| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Deangelo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Schechter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tony Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Whittingham (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sloss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Gary Schechter inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Stanford | Tony Brown blows the layup | 30-38 |
| 19:40 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Gary Schechter picks off the pass by Thomas Farrell | 30-38 |
| 19:12 | Stanford | Thomas Farrell picks off the pass by John Copeland in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 18:44 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-38 |
| 18:42 | Stanford | Gary Schechter pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 18:29 | Stanford | John Copeland is hacked by James Sloss - foul #2 on James Sloss, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Harold Jacobs, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 18:17 | Stanford | Patrick Whittingham is denied on a dunk by Carlos Lopez | 30-38 |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses short on an open shot from the left block | 30-38 |
| 17:49 | Stanford | Tony Brown pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:43 | Stanford | John Copeland connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Schechter | 32-38 |
| 17:14 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter is fouled on the floor by Patrick Whittingham - foul #3 on Patrick Whittingham, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Stanford | Jimmy Roybal (PG), William Plemmons (SG), Ben Vereen (SF), Gregory White (PF), Christopher Creger (C) John Copeland, Edward Deangelo, Gary Schechter, Tony Brown, Patrick Whittingham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irving Smith (PF) Carlos Lopez | |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 32-38 |
| 16:55 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Ben Vereen | 32-38 |
| 16:52 | Stanford | Jimmy Roybal is hacked by Thomas Farrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Garland Nichols (C) Donald Zurheide, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 16:33 | Stanford | William Plemmons scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Sloss | 35-41 |
| 15:51 | Stanford | Gregory White comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Irving Smith - foul #2 on Irving Smith, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Stanford | Edward Deangelo (SG), Tony Brown (PF) William Plemmons, Christopher Creger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Thomas Farrell, Harold Jacobs, Garland Nichols | |
| 15:51 | Stanford | Gregory White makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:51 | Stanford | Gregory White makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Jimmy Roybal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Deangelo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ben Vereen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tony Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory White (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 15:28 | Stanford | Ben Vereen gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:22 | Stanford | Jimmy Roybal hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Deangelo | 40-41 |
| 15:20 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gilbert Hunter, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Stanford | Derick Lovett (PG), John Copeland (SF), Patrick Whittingham (C) Jimmy Roybal, Ben Vereen, Gregory White | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| 15:02 | Stanford | Tony Brown is whistled for a carry | 40-41 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Schechter (SF) Derick Lovett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (C) Gilbert Hunter | |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-41 |
| 14:44 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 14:36 | Stanford | Patrick Whittingham connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Deangelo | 42-43 |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Tony Brown - foul #2 on Tony Brown, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Stanford | Derick Lovett (PG), Christopher Creger (C) John Copeland, Patrick Whittingham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) James Sloss, Garland Nichols | |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:08 | Stanford | Edward Deangelo misses the floater from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 14:06 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:59 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses short on a floater from the right side | 42-46 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 13:48 | Stanford | Derick Lovett is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Derick Lovett, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Stanford | Jimmy Roybal (PG), Ben Vereen (SF), Gregory White (PF) Derick Lovett, Gary Schechter, Tony Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Garland Nichols (C) Carlos Lopez, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | Christopher Creger is called for the reach on Garland Nichols - foul #1 on Christopher Creger, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Copeland (PG), William Plemmons (SG), Patrick Whittingham (PF) Jimmy Roybal, Edward Deangelo, Christopher Creger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Thomas Farrell, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | James Sloss misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 12:59 | Stanford | Gregory White pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:51 | Stanford | William Plemmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 12:49 | Southern Cal | William Lang pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | William Lang loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| Subs | Stanford | Jimmy Roybal (PG), Edward Deangelo (SG), Tony Brown (PF) William Plemmons, Ben Vereen, Gregory White | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF), Irving Smith (PF), Garland Nichols (C) Donald Zurheide, Carlos Lopez, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 12:30 | Stanford | Tony Brown misses the lay-in | 42-48 |
| 12:29 | Stanford | Edward Deangelo snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 12:11 | Stanford | Jimmy Roybal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 12:09 | Stanford | Tony Brown tips it in | 44-48 |
| 11:52 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols blows the layup | 44-48 |
| 11:51 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Tony Brown | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Jimmy Roybal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Deangelo (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Copeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tony Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Whittingham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sloss (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 4 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Stanford | Edward Deangelo is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-48 |
| Subs | Stanford | Derick Lovett (PG), William Plemmons (SG), Gary Schechter (SF), Gregory White (C) Jimmy Roybal, Edward Deangelo, John Copeland, Patrick Whittingham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) James Sloss, Garland Nichols | |
| 11:29 | Southern Cal | Derick Lovett picks off the pass by Gilbert Hunter in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 11:24 | Stanford | Derick Lovett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 11:22 | Stanford | Tony Brown tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith double dribbles | 46-48 |
| Subs | Stanford | Christopher Creger (C) Tony Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Harold Jacobs | |
| 10:42 | Stanford | William Plemmons clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-48 |
| 10:40 | Stanford | Christopher Creger tips it in | 48-48 |
| 10:20 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 10:19 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Christopher Creger | 48-48 |
| 10:07 | Stanford | Derick Lovett misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 10:06 | Stanford | Gregory White tips it in | 50-48 |
| 09:41 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 50-48 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell blows the layup but he's hacked by William Plemmons - foul #2 on William Plemmons, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Copeland (PG), Edward Deangelo (SG), Ben Vereen (SF), Tony Brown (PF), Patrick Whittingham (C) Derick Lovett, William Plemmons, Gary Schechter, Gregory White, Christopher Creger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Carlos Lopez (PF), Garland Nichols (C) Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:27 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Patrick Whittingham | 50-48 |
| 09:12 | Stanford | Tony Brown makes the jumper from the right block set up by Edward Deangelo | 52-48 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carlos Lopez | 52-50 |
| 08:33 | Stanford | John Copeland misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Lang - foul #4 on William Lang, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Irving Smith (PF) William Lang, Carlos Lopez | |
| 08:33 | Stanford | John Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:33 | Stanford | John Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:14 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Garland Nichols | 53-52 |
| 08:05 | Stanford | Patrick Whittingham misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 08:04 | Stanford | Patrick Whittingham tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith can't finish the layup | 55-52 |
| 07:35 | Stanford | Tony Brown snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Deangelo (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Ben Vereen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tony Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Patrick Whittingham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Thomas Farrell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sloss (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Smith (tiring) 27 pts. 4 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Stanford | John Copeland's pass is intercepted by Garland Nichols | 55-52 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Harold Jacobs | 55-54 |
| 06:37 | Stanford | Edward Deangelo is fouled on the floor by Harold Jacobs - foul #1 on Harold Jacobs, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Stanford | Jimmy Roybal (PG), William Plemmons (SG), Gary Schechter (SF), Gregory White (PF), Christopher Creger (C) John Copeland, Edward Deangelo, Ben Vereen, Tony Brown, Patrick Whittingham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Thomas Farrell, Harold Jacobs, Garland Nichols | |
| 06:24 | Stanford | Jimmy Roybal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 06:22 | Stanford | Gregory White gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:15 | Stanford | William Plemmons drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Schechter | 58-54 |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-54 |
| 05:53 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter tips it home | 58-56 |
| 05:45 | Stanford | Christopher Creger misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Gilbert Hunter - foul #3 on Gilbert Hunter, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Stanford | Edward Deangelo (SG) William Plemmons | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF) Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith | |
| 05:45 | Stanford | Christopher Creger misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:45 | Stanford | Christopher Creger misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | William Lang scores on a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Gary Schechter - foul #2 on Gary Schechter, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Stanford | Tony Brown (PF) Gregory White | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irving Smith (PF), Garland Nichols (C) Carlos Lopez, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:09 | Stanford | Jimmy Roybal connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Creger | 61-59 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 04:47 | Stanford | Christopher Creger snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 04:25 | Stanford | Edward Deangelo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 04:23 | Southern Cal | William Lang gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by James Sloss is blocked by Christopher Creger | 61-59 |
| 03:58 | Stanford | Tony Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 03:37 | Stanford | Jimmy Roybal misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 03:33 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Roybal steals the ball from William Lang in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Jimmy Roybal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Deangelo (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Gary Schechter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Tony Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Creger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Sloss (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Irving Smith (tired) 27 pts. 4 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Stanford | Edward Deangelo scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jimmy Roybal and the foul's on James Sloss - foul #3 on James Sloss, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Copeland (PG), Ben Vereen (SF), Patrick Whittingham (PF), Gregory White (C) Jimmy Roybal, Gary Schechter, Tony Brown, Christopher Creger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) James Sloss, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 03:21 | Stanford | Edward Deangelo makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:56 | Southern Cal | William Lang hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Harold Jacobs | 64-61 |
| 02:56 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Stanford | Tony Brown (PF) Gregory White | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Irving Smith (PF) Thomas Farrell, Carlos Lopez | |
| 02:40 | Stanford | Patrick Whittingham comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 02:39 | Stanford | John Copeland hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | James Sloss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF) James Sloss, Harold Jacobs, Irving Smith | |
| 02:21 | Stanford | John Copeland is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Copeland, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irving Smith (PF) Carlos Lopez | |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 66-61 |
| 02:04 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter can't tip it in | 66-61 |
| 02:02 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith snags the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 01:43 | Southern Cal | William Lang's floater is tipped away by Patrick Whittingham | 66-61 |
| 01:41 | Stanford | Patrick Whittingham pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:37 | Stanford | John Copeland hits the finger roll set up by Tony Brown | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ben Vereen - foul #3 on Ben Vereen, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Schechter (SF) Ben Vereen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Garland Nichols (C) Thomas Farrell, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:05 | Stanford | Tony Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Copeland | 70-62 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | James Sloss's pass is intercepted by Gary Schechter | 70-62 |
| 00:44 | Stanford | John Copeland dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gary Schechter | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 72-62 |
| 00:38 | Stanford | Gary Schechter snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Stanford | John Copeland misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Lang - foul #5 on William Lang, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) William Lang, Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 00:32 | Stanford | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:32 | Stanford | John Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell is fouled on the floor by Patrick Whittingham - foul #4 on Patrick Whittingham, team foul #9 | 74-62 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | John Copeland runs out the clock | 74-64 |