| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Gordon Wallen (fresh) SG - Martin Lerman (fresh) SF - Leonard Kelch (fresh) PF - Brian Philpot (fresh) C - Shawn Coughlan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) SG - John Delapaz (fresh) SF - John Cunningham (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gordon Wallen | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Pepperdine | Martin Lerman pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Martin Lerman | 4-0 |
| 19:12 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 4-3 |
| 18:57 | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Stanley Harrison - foul #1 on Stanley Harrison, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:57 | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:57 | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 18:21 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 18:03 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses short on an open shot from the right block | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | Pepperdine | Martin Lerman snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:55 | Pepperdine | Leonard Kelch connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gordon Wallen | 7-5 |
| 17:34 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 17:33 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Shawn Coughlan | 7-5 |
| 17:10 | Pepperdine | Leonard Kelch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:08 | Pepperdine | Martin Lerman tips it back up and in | 9-5 |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Klinski (PG), John Longley (SG), Raul Rodriguez (SF), Kevin Johnson (PF), Eric Parker (C) Gordon Wallen, Martin Lerman, Leonard Kelch, Brian Philpot, Shawn Coughlan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), Kenneth Flynn (SF), Bradley Bell (PF), John Barnett (C) Edwin Towery, John Delapaz, John Cunningham, Nathaniel Plemons, Stanley Harrison | |
| 16:42 | Pepperdine | Kevin Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:41 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Barnett | 9-5 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-5 |
| 16:19 | Pepperdine | Eric Parker snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:14 | Pepperdine | John Longley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | Raul Rodriguez is called for the reach on Kurt Simmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| 15:51 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers drills a floater from close range | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joseph Klinski (fresh) SG - John Longley (fresh) SF - Raul Rodriguez (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) C - Eric Parker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kurt Simmons (fresh) SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) PF - Bradley Bell (fresh) C - John Barnett (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Pepperdine | John Longley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:18 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn is hacked by Eric Parker - foul #1 on Eric Parker, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gordon Wallen (PG), Martin Lerman (SG), Leonard Kelch (SF), Brian Philpot (PF), Ervin Reed (C) Joseph Klinski, John Longley, Raul Rodriguez, Kevin Johnson, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), John Delapaz (SG), John Simpson (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF), Stanley Harrison (C) Kurt Simmons, Dewey Rogers, Kenneth Flynn, Bradley Bell, John Barnett | |
| 15:05 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Delapaz and he's hacked by Brian Philpot - foul #1 on Brian Philpot, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (SF) John Simpson | |
| 15:05 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:38 | Pepperdine | Martin Lerman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:36 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:28 | Pepperdine | Martin Lerman is hacked by John Delapaz - foul #1 on John Delapaz, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Longley (PF) Brian Philpot | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:11 | Pepperdine | John Longley scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gordon Wallen | 11-10 |
| 13:59 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan (C) Ervin Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Kenneth Flynn (SF) Edwin Towery, John Cunningham | |
| 13:42 | Pepperdine | Edward Disalvo steals it from John Longley | 11-10 |
| 13:39 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz throws it down set up by Edward Disalvo | 11-12 |
| 13:17 | Pepperdine | John Longley clanks a 3 from straight away | 11-12 |
| 13:16 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Harrison | 11-14 |
| 12:42 | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan is called for traveling | 11-14 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Klinski (PG), Raul Rodriguez (SG), Kevin Johnson (PF), Eric Parker (C) Gordon Wallen, Martin Lerman, John Longley, Shawn Coughlan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Bradley Bell (PF), John Barnett (C) Edward Disalvo, John Delapaz, Kenneth Flynn, Nathaniel Plemons, Stanley Harrison | |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 12:25 | Pepperdine | Raul Rodriguez is hacked by Bradley Bell - foul #1 on Bradley Bell, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| 12:10 | Pepperdine | Raul Rodriguez is called for a charge - foul #2 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot (PF) Raul Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery is hacked by Joseph Klinski - foul #1 on Joseph Klinski, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| 11:46 | Southern Cal | Brian Philpot is called for the reach on Dewey Rogers - foul #2 on Brian Philpot, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Martin Lerman (SG) Brian Philpot | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joseph Klinski (fresh) SG - Martin Lerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Kelch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) C - Eric Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) PF - Bradley Bell (fresh) C - John Barnett (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 11:33 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to John Barnett | 11-14 |
| 11:16 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 11:01 | Southern Cal | John Barnett drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Cunningham | 11-16 |
| 10:48 | Pepperdine | The jumper by Joseph Klinski is denied by Dewey Rogers | 11-16 |
| 10:46 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers hits a wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Edwin Towery | 11-18 |
| 10:14 | Pepperdine | Martin Lerman clanks a shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 10:12 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Lerman | 11-18 |
| 10:00 | Pepperdine | Leonard Kelch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 09:59 | Pepperdine | Eric Parker tips it back up and in | 13-18 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Joseph Klinski is called for the reach on Edwin Towery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Klinski, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gordon Wallen (PG), John Longley (PF), Ervin Reed (C) Joseph Klinski, Kevin Johnson, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (SG), Kenneth Flynn (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF), Stanley Harrison (C) Dewey Rogers, John Cunningham, Bradley Bell, John Barnett | |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:57 | Pepperdine | Leonard Kelch snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 09:47 | Pepperdine | Leonard Kelch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #1 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (PG) Edwin Towery | |
| 09:47 | Pepperdine | Leonard Kelch makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:47 | Pepperdine | Leonard Kelch makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:24 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Harrison | 15-20 |
| 09:09 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 15-20 |
| 09:07 | Pepperdine | John Longley tips it home | 17-20 |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 17-20 |
| 08:50 | Pepperdine | Leonard Kelch grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:33 | Pepperdine | John Delapaz picks off the pass by Leonard Kelch | 17-20 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Lerman - foul #1 on Martin Lerman, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Johnson (PF), Shawn Coughlan (C) Martin Lerman, Ervin Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:22 | Pepperdine | John Longley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 08:01 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Stanley Harrison | 20-24 |
| 07:43 | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan blows the layup | 20-24 |
| 07:41 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Gordon Wallen (tiring) 3 ast. SG - John Longley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leonard Kelch (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Shawn Coughlan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kurt Simmons (fairly fresh) SG - John Delapaz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Flynn (fairly fresh) PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Stanley Harrison (tiring) | |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by John Longley - foul #1 on John Longley, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (SG), John Simpson (SF), John Barnett (C) John Delapaz, Kenneth Flynn, Stanley Harrison | |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:19 | Pepperdine | John Longley is hacked by Edward Disalvo - foul #1 on Edward Disalvo, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Martin Lerman (SG) Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG) Kurt Simmons | |
| 07:06 | Pepperdine | John Longley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nathaniel Plemons - foul #2 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Bradley Bell (PF) Edward Disalvo, John Simpson, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| 07:06 | Pepperdine | John Longley makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:06 | Pepperdine | John Longley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 22-26 |
| 06:47 | Pepperdine | Leonard Kelch snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 06:44 | Pepperdine | Dewey Rogers picks off the pass by Gordon Wallen in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Barnett and he's fouled by Martin Lerman - foul #2 on Martin Lerman, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Johnson (PF), Eric Parker (C) Martin Lerman, Shawn Coughlan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (SG) Dewey Rogers | |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses the free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:29 | Pepperdine | Kevin Johnson snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 06:21 | Pepperdine | John Longley misses the 3 from straight away | 22-28 |
| 06:19 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:17 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham is hacked by John Longley in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Longley, team foul #11 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan (C) John Longley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:17 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:17 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:17 | Pepperdine | Eric Parker snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 06:01 | Pepperdine | Kevin Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Kelch | 25-29 |
| 05:40 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham drills a driving attempt in the paint | 25-31 |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | Eric Parker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bradley Bell - foul #2 on Bradley Bell, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed (C) Shawn Coughlan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Kenneth Flynn (SF), Stanley Harrison (PF) Edwin Towery, John Cunningham, Bradley Bell | |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | Eric Parker makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | Eric Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:20 | Southern Cal | Kevin Johnson picks off the pass by Kenneth Flynn in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 05:15 | Pepperdine | Eric Parker is fouled on the floor by Edward Disalvo - foul #2 on Edward Disalvo, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Simpson (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG) Edward Disalvo, John Delapaz | |
| 05:15 | Pepperdine | Eric Parker misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | Kevin Johnson steps in front of the Stanley Harrison pass | 27-31 |
| 04:29 | Pepperdine | Gordon Wallen can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-31 |
| 04:27 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 04:25 | Southern Cal | Leonard Kelch takes the ball from John Simpson in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 04:08 | Pepperdine | Gordon Wallen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 04:06 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Flynn and the foul's on Gordon Wallen - foul #1 on Gordon Wallen, team foul #12 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Klinski (PG), Raul Rodriguez (SG), John Longley (SF), Brian Philpot (PF), Shawn Coughlan (C) Gordon Wallen, Kevin Johnson, Leonard Kelch, Eric Parker, Ervin Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), John Delapaz (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) John Simpson, Dewey Rogers, Kenneth Flynn, John Barnett | |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joseph Klinski (fresh) SG - Raul Rodriguez (fresh) SF - John Longley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Philpot (fresh) C - Shawn Coughlan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Delapaz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 7 pts. C - Stanley Harrison (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan is called for traveling | 27-34 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Raul Rodriguez - foul #3 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #13 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Martin Lerman (SG) Raul Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:03 | Pepperdine | Joseph Klinski's pass is intercepted by Edwin Towery | 27-35 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison misses the lay-in | 27-35 |
| 02:51 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 02:15 | Pepperdine | John Longley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Klinski | 30-38 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | Joseph Klinski is called for the reach on John Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Klinski, team foul #14 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gordon Wallen (PG) Joseph Klinski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (PG), Bradley Bell (C) Edwin Towery, Stanley Harrison | |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:50 | Pepperdine | John Longley comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Cunningham - foul #1 on John Cunningham, team foul #9 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Parker (C) Shawn Coughlan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG), Kenneth Flynn (SF) John Delapaz, John Cunningham | |
| 01:50 | Pepperdine | John Longley makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:50 | Pepperdine | John Longley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 01:34 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Kurt Simmons | 32-42 |
| 01:17 | Pepperdine | John Longley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 01:15 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathaniel Plemons | 32-44 |
| 00:59 | Pepperdine | Martin Lerman double dribbles | 32-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Leonard Kelch (SF), Shawn Coughlan (C) Gordon Wallen, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), John Delapaz (SG), John Barnett (C) Kurt Simmons, Dewey Rogers, Bradley Bell | |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Edwin Towery | 32-46 |
| 00:29 | Pepperdine | Shawn Coughlan misses the lay-in | 32-46 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | John Barnett pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Martin Lerman - foul #3 on Martin Lerman, team foul #15 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gordon Wallen (PG), Kevin Johnson (SG), Ervin Reed (C) John Longley, Martin Lerman, Shawn Coughlan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (SG), John Simpson (SF) John Delapaz, Kenneth Flynn | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Kevin Johnson clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-48 |