| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Giovanni Moretti (fresh) SG - Juan Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanford Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Krantz (fresh) C - Matthew Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) SF - Henry Woolverton (fresh) PF - Steven Odom (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Malachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Fresno State | Juan Martin drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Giovanni Moretti | 23-25 |
| 19:16 | Southern Cal | Juan Martin is called for the reach on Stephan Gingrich - foul #2 on Juan Martin, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom jams it set up by David Taylor | 23-27 |
| 18:49 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 18:22 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton tips it in | 23-29 |
| 18:02 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 18:01 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton tips it home | 25-29 |
| 17:37 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton lays it in set up by Stephan Gingrich and the foul's on Juan Martin - foul #3 on Juan Martin, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| 17:37 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:18 | Fresno State | Juan Martin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Giovanni Moretti | 28-32 |
| 17:03 | Southern Cal | Giovanni Moretti picks off the pass by David Taylor | 28-32 |
| 16:40 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 16:38 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich misses the fadeaway from the left side | 28-32 |
| 16:25 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Matthew Graham | 28-32 |
| 16:12 | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Krantz | 30-32 |
| 15:44 | Southern Cal | Walter Krantz steals it from Robert Malachowski | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Giovanni Moretti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Juan Martin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanford Patton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Krantz (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Matthew Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephan Gingrich (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Woolverton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Odom (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Malachowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Fresno State | Juan Martin buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 14:58 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses the driving attempt from the left block | 32-32 |
| 14:57 | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:40 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham comes up short on the runner in the lane | 32-32 |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 14:33 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom slams it home on a great pass from David Taylor | 32-34 |
| 14:12 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-34 |
| 14:11 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Stephan Gingrich | 32-34 |
| 13:42 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Taylor | 32-37 |
| 13:22 | Fresno State | Juan Martin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 13:20 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Steven Odom | 32-37 |
| 12:55 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom is hacked by Walter Krantz - foul #3 on Walter Krantz, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Harry Nelson (PG), Shawn Austin (SF), Paul Neilsen (PF), John Dixon (C) Giovanni Moretti, Stanford Patton, Walter Krantz, Matthew Graham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch (PG), John Harris (SG), Steven Maxwell (PF), Justin Southwood (C) David Taylor, Stephan Gingrich, Steven Odom, Robert Malachowski | |
| 12:27 | Southern Cal | John Harris double dribbles | 32-37 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Walla (SF) Henry Woolverton | |
| 12:11 | Fresno State | Juan Martin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 12:10 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | John Harris hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Harry Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Juan Martin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Austin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Neilsen (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Howard Deutsch (fresh) SG - John Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Walla (fresh) PF - Steven Maxwell (fresh) C - Justin Southwood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Fresno State | Harry Nelson is hacked by Howard Deutsch - foul #1 on Howard Deutsch, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 11:22 | Fresno State | Juan Martin's layup is rejected by Justin Southwood | 32-40 |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Steven Maxwell snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood is called for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Matthew Graham (PF) Paul Neilsen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton (SF) William Walla | |
| 10:42 | Fresno State | John Dixon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 32-40 |
| 10:41 | Southern Cal | John Harris gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | John Harris is called for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stanford Patton (SG), Paul Neilsen (PF) Juan Martin, John Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Taylor (PG), Steven Odom (PF) Howard Deutsch, Steven Maxwell | |
| 09:56 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham is whistled for a carry | 32-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Juan Martin (SG), Walter Krantz (PF) Harry Nelson, Shawn Austin, Paul Neilsen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Walla (SG) John Harris | |
| 09:34 | Southern Cal | David Taylor comes up short on the shot from the right side | 32-40 |
| 09:33 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 09:08 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz misses the floater from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | Juan Martin tips it in | 34-40 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | David Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Woolverton | 34-43 |
| 08:13 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Walla - foul #1 on William Walla, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Shawn Austin (SF), John Dixon (C) Juan Martin, Matthew Graham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich (SG) Henry Woolverton | |
| 08:13 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:13 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Walla | 35-43 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 07:48 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Giovanni Moretti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanford Patton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Austin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Krantz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Walla (fresh) PF - Steven Odom (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Southwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Stephan Gingrich - foul #1 on Stephan Gingrich, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Harry Nelson (SG) Stanford Patton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:33 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 07:33 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | David Taylor buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Stephan Gingrich and he's hacked by Harry Nelson - foul #2 on Harry Nelson, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Matthew Graham (PF) Walter Krantz | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch (SF) William Walla | |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 06:59 | Fresno State | Harry Nelson is fouled on the floor by Justin Southwood - foul #4 on Justin Southwood, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Juan Martin (SG) Giovanni Moretti | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Harris (PG) David Taylor | |
| 06:32 | Fresno State | Shawn Austin buries a shot from the right side set up by John Dixon | 38-46 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch misses short on a jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 06:11 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 06:05 | Fresno State | John Dixon knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harry Nelson | 40-46 |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Dixon - foul #1 on John Dixon, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Stanford Patton (SG), Walter Krantz (PF) Harry Nelson, Juan Martin, John Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Taylor (PG), Henry Woolverton (SF), Robert Malachowski (C) John Harris, Howard Deutsch, Justin Southwood | |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 05:17 | Fresno State | Shawn Austin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 05:16 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:11 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz is hacked by Robert Malachowski - foul #2 on Robert Malachowski, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Harry Nelson (SG) Shawn Austin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Harris (SG), Steven Maxwell (C) Stephan Gingrich, Steven Odom | |
| 04:55 | Fresno State | Harry Nelson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Graham | 43-48 |
| 04:36 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski drills a fadeaway in the lane | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:15 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 03:57 | Southern Cal | John Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 03:56 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 03:38 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Maxwell - foul #1 on Steven Maxwell, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Shawn Austin (SF) Giovanni Moretti | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich (SG), Steven Odom (PF), Justin Southwood (C) John Harris, Robert Malachowski, Steven Maxwell | |
| 03:38 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 03:38 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Harry Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanford Patton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Austin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Krantz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Henry Woolverton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Odom (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Southwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from David Taylor | 45-52 |
| 03:05 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 48-52 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harry Nelson - foul #3 on Harry Nelson, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Juan Martin (SG), Paul Neilsen (PF), John Dixon (C) Harry Nelson, Shawn Austin, Walter Krantz, Matthew Graham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 02:37 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Krantz (PF) Paul Neilsen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:21 | Fresno State | John Dixon's floater is tipped away by Steven Odom | 48-54 |
| 02:19 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood is hacked by Juan Martin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Juan Martin, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Matthew Graham (C) John Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski (PF) Steven Odom | |
| 02:18 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 02:18 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 02:18 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 02:11 | Fresno State | Juan Martin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Malachowski | 48-55 |
| 02:08 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski is hacked by Juan Martin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Juan Martin, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Shawn Austin (SF) Juan Martin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:08 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:08 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:57 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanford Patton | 50-57 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | David Taylor is hacked by Giovanni Moretti in the backcourt - foul #3 on Giovanni Moretti, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:44 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham loses the ball out of bounds | 50-59 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | David Taylor is hacked by Giovanni Moretti in the backcourt - foul #4 on Giovanni Moretti, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:23 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Justin Southwood - foul #5 on Justin Southwood, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Odom (PF) Justin Southwood | |
| 01:23 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:23 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | Giovanni Moretti is called for the reach on David Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Giovanni Moretti, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Harry Nelson (PG) Giovanni Moretti | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:06 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Austin | 54-63 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | David Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Nelson - foul #4 on Harry Nelson, team foul #12 | 54-63 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:43 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephan Gingrich - foul #2 on Stephan Gingrich, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| 00:43 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:43 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | David Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Nelson - foul #5 on Harry Nelson, team foul #13 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Dixon (C) Harry Nelson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:41 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to John Dixon | 56-65 |
| 00:41 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom is hacked by Stanford Patton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanford Patton, team foul #14 | 56-65 |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:25 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | David Taylor runs out the clock | 56-66 |