| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fresh) SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) SF - Dennis Rueb (fresh) PF - Anthony Houston (fresh) C - Gregory Stevens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jay Denault (fresh) SG - Roy Vos (fresh) SF - Edgar Anderson (fresh) PF - Joseph Lovell (fresh) C - Ronnie Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Cal | Alfred Baltz travels in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Cal | Dennis Rueb connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Stevens | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Jay Denault and he's fouled by Dennis Rueb - foul #1 on Dennis Rueb, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:20 | Cal | Ricky Hicks hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Houston | 5-6 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gregory Stevens - foul #1 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeff Fenton (PG), Glen Blumer (SG), Robert Walker (SF), Ognjen Dobrowski (PF) Jay Denault, Roy Vos, Edgar Anderson, Joseph Lovell | |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:32 | Cal | Anthony Houston misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 17:31 | Cal | Gregory Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:18 | Cal | Ricky Hicks misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-8 |
| 17:17 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy is whistled for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Ervin (SG), Mark Greene (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Ricky Hicks, Anthony Houston, Gregory Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Shaw (C) Ronnie Kennedy | |
| 16:27 | Cal | Donald Hubbard travels with the ball | 5-8 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Melville (SG), Edgar Anderson (SF), Joseph Lovell (PF) Glen Blumer, Robert Walker, David Shaw | |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Joseph Lovell is fouled on the floor by Mark Greene - foul #1 on Mark Greene, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG), David Shaw (C) Jeff Fenton, Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses the lay-in | 5-8 |
| 15:49 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Ervin (fresh) SF - Dennis Rueb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Greene (fresh) C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jay Denault (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Melville (fresh) SF - Edgar Anderson (fresh) PF - Joseph Lovell (fresh) C - David Shaw (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Cal | Alfred Baltz hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Donald Hubbard - foul #1 on Donald Hubbard, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG), Anthony Houston (PF), Gregory Stevens (C) Matthew Ervin, Dennis Rueb, Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeff Fenton (PG), Roy Vos (SG), Tony Cuyler (PF) Jay Denault, Edgar Anderson, Joseph Lovell | |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | Cal | Gregory Stevens grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:05 | Cal | Mark Greene is hacked by Jeff Fenton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Fenton, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| 14:53 | Cal | Ricky Hicks can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | Cal | Gregory Stevens can't tip it in | 8-8 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | James Melville pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:25 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:23 | Cal | Alfred Baltz snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:11 | Cal | Tony Cuyler is called for the reach on Ricky Hicks - foul #1 on Tony Cuyler, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Dennis Rueb (SF) Alfred Baltz, Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG), Robert Walker (SF), Ognjen Dobrowski (C) Jeff Fenton, James Melville, David Shaw | |
| 13:56 | Cal | Dennis Rueb can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Roy Vos - foul #1 on Roy Vos, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson (SF), Joseph Lovell (PF) Robert Walker, Tony Cuyler | |
| 13:56 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:56 | Cal | Dennis Rueb misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:56 | Southern Cal | Joseph Lovell pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:33 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Glen Blumer (SG) Roy Vos | |
| 13:20 | Cal | Gregory Stevens drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 13:00 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Edgar Anderson | 11-10 |
| 12:56 | Cal | Don White is hacked by Jay Denault in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Denault, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Mark Greene (SF), Donald Hubbard (C) Don White, Dennis Rueb, Gregory Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeff Fenton (PG), Robert Walker (SF), Ronnie Kennedy (C) Jay Denault, Edgar Anderson, Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| 12:33 | Cal | Mark Greene misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 11-10 |
| 12:31 | Southern Cal | Jeff Fenton grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-10 |
| 12:05 | Cal | Mark Greene pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:39 | Cal | Mark Greene connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Alfred Baltz | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Houston (fairly fresh) C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jeff Fenton (fresh) SG - Glen Blumer (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Walker (fresh) PF - Joseph Lovell (fairly fresh) C - Ronnie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glen Blumer and he's hacked by Donald Hubbard - foul #2 on Donald Hubbard, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Dennis Rueb (SF), Gregory Stevens (C) Alfred Baltz, Ricky Hicks, Anthony Houston, Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Melville (PG), Roy Vos (SG), Edgar Anderson (SF), Ognjen Dobrowski (PF) Jeff Fenton, Glen Blumer, Robert Walker, Joseph Lovell | |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:06 | Cal | Gregory Stevens banks in the wide open layup set up by Matthew Ervin | 15-13 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | Roy Vos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG), David Shaw (C) James Melville, Ronnie Kennedy | |
| 10:28 | Cal | Mark Greene is fouled on the floor by Ognjen Dobrowski - foul #1 on Ognjen Dobrowski, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Houston (PF) Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:16 | Cal | Anthony Houston is open and scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Don White and he's fouled by Ognjen Dobrowski - foul #2 on Ognjen Dobrowski, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG) Don White | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler (PF) Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| 10:16 | Cal | Anthony Houston makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:54 | Southern Cal | David Shaw can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 09:53 | Cal | Anthony Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:44 | Cal | Matthew Ervin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 09:43 | Cal | Gregory Stevens tips it back up and in | 20-13 |
| 09:26 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler misses the floater from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Ervin - foul #1 on Matthew Ervin, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Ricky Hicks (SG), Mark Greene (PF) Alfred Baltz, Matthew Ervin, Anthony Houston | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeff Fenton (PG), Glen Blumer (SG), Robert Walker (SF), Joseph Lovell (PF) Jay Denault, Roy Vos, Edgar Anderson, Tony Cuyler | |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | David Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | David Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:01 | Cal | Don White is hacked by Jeff Fenton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Fenton, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Melville (PG), Ronnie Kennedy (C) Jeff Fenton, David Shaw | |
| 09:01 | Cal | Don White makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:01 | Cal | Don White makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 22-15 |
| 08:36 | Cal | Dennis Rueb grabs the board | 22-15 |
| 08:15 | Cal | Dennis Rueb is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Don White | 24-15 |
| 07:55 | Southern Cal | Joseph Lovell loses the dribble to Dennis Rueb | 24-15 |
| 07:35 | Cal | Glen Blumer steals it from Don White | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Rueb (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Melville (fresh) SG - Glen Blumer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Lovell (fairly fresh) C - Ronnie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Don White steals the ball from Ronnie Kennedy | 24-15 |
| 07:18 | Cal | Ricky Hicks hits the finger roll set up by Don White | 26-15 |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Robert Walker misses the lay-in | 26-15 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 26-17 |
| 06:31 | Cal | Dennis Rueb is fouled on the floor by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Anthony Houston (PF) Don White, Ricky Hicks, Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG), Roy Vos (SG), Edgar Anderson (SF), Tony Cuyler (PF), David Shaw (C) James Melville, Glen Blumer, Robert Walker, Joseph Lovell, Ronnie Kennedy | |
| 06:31 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:31 | Cal | Dennis Rueb misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:31 | Cal | Anthony Houston grabs the offensive board | 27-17 |
| 06:14 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by David Shaw - foul #1 on David Shaw, team foul #9 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Greene (SF) Dennis Rueb | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:14 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:14 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | David Shaw is hacked by Gregory Stevens - foul #2 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #7 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Hubbard (C) Gregory Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | David Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler grabs the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 05:42 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Vos | 29-21 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Alfred Baltz is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Denault - foul #2 on Jay Denault, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG) Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Melville (PG) Jay Denault | |
| 05:40 | Cal | Alfred Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Alfred Baltz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 05:25 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 05:18 | Cal | Don White is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG), Donald Hubbard (C) Don White, Matthew Ervin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy (C) David Shaw | |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 05:04 | Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Houston | 31-21 |
| 04:57 | Cal | Mark Greene misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-21 |
| 04:55 | Southern Cal | Roy Vos snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson is fouled on the floor by Mark Greene - foul #2 on Mark Greene, team foul #8 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Dennis Rueb (SF) Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Lovell (PF) Tony Cuyler | |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Edgar Anderson steps in front of the Dennis Rueb pass in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | Roy Vos lays it in on a great pass from Edgar Anderson | 31-25 |
| 04:08 | Cal | Roy Vos steals the ball from Anthony Houston | 31-25 |
| 04:05 | Southern Cal | Roy Vos banks in the layup | 31-27 |
| 03:50 | Cal | Ricky Hicks connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Hubbard | 34-27 |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy connects on the jumper from the baseline | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Rueb (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Houston (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Melville (tiring) SG - Roy Vos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Lovell (fairly fresh) C - Ronnie Kennedy (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Cal | Edgar Anderson is called for the reach on Dennis Rueb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edgar Anderson, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Mark Greene (PF), Gregory Stevens (C) Alfred Baltz, Ricky Hicks, Anthony Houston, Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG), Robert Walker (SF), Ognjen Dobrowski (PF), David Shaw (C) James Melville, Edgar Anderson, Joseph Lovell, Ronnie Kennedy | |
| 03:20 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:20 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:57 | Southern Cal | Roy Vos clanks a shot from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 02:56 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 02:31 | Cal | Dennis Rueb is called for a backcourt violation | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Houston (PF) Dennis Rueb | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Glen Blumer (SG), Edgar Anderson (SF) Roy Vos, Robert Walker | |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Anthony Houston swats the dunk try by David Shaw | 36-29 |
| 02:10 | Cal | Don White grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 01:51 | Cal | Don White drills a shot from the right side set up by Matthew Ervin | 38-29 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-29 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski snags the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 01:11 | Southern Cal | David Shaw is called for traveling | 38-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Ricky Hicks (SG), Dennis Rueb (SF), Donald Hubbard (C) Don White, Matthew Ervin, Mark Greene, Gregory Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeff Fenton (PG), Roy Vos (SG), Joseph Lovell (PF), Tony Cuyler (C) Jay Denault, Glen Blumer, Ognjen Dobrowski, David Shaw | |
| 01:07 | Cal | Alfred Baltz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Roy Vos | 38-31 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Edgar Anderson steps in front of the Dennis Rueb pass | 38-31 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler is fouled on the floor by Donald Hubbard - foul #3 on Donald Hubbard, team foul #9 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Greene (PF), Gregory Stevens (C) Anthony Houston, Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Glen Blumer (SG), Robert Walker (SF) Roy Vos, Edgar Anderson | |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Ricky Hicks can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 38-33 |