| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Guinan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cargile (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion 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) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-26 |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the tip | 33-26 |
| 19:38 | Cal | Barry Blackstone gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:22 | Cal | James Cargile is hacked by Christopher Espinosa - foul #1 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), David Browning (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Christopher Espinosa, Richard Woods, Jason Shelor, Kevin Dorrough, Irvin Regis | |
| 19:13 | Cal | Vincente Costa is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Vincente Costa, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:44 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Phillip Ross | 33-28 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Tomas Dietrich picks off the pass by Barry Blackstone | 33-28 |
| 17:53 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Seymour | 33-28 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Randy Palmer takes the ball from Melvin Gallman | 33-28 |
| 17:06 | Cal | Barry Blackstone comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 33-28 |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 16:41 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 33-28 |
| 16:39 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross tips it but misses | 33-28 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Barry Blackstone grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 16:18 | Cal | Barry Blackstone buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nwake Abdalla | 35-28 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman connects on the shot from the right side set up by Frederick Seymour | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nwake Abdalla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Guinan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Palmer (fairly fresh) PF - Barry Blackstone (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - James Cargile (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Browning (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Phillip Ross (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Cal | James Cargile hits the finger roll | 37-30 |
| 15:19 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 15:17 | Cal | Arnold Guinan grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 15:11 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Phillip Ross and he's fouled by Nwake Abdalla - foul #2 on Nwake Abdalla, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Nwake Abdalla, Randy Palmer, Barry Blackstone, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Irvin Regis (C) David Browning, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:35 | Cal | Kevin Hockaday misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 14:34 | Cal | James Gardiner hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 14:15 | Southern Cal | James Gardiner steps in front of the Kevin Dorrough pass | 39-33 |
| 13:52 | Cal | Michael Linderman makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Arnold Guinan | 41-33 |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Hockaday - foul #1 on Kevin Hockaday, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Jon Pomeroy (SF) Frederick Seymour, Jason Shelor | |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG) Kevin Hockaday | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:44 | Southern Cal | Johnnie Pederson is called for the reach on Irvin Regis - foul #2 on Johnnie Pederson, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 12:07 | Cal | Vincente Costa splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 12:05 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Irvin Regis | 41-36 |
| 11:36 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 11:32 | Cal | James Gardiner gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arnold Guinan (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Pederson (fresh) PF - James Gardiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Linderman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) SG - Richard Woods (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Cal | James Gardiner is hacked by Jon Pomeroy - foul #1 on Jon Pomeroy, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF), James Cargile (C) Johnnie Pederson, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF) Jon Pomeroy | |
| 11:19 | Cal | Vincente Costa hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Arnold Guinan | 44-36 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Arnold Guinan - foul #2 on Arnold Guinan, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG) Christopher Espinosa | |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:37 | Cal | Arnold Guinan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 10:35 | Cal | James Cargile tips it home | 46-38 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 10:09 | Cal | Barry Blackstone gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Woods - foul #2 on Richard Woods, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Linderman (C) James Cargile | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Jason Shelor (SF) Frederick Seymour, Melvin Gallman | |
| 09:50 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Barry Blackstone grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 09:09 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Randy Palmer and he's hacked by Christopher Espinosa - foul #2 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Cal | James Gardiner (PF) Barry Blackstone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG) Christopher Espinosa | |
| 09:09 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the free throw | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 08:58 | Cal | James Gardiner grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 08:44 | Cal | Vincente Costa splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 08:42 | Cal | James Gardiner tips it but misses | 51-38 |
| 08:41 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 51-38 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Regis | 51-38 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis is called for traveling | 51-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Cargile (C) Vincente Costa, Randy Palmer, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF) Jason Shelor, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 07:50 | Cal | James Gardiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Charles Mota (PF) Frederick Seymour, Phillip Ross | |
| 07:34 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman misses the easy layup | 51-38 |
| 07:33 | Cal | James Cargile grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Guinan (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnnie Pederson (fresh) PF - James Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Cargile (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) SG - Richard Woods (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Mota (fresh) C - Irvin Regis (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Cal | Arnold Guinan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | Charles Mota snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Cargile - foul #1 on James Cargile, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Kevin Hockaday (SG), Barry Blackstone (PF) Nwake Abdalla, Arnold Guinan, James Gardiner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Jason Shelor (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Christopher Espinosa, Melvin Gallman, Charles Mota | |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 06:35 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:31 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Frederick Seymour is blocked by Barry Blackstone | 51-40 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Dorrough | 51-40 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses badly on a runner from the left block | 51-40 |
| 06:09 | Cal | James Cargile pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 05:57 | Cal | Barry Blackstone knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Vincente Costa | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis tips it back up and in | 53-42 |
| 05:20 | Cal | James Cargile's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Dorrough | 53-42 |
| 05:19 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson grabs the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 05:08 | Cal | Vincente Costa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-42 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough scores on a jump hook from the left block | 53-44 |
| 04:43 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Guinan (SG), Randy Palmer (SF) Kevin Hockaday, Johnnie Pederson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Charles Mota (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Jason Shelor, Kevin Dorrough, Irvin Regis | |
| 04:31 | Cal | Barry Blackstone is fouled on the floor by Phillip Ross - foul #1 on Phillip Ross, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Linderman (C) James Cargile | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Tomas Dietrich (C) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Mota | |
| 04:12 | Cal | Barry Blackstone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Tomas Dietrich - foul #1 on Tomas Dietrich, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Charles Mota (C) Frederick Seymour, David Browning, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 04:12 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:55 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Irvin Regis (C) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Mota | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Cal | Michael Linderman loses the ball out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Browning (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Richard Woods, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arnold Guinan (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Linderman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cal | James Gardiner (PF), James Cargile (C) Barry Blackstone, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Jon Pomeroy (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), Irvin Regis (C) Frederick Seymour, David Browning, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 03:01 | Cal | Randy Palmer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-44 |
| 03:00 | Cal | James Cargile hits the follow up shot | 57-44 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 02:43 | Cal | James Cargile gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Cal | Arnold Guinan loses the ball out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Christopher Espinosa, Jon Pomeroy, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| 02:21 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Woods out of a doubleteam | 57-46 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Arnold Guinan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 02:00 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tomas Dietrich | 57-46 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour's dunk attempt is rejected by James Gardiner | 57-46 |
| 01:54 | Cal | James Cargile snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 01:33 | Cal | Vincente Costa works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 01:19 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frederick Seymour | 57-48 |
| 00:55 | Cal | Randy Palmer is fouled on the floor by Melvin Gallman - foul #2 on Melvin Gallman, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Barry Blackstone (PF) James Gardiner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Jason Shelor (SF), Irvin Regis (C) Frederick Seymour, Melvin Gallman, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 00:55 | Cal | Randy Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Dorrough | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Cal | Christopher Espinosa is called for the reach on Barry Blackstone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), Michael Linderman (C) Arnold Guinan, Randy Palmer, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:47 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the contested floater near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Espinosa | 57-53 |
| 00:39 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Guinan (SG), Randy Palmer (SF), James Cargile (C) Kevin Hockaday, Johnnie Pederson, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Cal | Vincente Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Espinosa - foul #4 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), Michael Linderman (C) Arnold Guinan, Randy Palmer, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Cal | Barry Blackstone is hacked by Christopher Espinosa in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG) Christopher Espinosa | |
| 00:26 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hockaday - foul #2 on Kevin Hockaday, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Guinan (SG), Randy Palmer (SF), James Cargile (C) Kevin Hockaday, Johnnie Pederson, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:21 | Cal | James Cargile gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Frederick Seymour is called for the reach on James Cargile in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Seymour, team foul #11 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF) Arnold Guinan, Randy Palmer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:20 | Cal | James Cargile makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:20 | Cal | James Cargile misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:20 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Linderman (C) James Cargile | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:10 | Cal | Vincente Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Seymour - foul #2 on Frederick Seymour, team foul #12 | 61-53 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson is hacked by Richard Woods in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Woods, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 64-56 |