| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chuck Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Stutts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ante Stolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Stephen Jones (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Grijalva (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carroll Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski is fouled on the floor by Richard Carter - foul #1 on Richard Carter, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:22 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Grijalva - foul #1 on Thomas Grijalva, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 19:22 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:22 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:22 | Arizona State | Richard Carter gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:10 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Jones and the foul's on Alex Stutts - foul #1 on Alex Stutts, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:10 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski is hacked by Stephen Jones - foul #2 on Stephen Jones, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:08 | Arizona State | Stephen Jones misses the jumpshot from the right side | 30-35 |
| 18:07 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Alex Stutts | 30-35 |
| 17:50 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ante Stolinski, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 17:31 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Chuck Washington - foul #3 on Chuck Washington, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| 17:31 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:31 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:19 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chuck Washington | 32-37 |
| 16:54 | Arizona State | Richard Carter is called for traveling | 32-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Guidry (PG), Michael Bonilla (SF), Gregory Hatfield (C) Chuck Washington, Alex Stutts, Ante Stolinski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 16:40 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla lays it in set up by Wayne Kirksey | 34-37 |
| 16:17 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-37 |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | John Guidry makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Bonilla | 36-37 |
| 15:55 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 15:54 | Arizona State | William Cobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Guidry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Doman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bonilla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Kirksey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hatfield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Grijalva (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carroll Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 15:34 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 15:13 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva loses the dribble to Gregory Hatfield | 36-37 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington (PG), John Slinkard (SG), Alex Stutts (SF), Ante Stolinski (C) John Guidry, Joseph Doman, Michael Bonilla, Wayne Kirksey | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 14:32 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Grijalva | 36-40 |
| 14:12 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 13:47 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 13:45 | Arizona State | William Cobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:30 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Alex Stutts - foul #2 on Alex Stutts, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman (SG), Wayne Kirksey (PF) John Slinkard, Gregory Hatfield | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 13:30 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:30 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Alex Stutts | 38-41 |
| 12:48 | Arizona State | Alex Stutts is called for the reach on Carroll Smith - foul #3 on Alex Stutts, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Dennis (PF) Richard Carter | |
| 12:24 | Arizona State | The jump hook by Stephen Jones is blocked by Wayne Kirksey | 38-41 |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:19 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alex Stutts | 41-41 |
| 12:01 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 12:00 | Arizona State | Michael Dennis tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Kirksey | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chuck Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Stutts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Kirksey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ante Stolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Grijalva (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carroll Smith (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Arizona State | William Cobb is called for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Guidry (PG), Michael Bonilla (SF), Gregory Hatfield (PF) Chuck Washington, Alex Stutts, Wayne Kirksey | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard (PG), Omer Pietrowski (SF), Richard Carter (PF), Mark Robinson (C) Stephen Jones, Carroll Smith, Michael Dennis, William Cobb | |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | John Guidry is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| 11:16 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard is hacked by John Guidry in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Guidry, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| 10:52 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 10:51 | Arizona State | Omer Pietrowski tips it in | 44-45 |
| 10:32 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Grijalva - foul #2 on Thomas Grijalva, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Slinkard (SG), Wayne Kirksey (PF) Joseph Doman, Ante Stolinski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Stephen Jones (PG), William Cobb (C) Thomas Grijalva, Mark Robinson | |
| 10:32 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:32 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:32 | Arizona State | Richard Carter pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:03 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield makes the runner from the baseline set up by Michael Bonilla | 47-45 |
| 09:20 | Arizona State | Stephen Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wayne Kirksey - foul #2 on Wayne Kirksey, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington (PG), Joseph Doman (SG), Alex Stutts (SF) John Guidry, John Slinkard, Michael Bonilla | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva (SG), Carroll Smith (SF) Billy Pinkard, Omer Pietrowski | |
| 09:20 | Arizona State | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:20 | Arizona State | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:03 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey can't finish the layup | 47-47 |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey tips it home | 49-47 |
| 08:35 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith loses the dribble to Gregory Hatfield | 49-47 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by William Cobb - foul #3 on William Cobb, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski (C) Wayne Kirksey | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Dennis (PF), Mark Robinson (C) Richard Carter, William Cobb | |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:31 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Mark Robinson | 50-47 |
| 08:06 | Arizona State | Joseph Doman picks off the pass by Thomas Grijalva | 50-47 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts is fouled on the floor by Stephen Jones - foul #3 on Stephen Jones, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey (PF) Gregory Hatfield | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Omer Pietrowski (SF) Stephen Jones | |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chuck Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Stutts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ante Stolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Thomas Grijalva (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carroll Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omer Pietrowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Arizona State | Chuck Washington is called for the reach on Thomas Grijalva - foul #4 on Chuck Washington, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Cobb (C) Mark Robinson | |
| 07:25 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:25 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 07:09 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:03 | Arizona State | Michael Dennis is fouled on the floor by Wayne Kirksey - foul #3 on Wayne Kirksey, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla (SF) Alex Stutts | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard (PG), Richard Carter (PF) Thomas Grijalva, Omer Pietrowski | |
| 07:03 | Arizona State | Michael Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:03 | Arizona State | Michael Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ante Stolinski | 54-51 |
| 06:25 | Arizona State | Richard Carter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-51 |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski scores on a shot in the lane | 56-51 |
| 05:46 | Arizona State | Michael Bonilla blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Carroll Smith | 56-51 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Chuck Washington | 56-51 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Doman | 58-51 |
| 05:00 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 04:59 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:36 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 58-51 |
| 04:35 | Arizona State | Richard Carter gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:35 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts (SF) Michael Bonilla | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Stephen Jones (PG), Thomas Grijalva (SG) Billy Pinkard, Michael Dennis | |
| 04:12 | Arizona State | William Cobb banks in the layup and the foul's on Alex Stutts - foul #4 on Alex Stutts, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Guidry (PG), Gregory Hatfield (C) Chuck Washington, Ante Stolinski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 04:12 | Arizona State | William Cobb makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:47 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Kirksey and he's fouled by Carroll Smith - foul #1 on Carroll Smith, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| 03:47 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Guidry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex Stutts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Hatfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Stephen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Grijalva (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carroll Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - William Cobb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Arizona State | William Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski (C) Wayne Kirksey | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-54 |
| 02:49 | Arizona State | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:41 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 61-54 |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Alex Stutts | 61-54 |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington (PG), Wayne Kirksey (PF) John Guidry, Gregory Hatfield | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | Stephen Jones is called for the reach on Ante Stolinski - foul #4 on Stephen Jones, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:14 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 63-54 |
| 02:12 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith tips it but misses | 63-54 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts hits the follow up shot | 65-54 |
| 01:27 | Arizona State | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Ante Stolinski - foul #2 on Ante Stolinski, team foul #11 | 65-54 |
| 01:27 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:27 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Grijalva - foul #3 on Thomas Grijalva, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield (C) Ante Stolinski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:05 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-56 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Jones - foul #5 on Stephen Jones, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Omer Pietrowski (SF) Stephen Jones | |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-56 |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey grabs the board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Chuck Washington | 69-56 |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Gregory Hatfield steals it from William Cobb | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington runs out the clock | 69-56 |