| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Erik Land (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Langley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Conway (fresh) PF - Brian Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Himes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Sloss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Lang | 29-35 |
| 19:21 | Oregon State | Robert Conway double dribbles | 29-35 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Thad Lueras (C) James Sloss, Irving Smith, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 18:57 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez banks in the layup set up by William Lang | 29-37 |
| 18:30 | Oregon State | Thomas Farrell is called for the reach on William Langley - foul #1 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Irving Smith (PF) William Lang, Donald Zurheide, Carlos Lopez | |
| 18:08 | Oregon State | William Langley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 18:06 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Erik Land - foul #2 on Erik Land, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Thomas Farrell, Harold Jacobs, Thad Lueras | |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith drills a jumper from close range set up by James Sloss | 29-39 |
| 16:55 | Oregon State | Robert Conway misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 16:54 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 16:33 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-41 |
| 16:11 | Oregon State | Randy Himes scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Erik Land | 31-41 |
| 15:45 | Southern Cal | Robert Conway is called for the reach on William Lang - foul #3 on Robert Conway, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Larry Lampert (PG), Darrell Fuqua (SG), John Gilligan (SF), Thomas Cline (PF), Thomas Henn (C) Erik Land, William Langley, Robert Conway, Brian Brown, Randy Himes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Garland Nichols (C) James Sloss, Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Larry Lampert (fresh) SG - Darrell Fuqua (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Gilligan (fresh) PF - Thomas Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Henn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) PF - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:21 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell buries a runner from the left block set up by Carlos Lopez | 31-43 |
| 14:58 | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell grabs the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 14:26 | Southern Cal | Larry Lampert is called for the reach on William Lang - foul #1 on Larry Lampert, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Erik Land (PG), Robert Conway (SF), Brian Brown (PF) Larry Lampert, John Gilligan, Thomas Cline | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Irving Smith (PF) Harold Jacobs, Carlos Lopez | |
| 14:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is whistled for a carry | 34-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Langley (SG), Randy Himes (C) Darrell Fuqua, Thomas Henn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF) William Lang | |
| 13:55 | Oregon State | Erik Land clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-43 |
| 13:53 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:27 | Southern Cal | Brian Brown steps in front of the Harold Jacobs pass | 34-43 |
| 13:08 | Oregon State | Randy Himes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG) Harold Jacobs | |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses badly on a floater from the right block | 34-43 |
| 12:50 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Brown - foul #2 on Brian Brown, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Thomas Cline (PF) Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 12:04 | Oregon State | Thomas Cline clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 12:03 | Southern Cal | James Sloss grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 11:45 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Farrell | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Erik Land (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Langley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Conway (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Himes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Sloss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:30 | Oregon State | Robert Conway makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Himes | 37-48 |
| 11:06 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Randy Himes - foul #1 on Randy Himes, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Larry Lampert (PG), Darrell Fuqua (SG), Brian Brown (PF), Thomas Henn (C) Erik Land, William Langley, Thomas Cline, Randy Himes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) William Lang | |
| 11:06 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:06 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:49 | Oregon State | Thomas Henn misses long on a runner in the paint | 37-49 |
| 10:48 | Oregon State | Larry Lampert pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:36 | Oregon State | Robert Conway misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:09 | Southern Cal | Larry Lampert is called for the reach on Irving Smith - foul #2 on Larry Lampert, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Gilligan (SF) Robert Conway | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF) James Sloss, Donald Zurheide | |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 09:47 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Brian Brown | 37-49 |
| 09:26 | Oregon State | John Gilligan misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-49 |
| 09:24 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Henn - foul #2 on Thomas Henn, team foul #7 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Erik Land (PG), William Langley (SG), Robert Conway (SF), Randy Himes (C) Larry Lampert, Darrell Fuqua, John Gilligan, Thomas Henn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG) Harold Jacobs | |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:00 | Oregon State | William Langley snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 08:50 | Oregon State | Brian Brown clanks a runner from the right block | 37-49 |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 08:45 | Southern Cal | James Sloss buries a floater in the paint | 37-51 |
| 08:31 | Oregon State | Robert Conway misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Lang | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:55 | Oregon State | Robert Conway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to James Sloss | 37-54 |
| 07:29 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols is fouled on the floor by Robert Conway - foul #4 on Robert Conway, team foul #8 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Thomas Cline (PF) Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF) William Lang, Irving Smith | |
| 07:29 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 07:29 | Oregon State | Randy Himes pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Erik Land (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Langley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Conway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Himes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Thomas Farrell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sloss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) PF - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Garland Nichols (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Oregon State | William Langley is fouled on the floor by James Sloss - foul #1 on James Sloss, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| 07:07 | Oregon State | William Langley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-54 |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 06:58 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell is hacked by Erik Land - foul #3 on Erik Land, team foul #9 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Irving Smith (PF) James Sloss, Carlos Lopez | |
| 06:58 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 06:58 | Oregon State | Thomas Cline pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 06:43 | Oregon State | William Langley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-54 |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | Thomas Cline steals the ball from William Lang | 40-54 |
| 05:56 | Oregon State | Randy Himes scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Langley | 42-54 |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell's pass is intercepted by Thomas Cline | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:21 | Oregon State | Thomas Cline can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 05:20 | Oregon State | Randy Himes gets the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:10 | Oregon State | Erik Land hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Langley | 44-54 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the lay-in | 44-54 |
| 04:47 | Oregon State | Erik Land pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 04:41 | Oregon State | Erik Land double dribbles | 44-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Larry Lampert (PG), Darrell Fuqua (SG), John Gilligan (SF), Brian Brown (PF), Thomas Henn (C) Erik Land, William Langley, Robert Conway, Thomas Cline, Randy Himes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF) William Lang, Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith | |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 03:59 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Erik Land (PG) Larry Lampert | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Irving Smith (PF) Thomas Farrell, Carlos Lopez | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Oregon State | Erik Land knocks in the 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Erik Land (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Fuqua (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Gilligan (fresh) PF - Brian Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Henn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Sloss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 03:10 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Brian Brown | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:50 | Oregon State | John Gilligan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Erik Land and he's fouled by Garland Nichols - foul #4 on Garland Nichols, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Harold Jacobs | |
| 02:50 | Oregon State | John Gilligan misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the jumper in the lane set up by James Sloss | 49-56 |
| 02:36 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Langley (SG), Robert Conway (SF), Randy Himes (C) Darrell Fuqua, John Gilligan, Thomas Henn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:14 | Oregon State | Randy Himes's floater is tipped away by Irving Smith | 49-56 |
| 02:13 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 01:44 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Oregon State | Brian Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 01:25 | Oregon State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Brown | 49-59 |
| 01:12 | Oregon State | Brian Brown is called for a charge - foul #3 on Brian Brown, team foul #10 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Larry Lampert (PG), Darrell Fuqua (SG), John Gilligan (SF), Thomas Cline (PF), Thomas Henn (C) Erik Land, William Langley, Robert Conway, Brian Brown, Randy Himes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Thomas Farrell, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | William Lang blows the dunk | 49-59 |
| 00:42 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Thomas Henn | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Oregon State | Darrell Fuqua is whistled for traveling | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Thomas Cline swats the layup by Gilbert Hunter | 49-59 |
| 00:08 | Oregon State | Thomas Cline pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:02 | Oregon State | Larry Lampert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | The clock runs out | 49-59 |