| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Peckham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Troy Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan McManigal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington | Louis Coleman inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Troy Walters and the foul's on Irvin Regis - foul #2 on Irvin Regis, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 19:39 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:21 | Southern Cal | David Purcell buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Richard Woods | 33-32 |
| 19:05 | Washington | Louis Coleman knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from John Wiseman and he's fouled by Tomas Dietrich - foul #1 on Tomas Dietrich, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), John Peckham (C) Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 19:05 | Washington | Louis Coleman misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:05 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | David Purcell hits a jumpshot from the left side | 35-34 |
| 18:14 | Washington | Louis Coleman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 17:46 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 17:44 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 17:35 | Washington | John Wiseman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Coleman | 37-37 |
| 17:09 | Southern Cal | Louis Coleman steps in front of the David Purcell pass | 37-37 |
| 16:53 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal is fouled on the floor by Phillip Ross - foul #1 on Phillip Ross, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Joe Diggs, Phillip Ross, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Washington | Aaron Anderson (PG), Willie Fossett (SF), Jamie Ledford (PF), Kim Speers (C) Troy Walters, Louis Coleman, Jonathan McManigal, Richard Jackson | |
| 16:42 | Washington | Aaron Anderson is fouled on the floor by Richard Woods - foul #2 on Richard Woods, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 16:26 | Washington | Jamie Ledford misses the easy layup | 37-37 |
| 16:25 | Washington | Willie Fossett grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:14 | Washington | Jamie Ledford makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Fossett | 37-39 |
| 15:45 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Fossett - foul #1 on Willie Fossett, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis (PF), John Peckham (C) Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Coleman (SF), Jonathan McManigal (PF) John Wiseman, Jamie Ledford | |
| 15:45 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:45 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:45 | Washington | Kim Speers grabs the board | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Peckham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Aaron Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Fossett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan McManigal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kim Speers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal can't throw it down | 38-39 |
| 15:35 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 15:01 | Washington | John Peckham is called for the reach on Louis Coleman - foul #1 on John Peckham, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF) Richard Woods | |
| Subs | Washington | Troy Walters (PG), Richard Jackson (C) Aaron Anderson, Kim Speers | |
| 14:39 | Washington | Louis Coleman is fouled on the floor by Melvin Gallman - foul #1 on Melvin Gallman, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Joe Diggs (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Frederick Seymour, Melvin Gallman, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 14:30 | Washington | Kevin Dorrough is called for the reach on Louis Coleman - foul #2 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington | John Wiseman (SG) Willie Fossett | |
| 14:30 | Washington | Louis Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:30 | Washington | Louis Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | John Peckham buries a runner in the paint | 43-41 |
| 13:43 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Wiseman | 43-43 |
| 13:20 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs is denied on a layup by Jonathan McManigal | 43-43 |
| 13:19 | Washington | The rebound goes to John Wiseman | 43-43 |
| 13:03 | Washington | Troy Walters is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 13:01 | Washington | Richard Jackson tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 12:32 | Southern Cal | David Purcell drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 12:04 | Washington | John Peckham swats the layup by Jonathan McManigal | 45-45 |
| 12:02 | Washington | John Wiseman tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 11:46 | Southern Cal | David Purcell comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Richard Jackson - foul #1 on Richard Jackson, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Joe Diggs, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Washington | Aaron Anderson (PG), Willie Fossett (SF), Jamie Ledford (PF), Kim Speers (C) Troy Walters, Louis Coleman, Jonathan McManigal, Richard Jackson | |
| 11:46 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:46 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Russell Poteete (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Aaron Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Wiseman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Fossett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jamie Ledford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kim Speers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Washington | John Wiseman is whistled for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG) David Purcell | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 11:01 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Russell Poteete | 49-47 |
| 10:34 | Washington | Kim Speers lays it up and in | 49-49 |
| 10:12 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Irvin Regis | 51-49 |
| 09:48 | Washington | Jamie Ledford misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Russell Poteete - foul #3 on Russell Poteete, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF), John Peckham (C) Irvin Regis, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Washington | Troy Walters (PG), Richard Jackson (C) John Wiseman, Kim Speers | |
| 09:48 | Washington | Jamie Ledford misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:48 | Washington | Jamie Ledford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Jackson - foul #2 on Richard Jackson, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF) Richard Woods | |
| Subs | Washington | Jonathan McManigal (PF) Jamie Ledford | |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:25 | Washington | Richard Jackson snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 09:02 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Frederick Seymour - foul #1 on Frederick Seymour, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF) Melvin Gallman | |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Coleman (SF) Willie Fossett | |
| 09:02 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:02 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-52 |
| 08:43 | Washington | Aaron Anderson gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:35 | Washington | Louis Coleman hits a turnaround from close range set up by Aaron Anderson | 52-54 |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour knocks in the jumper from the left side | 54-54 |
| 08:06 | Washington | Troy Walters misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Russell Poteete - foul #4 on Russell Poteete, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Joe Diggs (SF), Irvin Regis (PF) Frederick Seymour, Russell Poteete, Phillip Ross | |
| Subs | Washington | John Wiseman (SG), Kim Speers (C) Aaron Anderson, Richard Jackson | |
| 08:06 | Washington | Troy Walters makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:06 | Washington | Troy Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:44 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG) Richard Woods | |
| Subs | Washington | Willie Fossett (SG) Troy Walters | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Russell Poteete (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - John Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Fossett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Coleman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan McManigal (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Kim Speers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Washington | Joe Diggs denies the turnaround by Jonathan McManigal | 54-56 |
| 07:27 | Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Coleman | 54-56 |
| 07:09 | Washington | Irvin Regis is called for the reach on Willie Fossett - foul #3 on Irvin Regis, team foul #11 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Phillip Ross (PF), Charles Mota (C) David Purcell, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Washington | Aaron Anderson (PG) John Wiseman | |
| 07:09 | Washington | Willie Fossett makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:09 | Washington | Willie Fossett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs is hacked by Jonathan McManigal - foul #3 on Jonathan McManigal, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), John Peckham (C) Joe Diggs, Phillip Ross, Charles Mota | |
| Subs | Washington | Troy Walters (PG), Jamie Ledford (PF), Richard Jackson (C) Louis Coleman, Jonathan McManigal, Kim Speers | |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | John Peckham hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Poteete | 56-58 |
| 06:14 | Washington | Troy Walters knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie Ledford | 56-61 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Frederick Seymour | 58-61 |
| 05:39 | Washington | Jamie Ledford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Troy Walters | 58-63 |
| 05:14 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete double dribbles | 58-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Charles Mota (C) Frederick Seymour, Russell Poteete, Melvin Gallman, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Washington | John Wiseman (SG), Louis Coleman (SF), Jonathan McManigal (PF), Kim Speers (C) Troy Walters, Willie Fossett, Jamie Ledford, Richard Jackson | |
| 04:55 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Jonathan McManigal, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 04:39 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Phillip Ross, Charles Mota | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 04:19 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal is denied on a layup by Kevin Dorrough | 58-63 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-63 |
| 03:21 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Dorrough - foul #3 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), Charles Mota (C) Joe Diggs, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Washington | Troy Walters (PG), Richard Jackson (C) Aaron Anderson, Kim Speers | |
| 03:21 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:21 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Russell Poteete (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Mota (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Troy Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Coleman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan McManigal (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | David Purcell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 02:34 | Washington | Louis Coleman is fouled on the floor by Richard Woods - foul #3 on Richard Woods, team foul #13 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Joe Diggs (SF), John Peckham (C) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Charles Mota | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 02:34 | Washington | Louis Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:34 | Washington | Louis Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Louis Coleman is called for the reach on Frederick Seymour - foul #1 on Louis Coleman, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Phillip Ross, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Washington | Willie Fossett (SF), Jamie Ledford (PF) Louis Coleman, Jonathan McManigal | |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 01:48 | Washington | Troy Walters pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:48 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), John Peckham (C) Frederick Seymour, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Coleman (SF), Jonathan McManigal (PF) Willie Fossett, Jamie Ledford | |
| 01:23 | Washington | Jonathan McManigal misses the jumper from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 01:22 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 01:01 | Washington | Richard Jackson pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Washington | John Peckham steps in front of the Troy Walters pass | 64-66 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | John Peckham's floater is knocked away by Richard Jackson | 64-66 |
| 00:30 | Washington | Richard Jackson snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Washington | Richard Jackson is hacked by David Purcell in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Purcell, team foul #14 | 64-66 |
| 00:29 | Washington | Richard Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:29 | Washington | Richard Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | John Peckham snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | David Purcell can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | John Peckham gets the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs loses the dribble to Troy Walters | 64-66 |
| 00:07 | Washington | John Wiseman is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Poteete - foul #5 on Russell Poteete, team foul #15 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG) Russell Poteete | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 00:07 | Washington | John Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:07 | Washington | John Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Richard Woods | 64-67 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | John Peckham snags the offensive board | 64-67 |