| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roland Hedrick (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Skorupski (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Exley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Paul Finn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Petitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Sauter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry inbounds the ball | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Rincon | 45-42 |
| 19:28 | Fresno State | Paul Finn travels in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 19:09 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick travels with the ball | 45-42 |
| 18:46 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter scores on a runner from the left block | 45-44 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Sean Jones steals it from Tommy Terry | 45-44 |
| 18:32 | Fresno State | Roland Hedrick takes the ball from Richard Poole in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 18:31 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon lays it in set up by Roland Hedrick | 47-44 |
| 18:11 | Fresno State | Paul Finn is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 18:09 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 17:52 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (SF) Tommy Terry | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy (PG), Lewis Thomas (SG), Jon Tourville (SF), John Stafford (PF), Terry Fiore (C) Paul Finn, Keith Petitt, Richard Poole, Sean Jones, Dale Sauter | |
| 17:50 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy is hacked by Larry Rincon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Rincon, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| 17:37 | Fresno State | Roland Hedrick steals it from John Stafford | 47-44 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the lay-in | 47-44 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Roland Hedrick | 49-44 |
| 17:07 | Fresno State | Roland Hedrick steals it from John Stafford in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 17:05 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon dunks the ball on a nice dish by Roland Hedrick | 51-44 |
| 17:02 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 16:54 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon can't tip it in | 51-44 |
| 16:53 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 16:38 | Southern Cal | Terry Fiore denies the turnaround by Roland Hedrick | 51-44 |
| 16:37 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the tip | 51-44 |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy tips it back up and in | 53-44 |
| 16:18 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lewis Thomas | 53-47 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dale Scarborough (PG), Keith Petitt (SG), Richard Poole (SF), Sean Jones (PF), Dale Sauter (C) Scott Abernathy, Lewis Thomas, Jon Tourville, John Stafford, Terry Fiore | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roland Hedrick (tiring) 24 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Skorupski (tired) C - Gerald Exley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Dale Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Petitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Sauter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Fresno State | Dale Scarborough is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sean Jones | 53-49 |
| 15:27 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roland Hedrick | 55-49 |
| 15:25 | Fresno State | Larry Rincon is called for the reach on Keith Petitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Rincon, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Finn (PG) Dale Scarborough | |
| 15:06 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter scores on a fadeaway from close range | 55-51 |
| 14:41 | Southern Cal | Paul Finn is called for the reach on Donald Skorupski - foul #1 on Paul Finn, team foul #1 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dale Scarborough (SG), Jon Tourville (SF) Keith Petitt, Richard Poole | |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-51 |
| 14:19 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 14:12 | Fresno State | Sean Jones misses the jumper from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 14:11 | Fresno State | Paul Finn snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 13:50 | Fresno State | Sean Jones is hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #3 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (SF) Tommy Terry | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy (PG), Lewis Thomas (SG), John Stafford (C) Paul Finn, Dale Scarborough, Dale Sauter | |
| 13:35 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy is hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #4 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Poole (SF) Jon Tourville | |
| 13:20 | Fresno State | Sean Jones misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 13:19 | Fresno State | John Stafford snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 12:55 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 12:54 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 12:54 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski (PF) Tommy Terry | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Finn (PG), Keith Petitt (SG), Jon Tourville (SF), Terry Fiore (C) Scott Abernathy, Lewis Thomas, Richard Poole, Sean Jones | |
| 12:29 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 12:27 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 12:25 | Fresno State | Paul Finn is hacked by Gerald Exley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Exley, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 12:11 | Fresno State | Paul Finn is hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #5 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 12:11 | Fresno State | Paul Finn makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:11 | Fresno State | Paul Finn misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:11 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy tips it in | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Roland Hedrick (tired) 24 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Terry (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerald Exley (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Paul Finn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Petitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Tourville (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Stafford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Fiore (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Fresno State | Paul Finn connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jon Tourville | 57-54 |
| 11:41 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy is fouled on the floor by John Stafford - foul #2 on John Stafford, team foul #2 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy (PG), Richard Poole (SF), Sean Jones (PF) Paul Finn, John Stafford, Terry Fiore | |
| 11:27 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon is hacked by Scott Abernathy - foul #1 on Scott Abernathy, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| 11:18 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Rincon | 59-54 |
| 11:08 | Fresno State | Tommy Terry swats the layup by Jon Tourville | 59-54 |
| 11:07 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville tips it home | 59-56 |
| 10:56 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Sean Jones - foul #2 on Sean Jones, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas (SG), Dale Sauter (C) Keith Petitt, Jon Tourville | |
| 10:56 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:56 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:56 | Fresno State | Sean Jones grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 10:51 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Hedrick - foul #4 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| 10:51 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 10:51 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:34 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Exley | 61-58 |
| 10:32 | Fresno State | Richard Poole travels in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 10:12 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick travels with the ball | 61-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dale Scarborough (PG), Terry Fiore (SF), John Stafford (PF) Scott Abernathy, Richard Poole, Sean Jones | |
| 10:08 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Hedrick - foul #5 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Horace Hamel (SG) Roland Hedrick | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Finn (PG) Dale Scarborough | |
| 10:08 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:08 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:08 | Southern Cal | Horace Hamel snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses short on a runner from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 09:57 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 09:53 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 09:52 | Fresno State | Terry Fiore snags the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 09:43 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 09:41 | Fresno State | John Stafford tips it in | 61-61 |
| 09:29 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy buries a jumper from the right block | 63-61 |
| 09:11 | Fresno State | John Stafford's dunk attempt is rejected by Anthony Murphy | 63-61 |
| 09:09 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Sauter | 63-61 |
| 08:57 | Fresno State | Anthony Murphy picks off the pass by Terry Fiore | 63-61 |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Stafford - foul #3 on John Stafford, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Hook (PG) Horace Hamel | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy (PG), Keith Petitt (SG), Jon Tourville (SF), Sean Jones (PF) Paul Finn, Lewis Thomas, Terry Fiore, John Stafford | |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 08:30 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 08:10 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy snags the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 07:46 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Hook (fresh) SG - Larry Rincon (very tired) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Tommy Terry (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Murphy (tiring) 25 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Exley (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Scott Abernathy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Petitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Tourville (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Sean Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Sauter (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Fresno State | Sean Jones is wide open but clanks a jumper from close range | 65-61 |
| 07:38 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville misses the tip | 65-61 |
| 07:36 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 07:24 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville is hacked by Anthony Murphy - foul #2 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Horace Hamel (SG) Donald Hook | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dale Scarborough (PG), Richard Poole (SF) Scott Abernathy, Dale Sauter | |
| 07:24 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 07:24 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Anthony Murphy is denied by Jon Tourville | 65-63 |
| 06:58 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 06:53 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gerald Exley - foul #3 on Gerald Exley, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 06:53 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 06:53 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy is fouled on the floor by Dale Scarborough - foul #1 on Dale Scarborough, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson (PG) Horace Hamel | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Finn (PG), John Stafford (C) Keith Petitt, Jon Tourville | |
| 06:27 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley travels with the ball | 65-65 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Hook (PG) Rodney Kesterson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 06:25 | Fresno State | Tommy Terry steps in front of the Paul Finn pass in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 06:10 | Southern Cal | Dale Scarborough steals it from Larry Rincon | 65-65 |
| 05:51 | Fresno State | Paul Finn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-65 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Horace Hamel (SG) Donald Hook | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Petitt (SG) Dale Scarborough | |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-65 |
| 05:32 | Fresno State | Richard Poole grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 05:29 | Fresno State | Paul Finn is fouled in the backcourt by Horace Hamel - foul #2 on Horace Hamel, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jon Tourville (C) Sean Jones | |
| 05:29 | Fresno State | Paul Finn misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:29 | Fresno State | Paul Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:10 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 65-66 |
| 05:09 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:05 | Fresno State | Paul Finn is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Rincon - foul #5 on Larry Rincon, team foul #13 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Hook (PG) Larry Rincon | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Terry Fiore (C) Richard Poole | |
| 05:05 | Fresno State | Paul Finn makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:05 | Fresno State | Paul Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-68 |
| 04:28 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Tourville | 67-71 |
| 04:18 | Southern Cal | Paul Finn is called for the reach on Donald Hook - foul #2 on Paul Finn, team foul #7 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson (PG) Horace Hamel | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy (PG), Lewis Thomas (SG), Sean Jones (PF) Paul Finn, Keith Petitt, John Stafford | |
| 04:18 | Southern Cal | Donald Hook misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 04:18 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Sean Jones | 67-71 |
| 03:49 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steve Harrison (SG) Donald Hook | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Poole (SF), Dale Sauter (C) Jon Tourville, Terry Fiore | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 03:31 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Rodney Kesterson (fresh) SG - Steve Harrison (fresh) SF - Tommy Terry (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Murphy (tired) 27 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Exley (very tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Scott Abernathy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Sauter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Fresno State | Richard Poole is fouled on the floor by Tommy Terry - foul #3 on Tommy Terry, team foul #14 | 67-71 |
| 03:26 | Fresno State | Richard Poole makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 03:26 | Fresno State | Richard Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | Lewis Thomas picks off the pass by Anthony Murphy | 67-73 |
| 03:08 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Kesterson - foul #1 on Rodney Kesterson, team foul #15 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Hook (PG) Rodney Kesterson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 03:08 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 03:08 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy's floater is tipped away by Dale Sauter | 67-75 |
| 02:40 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| 02:40 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Horace Hamel (SG) Steve Harrison | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Finn (PG), Keith Petitt (SG) Scott Abernathy, Lewis Thomas | |
| 02:27 | Fresno State | Richard Poole is whistled for traveling | 67-75 |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-75 |
| 02:12 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Sauter | 67-75 |
| 02:10 | Fresno State | Sean Jones snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| 02:05 | Fresno State | Sean Jones buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Keith Petitt and the foul's on Anthony Murphy - foul #3 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #16 | 67-77 |
| 02:05 | Fresno State | Sean Jones misses the free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:05 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Sauter | 67-77 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Anthony Murphy is called for the reach on Keith Petitt - foul #4 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #17 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy (PG), Jon Tourville (SF), John Stafford (PF), Terry Fiore (C) Paul Finn, Richard Poole, Sean Jones, Dale Sauter | |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy knocks in the floater from the baseline | 69-78 |
| 01:42 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Finn (PG), Richard Poole (SF), Sean Jones (PF), Dale Sauter (C) Scott Abernathy, Jon Tourville, John Stafford, Terry Fiore | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Fresno State | Horace Hamel is called for the reach on Keith Petitt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Horace Hamel, team foul #18 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Terry Fiore (C) Dale Sauter | |
| 01:41 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 69-78 |
| 01:41 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:41 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Fiore | 69-80 |
| 01:27 | Fresno State | Richard Poole grabs the board | 69-80 |
| 01:24 | Fresno State | Richard Poole is hacked by Donald Hook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Hook, team foul #19 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy (PG), Lewis Thomas (SG), John Stafford (C) Paul Finn, Keith Petitt, Sean Jones | |
| 01:24 | Fresno State | Richard Poole makes the 1st free throw | 69-81 |
| 01:24 | Fresno State | Richard Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 69-82 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Terry Fiore - foul #2 on Terry Fiore, team foul #8 | 69-82 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jon Tourville (SF) Richard Poole | |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Tommy Terry - foul #4 on Tommy Terry, team foul #20 | 70-82 |
| 00:42 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-83 |
| 00:42 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy slams it home | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Fresno State | Donald Hook is called for the reach on John Stafford - foul #2 on Donald Hook, team foul #21 | 72-84 |
| 00:12 | Fresno State | John Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:12 | Fresno State | John Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | Donald Hook is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Donald Hook, team foul #22 | 72-85 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy runs out the clock | 72-85 |