| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jason Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Larry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Armando Velazquez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Caudle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Sloss (fresh) SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Lopez (fresh) C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Charles Larry inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Arizona | Thomas Farrell is called for the reach on Charles Larry - foul #1 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Thomas Farrell, Carlos Lopez, Garland Nichols | |
| 19:18 | Arizona | Donald Michalec misses short on a shot from the baseline | 35-25 |
| 19:17 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Donald Michalec is called for the reach on Harold Jacobs - foul #1 on Donald Michalec, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF), Garland Nichols (C) Harold Jacobs, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 18:36 | Arizona | Donald Michalec grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:14 | Arizona | Robert Caudle is hacked by Garland Nichols - foul #1 on Garland Nichols, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF) James Sloss, Thad Lueras | |
| 17:56 | Arizona | Armando Velazquez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Zurheide - foul #3 on Donald Zurheide, team foul #3 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Thad Lueras (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Donald Zurheide, Carlos Lopez, Garland Nichols | |
| 17:56 | Arizona | Armando Velazquez makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 17:56 | Arizona | Armando Velazquez misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 17:56 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hunter | 36-25 |
| 17:28 | Southern Cal | William Lang hits a floater from the left side and the foul's on Jason Houston - foul #3 on Jason Houston, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Garland Nichols (C) James Sloss, Thad Lueras, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 17:28 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:04 | Arizona | Charles Larry misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:41 | Southern Cal | Jason Houston is called for the reach on Thomas Farrell - foul #4 on Jason Houston, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | Henry Yancey (PG), Mike Tilly (SG), Grady Wilmes (SF), Carmelo Duran (PF), Homer Mullane (C) Jason Houston, Donald Michalec, Charles Larry, Armando Velazquez, Robert Caudle | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Thad Lueras (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Harold Jacobs, Carlos Lopez, Garland Nichols | |
| 16:19 | Southern Cal | William Lang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 16:17 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:04 | Arizona | Henry Yancey misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on William Lang - foul #2 on William Lang, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (C) Gilbert Hunter | |
| 16:04 | Arizona | Henry Yancey makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:04 | Arizona | Henry Yancey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 15:49 | Southern Cal | Mike Tilly steals the ball from Garland Nichols | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Henry Yancey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Tilly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Grady Wilmes (fresh) PF - Carmelo Duran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Mullane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Sloss (fresh) SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thad Lueras (fresh) C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Arizona | William Lang is called for the reach on Carmelo Duran - foul #3 on William Lang, team foul #5 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Irving Smith (PF) William Lang, Thad Lueras | |
| 15:25 | Arizona | Donald Zurheide picks off the pass by Henry Yancey | 38-28 |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Irving Smith | 38-31 |
| 14:46 | Arizona | Henry Yancey makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Tilly | 41-31 |
| 14:25 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 14:04 | Arizona | Garland Nichols swats the dunk try by Homer Mullane | 41-33 |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-33 |
| 13:44 | Arizona | Grady Wilmes gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:26 | Arizona | Henry Yancey knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Homer Mullane | 43-33 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Farrell | 43-35 |
| 12:50 | Arizona | Henry Yancey drills a jumper from close range set up by Mike Tilly | 45-35 |
| 12:26 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-35 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 12:07 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Homer Mullane - foul #3 on Homer Mullane, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jason Houston (PG), Donald Michalec (SG), Charles Larry (SF), Armando Velazquez (PF), Robert Caudle (C) Henry Yancey, Mike Tilly, Grady Wilmes, Carmelo Duran, Homer Mullane | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF) James Sloss, Donald Zurheide | |
| 12:07 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:07 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:40 | Arizona | Armando Velazquez's pass is intercepted by William Lang | 45-36 |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | William Lang banks in the layup | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jason Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Larry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Armando Velazquez (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Caudle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Farrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Arizona | Armando Velazquez can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 45-38 |
| 11:22 | Arizona | Donald Michalec snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 11:11 | Arizona | Robert Caudle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 11:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:41 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by William Lang | 45-40 |
| 10:26 | Arizona | Donald Michalec clanks a shot from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 10:25 | Arizona | Robert Caudle tips it in | 47-40 |
| 10:05 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 10:03 | Arizona | Jason Houston snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 09:46 | Arizona | Robert Caudle clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 09:45 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-40 |
| 09:22 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 09:03 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols can't finish the layup | 47-40 |
| 09:02 | Arizona | Robert Caudle gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:56 | Arizona | Irving Smith blocks the short jumper by Armando Velazquez | 47-40 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | William Lang scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 08:16 | Arizona | Robert Caudle makes the floater from the right side | 49-43 |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 07:49 | Arizona | Armando Velazquez pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:32 | Arizona | Donald Michalec comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Farrell - foul #2 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Henry Yancey (PG), Grady Wilmes (SF), Carmelo Duran (PF), Homer Mullane (C) Jason Houston, Charles Larry, Armando Velazquez, Robert Caudle | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Thomas Farrell, Harold Jacobs, Garland Nichols | |
| 07:32 | Arizona | Donald Michalec makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:32 | Arizona | Donald Michalec misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:32 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Henry Yancey (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Michalec (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Grady Wilmes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Duran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Mullane (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sloss (fresh) SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 07:08 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Homer Mullane | 50-43 |
| 07:03 | Arizona | Donald Michalec hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Carmelo Duran | 52-43 |
| 06:39 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is fouled on the floor by Donald Michalec - foul #2 on Donald Michalec, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jason Houston (PG), Mike Tilly (SG) Donald Michalec, Grady Wilmes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the lay-in | 52-43 |
| 06:22 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:01 | Arizona | Henry Yancey scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Houston | 54-43 |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | Mike Tilly steps in front of the Irving Smith pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 54-43 |
| 05:33 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran's fadeaway is rejected by Irving Smith | 54-43 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | William Lang gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 05:08 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 05:06 | Arizona | Homer Mullane pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 04:43 | Arizona | Henry Yancey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-43 |
| 04:41 | Arizona | Mike Tilly grabs the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 04:41 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Donald Michalec (SG), Charles Larry (SF), Armando Velazquez (PF), Robert Caudle (C) Mike Tilly, Henry Yancey, Carmelo Duran, Homer Mullane | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Thomas Farrell | |
| 04:19 | Arizona | Donald Michalec knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jason Houston | 56-43 |
| 03:52 | Southern Cal | William Lang can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-43 |
| 03:51 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide tips it home | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Arizona | Armando Velazquez banks in the layup set up by Donald Michalec | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jason Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Michalec (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Larry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Armando Velazquez (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Caudle (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sloss (fresh) SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-45 |
| 03:09 | Arizona | Robert Caudle grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 02:58 | Arizona | Robert Caudle clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 02:56 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Zurheide | 58-45 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses the dunk but the foul's on Jason Houston - foul #5 on Jason Houston, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Henry Yancey (PG) Jason Houston | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF) Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith | |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:14 | Arizona | Armando Velazquez misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Carlos Lopez - foul #1 on Carlos Lopez, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (PG) William Lang | |
| 02:14 | Arizona | Armando Velazquez makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:14 | Arizona | Armando Velazquez misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:14 | Arizona | Robert Caudle gets the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 01:50 | Arizona | Gilbert Hunter swats the short shot by Charles Larry | 59-47 |
| 01:49 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs is denied on a dunk by Donald Michalec | 59-47 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter tips it home | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Arizona | Donald Michalec throws it down on a great pass from Robert Caudle | 61-49 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gilbert Hunter | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Arizona | Henry Yancey is hacked by Thomas Farrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Arizona | Carmelo Duran (PF) Armando Velazquez | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Irving Smith (PF), Garland Nichols (C) Harold Jacobs, Carlos Lopez, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 00:46 | Arizona | Henry Yancey makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:46 | Arizona | Henry Yancey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Sloss | 63-54 |
| 00:41 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | James Sloss is called for the reach on Charles Larry in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Sloss, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Charles Larry misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell is hacked by Carmelo Duran - foul #1 on Carmelo Duran, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | Armando Velazquez (PF) Carmelo Duran | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Henry Yancey is hacked by William Lang in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Lang, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | Carmelo Duran (PF) Armando Velazquez | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Henry Yancey makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Henry Yancey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | William Lang is hacked by Henry Yancey - foul #1 on Henry Yancey, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | Armando Velazquez (PF) Carmelo Duran | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Henry Yancey is hacked by William Lang in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Lang, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | Carmelo Duran (PF) Armando Velazquez | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF) William Lang | |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Henry Yancey makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Henry Yancey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:20 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith snags the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols's pass is intercepted by Henry Yancey | 66-58 |
| 00:06 | Arizona | Donald Michalec hits the finger roll set up by Henry Yancey | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith buries a 3 from the left corner | 68-61 |