| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tyler Bolt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Claude Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Jefferson - foul #2 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:36 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:36 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:36 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:15 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #2 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:15 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:15 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:53 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt misses long on a jumper in the paint | 29-29 |
| 18:52 | Cal | Edward Cross pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:37 | Cal | Bryan Snell hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Cross | 29-32 |
| 18:18 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham tips it in | 31-32 |
| 17:53 | Cal | Mladen Zuck is hacked by Tyler Bolt - foul #2 on Tyler Bolt, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 17:33 | Cal | Claude Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 17:06 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:47 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery is fouled on the floor by Bryan Snell - foul #2 on Bryan Snell, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SF) John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF) Bryan Snell | |
| 16:30 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-32 |
| 16:29 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 16:00 | Cal | Claude Walker lays it in | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edwin Towery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Tyler Bolt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | Gary Hulsey is called for the reach on Kenneth Flynn - foul #1 on Gary Hulsey, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (PG), Bradley Bell (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Daniel Stuart (PF), Joseph Driscoll (C) John Delapaz, Edwin Towery, Kenneth Flynn, Nathaniel Plemons, Tyler Bolt | |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SF) Gary Hulsey | |
| 15:29 | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons is hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #2 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| 15:15 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham's floater is tipped away by Mladen Zuck | 31-34 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to John Cunningham | 31-34 |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 14:46 | Cal | Edward Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Claude Walker clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Stuart - foul #2 on Daniel Stuart, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Edwin Towery (SG), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Kurt Simmons, Bradley Bell, Daniel Stuart | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:24 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Edward Cross gets the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:08 | Cal | Mladen Zuck works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Snell | 31-37 |
| 13:51 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 13:49 | Cal | Mladen Zuck pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:33 | Cal | Claude Walker hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Cross | 31-39 |
| 13:14 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 13:13 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery gets the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 12:55 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham connects on the 3 from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 12:34 | Cal | Claude Walker misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:07 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SF), Daniel Stuart (PF), Tyler Bolt (C) John Cunningham, Nathaniel Plemons, Joseph Driscoll | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Gary Hulsey (SF), Billy Stern (PF), John Hills (C) Edward Cross, Bryan Snell, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 11:41 | Cal | Claude Walker steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell (SG) Edwin Towery | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bradley Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Stuart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Bolt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Claude Walker (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) PF - Billy Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hills (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz is called for traveling | 34-39 |
| 11:10 | Cal | Claude Walker misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Delapaz - foul #3 on John Delapaz, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (PG), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) John Delapaz, Daniel Stuart | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 11:10 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:10 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:10 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Plemons | 34-40 |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kurt Simmons | 36-40 |
| 10:14 | Cal | John Hills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Edwin Towery (SG) Kurt Simmons, Bradley Bell | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) James Scott, Billy Stern, John Hills | |
| 09:50 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Delapaz | 38-40 |
| 09:22 | Cal | Nathaniel Plemons steals the ball from Claude Walker | 38-40 |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons blows the dunk | 38-40 |
| 09:09 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 09:02 | Cal | Mladen Zuck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (SF), Daniel Stuart (PF) Kenneth Flynn, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SF) Gary Hulsey | |
| 08:47 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Edward Cross grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 08:16 | Cal | Mladen Zuck buries a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Daniel Stuart - foul #3 on Daniel Stuart, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Driscoll (C) Tyler Bolt | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG) Edward Cross | |
| 08:16 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 07:54 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edwin Towery | 40-43 |
| 07:31 | Cal | Claude Walker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mladen Zuck | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Stuart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Driscoll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Claude Walker (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Southern Cal | Mladen Zuck is called for the reach on Joseph Driscoll - foul #3 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (PG), Nathaniel Plemons (PF), Tyler Bolt (C) John Delapaz, Daniel Stuart, Joseph Driscoll | |
| Subs | Cal | Billy Stern (PF), John Hills (C) Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 07:00 | Cal | Billy Stern pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 06:58 | Cal | James Scott is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG) James Scott | |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 06:19 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-45 |
| 06:17 | Cal | John Hills gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 05:53 | Cal | Bryan Snell drills a 3 from straight away | 40-48 |
| 05:42 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Bradley Bell (SG), Kenneth Flynn (SF) Kurt Simmons, Edwin Towery, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), Gary Hulsey (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) Claude Walker, Bryan Snell, Billy Stern, John Hills | |
| 05:23 | Cal | Mladen Zuck buries a shot in the lane | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Michael Jefferson takes the ball from Nathaniel Plemons | 40-50 |
| 04:58 | Cal | Kenneth Flynn steals it from Mladen Zuck out of a doubleteam | 40-50 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Bell | 43-50 |
| 04:25 | Cal | Mladen Zuck splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 43-50 |
| 04:24 | Cal | Michael Jefferson gets the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 04:03 | Cal | Gary Hulsey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Edward Cross tips it but misses | 43-50 |
| 04:01 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski tips it in | 43-52 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the board | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Cal | Edward Cross clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Delapaz - foul #4 on John Delapaz, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Daniel Stuart (PF), Joseph Driscoll (C) Bradley Bell, Kenneth Flynn, Nathaniel Plemons, Tyler Bolt | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (SG), Bryan Snell (SF), Billy Stern (PF) Mladen Smitreski, Gary Hulsey, Michael Jefferson | |
| 03:24 | Cal | Edward Cross misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 03:24 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Stuart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Driscoll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Walker (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-53 |
| 03:09 | Cal | Mladen Zuck snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Cal | Bryan Snell misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 02:49 | Cal | Edward Cross grabs the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 02:33 | Cal | Edward Cross can't finish the uncontested layup | 43-53 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | Joseph Driscoll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Daniel Stuart | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG), Gary Hulsey (SF), John Hills (C) Edward Cross, Claude Walker, Bryan Snell, Mladen Zuck | |
| 02:08 | Cal | Gary Hulsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 01:58 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery tips it in | 45-53 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt (C) Joseph Driscoll | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Claude Walker (SG), Bryan Snell (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) James Scott, Mladen Smitreski, Gary Hulsey, Billy Stern, John Hills | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Cal | Mladen Zuck works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Edward Cross | 45-55 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham drills a shot from the left side set up by Edwin Towery | 47-55 |
| 01:12 | Cal | John Cunningham takes the ball from Bryan Snell | 47-55 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Edward Cross steps in front of the John Delapaz pass | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Cal | Edward Cross is hacked by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #3 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Billy Stern (PF), John Hills (C) Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 00:57 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 47-57 |
| 00:48 | Cal | The rebound goes to Claude Walker | 47-57 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Claude Walker is hacked by John Delapaz in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Delapaz, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (PG) John Delapaz | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SF) Edward Cross, Bryan Snell | |
| 00:45 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Cunningham | 50-59 |
| 00:40 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Bryan Snell (SF) James Scott, Mladen Smitreski | |
| 00:37 | Cal | Kurt Simmons is called for the reach on Claude Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kurt Simmons, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| 00:37 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Cal | John Hills is hacked by Kurt Simmons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kurt Simmons, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| 00:24 | Cal | John Hills misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:24 | Cal | John Hills makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Tyler Bolt | 56-60 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Bryan Snell is hacked by Kurt Simmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kurt Simmons, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF), Mladen Zuck (C) Claude Walker, Billy Stern | |
| 00:17 | Cal | Bryan Snell makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Bryan Snell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Edward Cross gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (SG), Billy Stern (C) Gary Hulsey, Mladen Zuck | |
| 00:08 | Cal | Kurt Simmons is called for the reach on Bryan Snell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kurt Simmons, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Bryan Snell makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Bryan Snell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Claude Walker is called for the reach on Edwin Towery - foul #2 on Claude Walker, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) John Hills, Billy Stern | |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Edward Cross runs out the clock | 58-64 |