| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - Michael Linderman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) C - John Peckham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Barry Blackstone inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Cal | Steven Porath is hacked by Russell Poteete - foul #1 on Russell Poteete, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Irvin Regis | |
| 19:18 | Cal | James Gardiner's pass is intercepted by Russell Poteete | 26-28 |
| 19:16 | Southern Cal | Steven Porath steps in front of the David Purcell pass in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 18:56 | Cal | Barry Blackstone clanks a shot from the right side | 26-28 |
| 18:55 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 18:41 | Southern Cal | Barry Blackstone is called for the reach on Joe Diggs - foul #1 on Barry Blackstone, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Poteete | 26-30 |
| 17:58 | Cal | Steven Porath hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-30 |
| 17:56 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:39 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Peckham | 26-33 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Steven Porath blows the layup but the foul's on Russell Poteete - foul #2 on Russell Poteete, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Hamblin (SF), James Cargile (PF), Gregory Reedy (C) Barry Blackstone, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:11 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:09 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is fouled in the backcourt by Vincente Costa - foul #1 on Vincente Costa, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 16:43 | Southern Cal | John Peckham misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Vincente Costa - foul #2 on Vincente Costa, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| 16:43 | Southern Cal | John Peckham makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 16:43 | Southern Cal | John Peckham makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:15 | Cal | David Purcell takes the ball from Gregory Reedy | 28-35 |
| 16:11 | Southern Cal | David Purcell banks in the layup | 28-37 |
| 15:47 | Cal | Joe Diggs steals it from Gregory Reedy | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Reedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Cal | John Peckham comes up short on the floater near the basket | 28-37 |
| 15:34 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Diggs | 28-37 |
| 15:18 | Southern Cal | Gregory Reedy blocks the short jumper by David Purcell | 28-37 |
| 15:17 | Cal | Gregory Reedy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 15:02 | Cal | Steven Porath scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 14:44 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 14:43 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses the tip | 31-37 |
| 14:41 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Cargile | 31-37 |
| 14:17 | Cal | James Cargile hits a floater from the right side | 33-37 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | David Purcell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 14:01 | Cal | Robert Hamblin snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 13:32 | Cal | Steven Porath misses short on a shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 13:31 | Cal | Steven Porath pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:15 | Cal | Gregory Reedy knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Vincente Costa and the foul's on Joe Diggs - foul #1 on Joe Diggs, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG), John Allen (SG), Barry Blackstone (SF), James Gardiner (PF) Vincente Costa, Steven Porath, Robert Hamblin, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 13:15 | Cal | Gregory Reedy misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:15 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:59 | Southern Cal | James Gardiner is called for the reach on Richard Woods - foul #1 on James Gardiner, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Linderman (C) Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 12:32 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 12:13 | Cal | Barry Blackstone lays it up and in set up by John Allen and he's hacked by Richard Woods - foul #2 on Richard Woods, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (SF), John Peckham (C) Melvin Gallman, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 12:13 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:59 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Phillip Ross | |
| 11:48 | Cal | Robert Gorden is whistled for a carry | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Steven Porath (SG) John Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Phillip Ross (SF), Charles Mota (C) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Melvin Gallman, John Peckham | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - Michael Linderman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Ross (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Mota (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Frederick Seymour | 38-42 |
| 11:11 | Cal | Charles Mota steals it from Barry Blackstone | 38-42 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | Michael Linderman is called for the reach on Frederick Seymour - foul #3 on Michael Linderman, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Robert Hamblin (SF) Robert Gorden, Barry Blackstone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), John Peckham (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Phillip Ross, Charles Mota | |
| 10:29 | Southern Cal | David Purcell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 10:02 | Cal | Vincente Costa knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Porath | 41-45 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Vincente Costa - foul #3 on Vincente Costa, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cal | James Cargile (PF), Gregory Reedy (C) James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (SF), Phillip Ross (PF) Melvin Gallman, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:20 | Cal | James Cargile connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Steven Porath | 43-46 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | David Purcell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 08:58 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross tips it home | 43-48 |
| 08:37 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Steven Porath | 46-48 |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Porath - foul #1 on Steven Porath, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Cal | John Allen (SG), Barry Blackstone (SF) Steven Porath, Robert Hamblin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Joe Diggs, Phillip Ross, John Peckham | |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:49 | Cal | Vincente Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-50 |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Allen (fresh) SF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Reedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour is fouled on the floor by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Vincente Costa, James Cargile, Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Russell Poteete, Melvin Gallman, Irvin Regis, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | John Peckham pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | John Peckham clanks a shot from the baseline | 46-50 |
| 07:05 | Cal | James Gardiner snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 07:00 | Cal | Barry Blackstone evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 06:58 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:37 | Southern Cal | John Peckham misses long on a runner from close range | 46-50 |
| 06:35 | Cal | Barry Blackstone snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 06:29 | Cal | John Allen is fouled on the floor by Richard Woods - foul #3 on Richard Woods, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Steven Porath (SG) Robert Gorden, John Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| 06:11 | Cal | Barry Blackstone clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Irvin Regis - foul #1 on Irvin Regis, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Peckham (C) Tomas Dietrich | |
| 06:11 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:11 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Michael Linderman swats the layup by David Purcell | 47-50 |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | John Peckham tips it in | 47-52 |
| 05:38 | Cal | Vincente Costa hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Barry Blackstone - foul #2 on Barry Blackstone, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Hamblin (SF), James Cargile (PF), Gregory Reedy (C) Barry Blackstone, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Russell Poteete, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:23 | Cal | James Cargile gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:58 | Cal | Steven Porath loses the dribble to David Purcell | 50-53 |
| 04:55 | Southern Cal | David Purcell banks in the layup | 50-55 |
| 04:32 | Cal | Gregory Reedy is fouled on the floor by Tomas Dietrich - foul #1 on Tomas Dietrich, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Richard Woods, Joe Diggs, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 04:32 | Cal | Gregory Reedy makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:32 | Cal | Gregory Reedy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:32 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | David Purcell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 04:13 | Cal | James Cargile snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 03:55 | Cal | Steven Porath misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-55 |
| 03:53 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Purcell | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Reedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Cal | Robert Gorden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 03:25 | Cal | Robert Hamblin tips it home | 53-57 |
| 03:18 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| 03:17 | Cal | Gregory Reedy pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 02:51 | Cal | Robert Gorden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Barry Blackstone (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Robert Gorden, Robert Hamblin, James Cargile, Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Melvin Gallman, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | Michael Linderman is called for the reach on Frederick Seymour - foul #4 on Michael Linderman, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), John Peckham (C) Richard Woods, Irvin Regis, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:07 | Cal | Steven Porath drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Vincente Costa | 56-59 |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 01:45 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross gets the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:37 | Southern Cal | James Gardiner steals the ball from Joe Diggs | 56-59 |
| 01:16 | Cal | Steven Porath hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs lays it in on a nice dish by Russell Poteete | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-61 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Vincente Costa is called for the reach on Joe Diggs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincente Costa, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Irvin Regis (PF) Frederick Seymour, Phillip Ross | |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Barry Blackstone grabs the board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Cal | Vincente Costa buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-62 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is hacked by Vincente Costa in the backcourt - foul #5 on Vincente Costa, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Cal | Steven Porath misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | John Peckham is hacked by Robert Gorden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Gorden, team foul #13 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG) David Purcell, Russell Poteete | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | John Peckham makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | John Peckham misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:26 | Cal | James Gardiner pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Steven Porath hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Gorden | 62-64 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Gorden - foul #2 on Robert Gorden, team foul #14 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG) Richard Woods | |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Michael Linderman pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Cal | Barry Blackstone can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 62-64 |
| 00:06 | Cal | Michael Linderman tips it back up and in | 64-64 |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG) Frederick Seymour | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Linderman denies the turnaround by David Purcell | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | The clock runs out | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Gardiner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Linderman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Cal | James Gardiner wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:37 | Cal | Steven Porath knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | John Peckham is whistled for traveling | 67-64 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 03:54 | Cal | Steven Porath can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-64 |
| 03:52 | Cal | Michael Linderman tips it in | 69-64 |
| 03:33 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 69-64 |
| 03:31 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman tips it back up and in | 69-66 |
| 03:08 | Cal | Barry Blackstone jams it | 71-66 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Gardiner - foul #2 on James Gardiner, team foul #15 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), Robert Hamblin (SF) Robert Gorden, Barry Blackstone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (SF), John Peckham (C) Melvin Gallman, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:50 | Cal | James Gardiner pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 02:50 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| 02:31 | Cal | Steven Porath loses the dribble to Kevin Dorrough | 71-67 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | David Purcell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 02:10 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Linderman | 71-67 |
| 02:10 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG), Barry Blackstone (SF) Nwake Abdalla, Robert Hamblin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Richard Woods, Joe Diggs, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| 01:56 | Cal | James Gardiner is whistled for a carry | 71-67 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (SF), John Peckham (C) Melvin Gallman, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | James Gardiner steals it from John Peckham | 71-67 |
| 01:19 | Cal | Robert Gorden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | David Purcell double dribbles | 71-67 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Steven Porath is hacked by David Purcell - foul #1 on David Purcell, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Gardiner (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Linderman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | David Purcell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-67 |
| 00:44 | Cal | The rebound goes to Steven Porath | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Cal | Steven Porath is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Poteete - foul #3 on Russell Poteete, team foul #9 | 73-67 |
| 00:42 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:42 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-67 |
| 00:37 | Cal | The rebound goes to Barry Blackstone | 75-67 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Barry Blackstone is hacked by Russell Poteete in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Poteete, team foul #10 | 75-67 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs knocks in the floater from the right side | 77-69 |
| 00:29 | Cal | David Purcell is called for the reach on Steven Porath in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Purcell, team foul #11 | 77-69 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Barry Blackstone - foul #3 on Barry Blackstone, team foul #16 | 79-69 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Michael Linderman pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Michael Linderman is hacked by David Purcell in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Purcell, team foul #12 | 79-70 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Michael Linderman makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Michael Linderman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Robert Gorden runs out the clock | 81-70 |