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-51 |
| 10:38 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:27 | Arizona State | Okello Ake can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Irvin Regis - foul #4 on Irvin Regis, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Anthony West (PG), Christopher Roepke (SF) Cary Vincent, Bruce Cole | |
| 10:27 | Arizona State | Okello Ake makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:27 | Arizona State | Okello Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:11 | Southern Cal | Okello Ake is called for the reach on Melvin Gallman - foul #2 on Okello Ake, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG) David Purcell | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Christopher Hawke (PF) Okello Ake | |
| 09:55 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough makes the jumper from the left block | 43-53 |
| 09:38 | Arizona State | Anthony West is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 43-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), John Peckham (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Melvin Gallman, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (SG), Jimmy Henderson (C) Jesse Depalma, Gene Johnson | |
| 09:19 | Southern Cal | David Purcell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-53 |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 08:58 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke is fouled on the floor by Joe Diggs - foul #4 on Joe Diggs, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bruce Cole (SF) Christopher Roepke | |
| 08:48 | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson is hacked by Melvin Gallman - foul #2 on Melvin Gallman, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Peckham (C) Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Okello Ake (PF) Christopher Hawke | |
| 08:48 | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:48 | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 08:27 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross double dribbles | 43-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Phillip Ross, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gene Johnson (C) Jimmy Henderson | |
| 08:07 | Arizona State | Okello Ake slams it home on a great pass from Anthony West | 43-57 |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete's floater is tipped away by Gene Johnson | 43-57 |
| 07:55 | Arizona State | Anthony West snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Anthony West (tiring) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Buck Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bruce Cole (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Okello Ake (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Arizona State | Okello Ake clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Kevin Dorrough - foul #1 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), John Peckham (C) Frederick Seymour, Russell Poteete, Melvin Gallman, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Cary Vincent (PG), Jesse Depalma (SG) Anthony West, Buck Davis | |
| 07:45 | Arizona State | Okello Ake misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:45 | Arizona State | Okello Ake misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Joe Diggs | 43-57 |
| 07:35 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-57 |
| 07:34 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 07:13 | Arizona State | Cary Vincent comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-57 |
| 07:11 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:59 | Southern Cal | John Peckham is hacked by Cary Vincent - foul #3 on Cary Vincent, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG) Richard Woods | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke (SF), Christopher Hawke (PF) Bruce Cole, Okello Ake | |
| 06:42 | Southern Cal | John Peckham is whistled for a carry | 43-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson (C) Gene Johnson | |
| 06:22 | Arizona State | John Peckham steals the ball from Jesse Depalma | 43-57 |
| 06:07 | Southern Cal | Christopher Roepke picks off the pass by Irvin Regis | 43-57 |
| 05:55 | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson is hacked by Russell Poteete - foul #3 on Russell Poteete, team foul #9 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Anthony West (PG) Cary Vincent | |
| 05:55 | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:55 | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tomas Dietrich | 43-58 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 05:45 | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:31 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Melvin Gallman (SF), John Peckham (C) Frederick Seymour, Joe Diggs, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (SG), Bruce Cole (SF), Gene Johnson (C) Jesse Depalma, Christopher Roepke, Jimmy Henderson | |
| 05:21 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Melvin Gallman | 45-58 |
| 05:01 | Arizona State | Anthony West evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from close range | 45-58 |
| 04:59 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | David Purcell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Ross | 47-58 |
| 04:19 | Arizona State | Anthony West splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Buck Davis | 47-61 |
| 03:58 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by David Purcell is blocked by Christopher Hawke | 47-61 |
| 03:57 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Peckham (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Anthony West (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. SG - Buck Davis (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Hawke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Arizona State | Christopher Hawke loses the dribble to Melvin Gallman | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | David Purcell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-61 |
| 03:32 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 03:05 | Arizona State | Buck Davis is fouled on the floor by Russell Poteete - foul #4 on Russell Poteete, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Cary Vincent (PG), Christopher Roepke (SF), Okello Ake (PF), Jimmy Henderson (C) Anthony West, Bruce Cole, Christopher Hawke, Gene Johnson | |
| 03:05 | Arizona State | Buck Davis misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:05 | Arizona State | Buck Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:49 | Southern Cal | Buck Davis steps in front of the Kevin Dorrough pass | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:23 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Okello Ake | 47-64 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-64 |
| 01:41 | Arizona State | Jimmy Henderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-64 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 01:35 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Woods | 52-64 |
| 01:14 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke misses the turnaround from the right block | 52-64 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tomas Dietrich | 52-64 |
| 00:53 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 00:52 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Buck Davis | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-64 |
| 00:25 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke gets the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Cary Vincent runs out the clock | 52-64 |