| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Barnett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sloss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Richard Ross inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Fresno State | Richard Ross's layup is rejected by Irving Smith | 27-25 |
| 19:42 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett grabs the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 19:25 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 19:24 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett tips it home | 29-25 |
| 19:02 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses short on a floater from close range | 29-25 |
| 19:01 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell grabs the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 18:53 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 18:51 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 18:30 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard blows the layup but he's hacked by Irving Smith - foul #3 on Irving Smith, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) William Lang, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 18:30 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:30 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:08 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 18:07 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:41 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 17:39 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Christopher Howard blocks the jumper by Thomas Farrell | 29-25 |
| 17:18 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:01 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Smelley | 31-25 |
| 16:41 | Southern Cal | Roy Barnett steals it from Thomas Farrell | 31-25 |
| 16:18 | Fresno State | David Smelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), John Wells (PF) Walter Cruise, Richard Ross, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Garland Nichols (C) James Sloss, Donald Zurheide, Thad Lueras, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell is hacked by Jeffrey Reese - foul #4 on Jeffrey Reese, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Avery (SG), Robert Wilcox (C) Jeffrey Reese, Roy Barnett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irving Smith (PF) Carlos Lopez | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (PG) David Smelley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG) Harold Jacobs | |
| 15:11 | Fresno State | Irving Smith picks off the pass by Patrick Avery | 31-25 |
| 14:59 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), Roy Barnett (C) Patrick Avery, Jerome Thomas, John Wells, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF) James Sloss | |
| 14:35 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Farrell - foul #2 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG) John Langham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG) Harold Jacobs | |
| 14:35 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 14:35 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Lang | 33-27 |
| 14:07 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Walter Cruise | 35-27 |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-27 |
| 13:47 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Walter Cruise | 35-27 |
| 13:30 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Smelley | 38-27 |
| 13:28 | Southern Cal | William Lang's pass is intercepted by David Smelley in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 13:26 | Fresno State | David Smelley lays it in | 40-27 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | William Lang connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-29 |
| 13:08 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 13:06 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 12:43 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 12:26 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Sloss | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Cruise (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard hits a floater from the right block | 42-31 |
| 11:08 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Lang | 42-33 |
| 10:42 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard misses long on a floater from the right side | 42-33 |
| 10:40 | Fresno State | Richard Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 10:30 | Fresno State | A charge is called on Walter Cruise - foul #1 on Walter Cruise, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), John Wells (PF), Robert Wilcox (C) David Smelley, Walter Cruise, Richard Ross, Christopher Howard, Roy Barnett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) James Sloss, Garland Nichols | |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is fouled on the floor by John Wells - foul #1 on John Wells, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG) Thomas Farrell | |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Sloss | 42-36 |
| 09:25 | Fresno State | John Wells clanks a floater from the left block | 42-36 |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Irving Smith | 42-36 |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | William Lang scores on a shot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 08:48 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wells | 44-38 |
| 08:32 | Southern Cal | Robert Wilcox swats the shot by Irving Smith | 44-38 |
| 08:31 | Fresno State | John Wells snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 08:25 | Fresno State | John Wells can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 08:23 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 07:55 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Fresno State | Irving Smith steals the ball from Jeffrey Reese | 44-38 |
| 07:15 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Sloss and he's fouled by Jeffrey Reese - foul #5 on Jeffrey Reese, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), Roy Barnett (C) Jeffrey Reese, Patrick Avery, Jerome Thomas, John Wells, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF) James Sloss, Harold Jacobs | |
| 07:15 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 07:15 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 06:47 | Fresno State | Donald Zurheide denies the turnaround by Christopher Howard | 44-40 |
| 06:45 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | William Lang pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Garland Nichols (C) William Lang, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 06:00 | Fresno State | David Smelley is hacked by James Sloss - foul #1 on James Sloss, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| 05:36 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 05:35 | Fresno State | David Smelley grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-40 |
| 05:18 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-40 |
| 04:59 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 04:38 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 04:36 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Richard Ross steps in front of the Donald Zurheide pass | 44-40 |
| 04:11 | Fresno State | David Smelley blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 04:10 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 04:06 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas (SF) Richard Ross | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) James Sloss, Donald Zurheide, Garland Nichols | |
| 03:44 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 03:43 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Thomas | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Irving Smith (tiring) 21 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise scores on a shot from the baseline | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 03:05 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 02:44 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Farrell - foul #3 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Richard Ross (SF), John Wells (PF) David Smelley, Walter Cruise, Jerome Thomas, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Garland Nichols (C) Harold Jacobs, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 02:44 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 02:44 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | James Sloss's pass is intercepted by Patrick Avery | 49-40 |
| 02:31 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG) John Langham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:13 | Fresno State | Richard Ross buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Smelley | 52-40 |
| 01:58 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Lang | 52-43 |
| 01:58 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Christopher Howard (PF) Patrick Avery, John Wells | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:37 | Fresno State | Richard Ross clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Sloss - foul #2 on James Sloss, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| 01:37 | Fresno State | Richard Ross makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 01:37 | Fresno State | Richard Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 01:29 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith lays it in on a nice dish by William Lang and he's hacked by Richard Ross - foul #1 on Richard Ross, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| 01:29 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:29 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Christopher Howard | 54-45 |
| 01:05 | Fresno State | David Smelley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Farrell - foul #4 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| 00:42 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the board | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-45 |
| 00:34 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Fresno State | William Lang is called for the reach on Walter Cruise in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lang, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (PG), Jerome Thomas (SF) David Smelley, Richard Ross | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:31 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-45 |
| 00:23 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 00:23 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| 00:22 | Fresno State | John Langham is fouled in the backcourt by William Lang - foul #3 on William Lang, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| 00:22 | Fresno State | John Langham misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Sloss | 54-48 |
| 00:16 | Fresno State | William Lang is called for the reach on John Langham in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Lang, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG) Jerome Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:16 | Fresno State | John Langham misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 00:08 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | James Sloss is called for the reach on Walter Cruise in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Sloss, team foul #10 | 54-48 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | William Lang grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |