| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (fresh) SG - Roland Hedrick (fresh) SF - Tommy Terry (fresh) PF - Donald Skorupski (fresh) C - Gerald Exley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Ward (fresh) SG - Zoran Brodowski (fresh) SF - Ryan Lyons (fresh) PF - Steve Peng (fresh) C - James Hagen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Cal | Steve Peng snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Cal | Gary Ward knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Hagen | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the runner from the left block | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Cal | Gary Ward hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Peng | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Gary Ward is called for the reach on Larry Rincon - foul #1 on Gary Ward, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Southern Cal | Ryan Lyons steals it from Roland Hedrick | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gerald Exley | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Hagen - foul #1 on James Hagen, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (C) Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Cal | The pull-up jumper by Steve Peng is blocked by Donald Skorupski | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Cal | Steve Peng grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:45 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski is hacked by Larry Rincon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), Manuel Ammons (SF) Gary Ward, Zoran Brodowski | |
| 16:24 | Cal | William Alban misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski tips it home | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (fairly fresh) SG - Roland Hedrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tommy Terry (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Skorupski (tiring) 2 pts. C - Anthony Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Alban (fresh) SG - Ryan Lyons (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Ammons (fresh) PF - Steve Peng (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hagen (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Cal | Larry Rincon is called for the reach on William Alban in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Rincon, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Hook (PG), Gerald Exley (C) Larry Rincon, Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Fountain (PF), Robert Masters (C) Steve Peng, James Hagen | |
| 15:33 | Cal | William Alban buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ryan Lyons | 6-7 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy lays it in | 8-7 |
| 14:59 | Cal | William Alban can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Hook - foul #1 on Donald Hook, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski (PF) Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | Cal | Zoran Brodowski (SG), James Hagen (C) Manuel Ammons, Robert Masters | |
| 14:59 | Cal | William Alban makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:59 | Cal | William Alban makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | Cal | William Alban makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (PG), Steve Peng (PF) William Alban, Anthony Fountain | |
| 13:51 | Cal | Gary Ward hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Zoran Brodowski | 10-15 |
| 13:38 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the shot from the left side | 10-15 |
| 13:36 | Cal | The rebound goes to Steve Peng | 10-15 |
| 13:08 | Cal | Gary Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-15 |
| 13:06 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Exley | 13-15 |
| 12:17 | Cal | Steve Peng is fouled on the floor by Gerald Exley - foul #1 on Gerald Exley, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (PG), Anthony Murphy (SF) Donald Hook, Tommy Terry | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), Manuel Ammons (SF), Anthony Fountain (PF), Robert Masters (C) Gary Ward, Zoran Brodowski, Steve Peng, James Hagen | |
| 11:51 | Cal | Ryan Lyons misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 13-15 |
| 11:50 | Cal | Anthony Fountain snags the offensive board | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (fresh) SG - Roland Hedrick (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Skorupski (tired) 2 pts. C - Gerald Exley (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Alban (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ryan Lyons (tiring) SF - Manuel Ammons (fresh) PF - Anthony Fountain (fresh) C - Robert Masters (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Cal | William Alban misses short on a shot from the left side | 13-15 |
| 11:28 | Cal | Manuel Ammons tips it back up and in | 13-17 |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses short on a jumper from the right side | 13-17 |
| 11:16 | Cal | Manuel Ammons snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 10:55 | Cal | Ryan Lyons banks in the wide open layup | 13-19 |
| 10:34 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon loses the dribble to Anthony Fountain | 13-19 |
| 10:29 | Cal | Ryan Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (PG), Steve Peng (PF), James Hagen (C) William Alban, Anthony Fountain, Robert Masters | |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry is fouled on the floor by Manuel Ammons - foul #1 on Manuel Ammons, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Zoran Brodowski (SG) Manuel Ammons | |
| 10:05 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy clanks a shot from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry tips it but misses | 13-19 |
| 10:02 | Cal | James Hagen grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 09:40 | Cal | Ryan Lyons scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | James Hagen steps in front of the Larry Rincon pass | 13-21 |
| 09:10 | Cal | Tommy Terry is called for the reach on Zoran Brodowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Terry, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski (PF) Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Cal | Manuel Ammons (SF) Ryan Lyons | |
| 08:48 | Cal | James Hagen comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 13-21 |
| 08:47 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:38 | Cal | James Hagen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Murphy - foul #1 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG) Gary Ward | |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-21 |
| 08:38 | Cal | James Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:38 | Cal | James Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:17 | Southern Cal | James Hagen swats the short shot by Donald Skorupski | 13-23 |
| 08:15 | Cal | William Alban snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 07:47 | Cal | William Alban knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hagen | 13-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (fairly fresh) SG - Roland Hedrick (tired) 9 pts. SF - Tommy Terry (tired) 2 reb. PF - Donald Skorupski (tired) 2 pts. C - Anthony Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Alban (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Zoran Brodowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Ammons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Peng (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hagen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | James Hagen is called for the reach on Larry Rincon - foul #2 on James Hagen, team foul #4 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (PG), Ryan Lyons (SG), Robert Masters (C) William Alban, Zoran Brodowski, James Hagen | |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Steve Peng takes the ball from Larry Rincon | 13-25 |
| 06:40 | Cal | Gary Ward clanks a jumper from the left wing | 13-25 |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick grabs the board | 13-25 |
| 06:34 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 3 from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 06:15 | Cal | Steve Peng travels with the ball | 16-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Fountain (PF) Steve Peng | |
| 06:08 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry double dribbles | 16-25 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Gary Ward is hacked by Larry Rincon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Rincon, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski (PF) Tommy Terry | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:06 | Cal | Gary Ward makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Gary Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy blows the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Lyons - foul #1 on Ryan Lyons, team foul #5 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Larry Rincon | |
| Subs | Cal | Zoran Brodowski (SG) Manuel Ammons | |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:49 | Cal | Robert Masters gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 05:26 | Cal | Ryan Lyons hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Gary Ward | 17-29 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Anthony Fountain swats the layup by Anthony Murphy | 17-29 |
| 05:16 | Cal | Ryan Lyons snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| 05:02 | Cal | Ryan Lyons is hacked by Tommy Terry - foul #2 on Tommy Terry, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (PG) Tommy Terry | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), Manuel Ammons (SF), Steve Peng (PF) Gary Ward, Anthony Fountain, Robert Masters | |
| 05:02 | Cal | Ryan Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 05:02 | Cal | Ryan Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Zoran Brodowski takes the ball from Roland Hedrick | 17-31 |
| 04:47 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski can't throw it down | 17-31 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-31 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Ryan Lyons snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski is called for 10 seconds | 17-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick loses the dribble to Manuel Ammons | 17-31 |
| 03:40 | Cal | Manuel Ammons drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Zoran Brodowski | 17-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (tiring) 3 pf. SG - Roland Hedrick (tired) 12 pts. SF - Tommy Terry (tired) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Murphy (tiring) 3 pts. C - Gerald Exley (tired) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Alban (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Zoran Brodowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Ammons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Peng (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ryan Lyons (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick buries a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Manuel Ammons - foul #2 on Manuel Ammons, team foul #6 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski (PF) Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (PG), Anthony Fountain (PF), James Hagen (C) William Alban, Steve Peng, Ryan Lyons | |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the free throw | 19-34 |
| 03:19 | Cal | James Hagen pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |
| 03:17 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Hedrick - foul #1 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #9 | 19-34 |
| 03:17 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 03:17 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the board | 19-34 |
| 02:57 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-34 |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick grabs the offensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 02:43 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley is hacked by Manuel Ammons - foul #3 on Manuel Ammons, team foul #7 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (C) Larry Rincon | |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SF) Manuel Ammons | |
| 02:43 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley misses the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 02:43 | Cal | James Hagen grabs the defensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 02:14 | Cal | Roland Hedrick takes the ball from Zoran Brodowski | 19-34 |
| 01:52 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (PG) Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), Steve Peng (PF) Gary Ward, Anthony Fountain | |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Roland Hedrick is denied by James Hagen | 22-34 |
| 01:26 | Cal | James Hagen pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 00:58 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-34 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Steve Peng tips it but misses | 22-34 |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Murphy | 22-34 |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 22-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Tommy Terry | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (PG), Ryan Lyons (SG) William Alban, Zoran Brodowski | |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Harry Snyder steals it from Roland Hedrick | 22-34 |
| 00:19 | Cal | Ryan Lyons can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #1 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #10 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:19 | Cal | Ryan Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 00:19 | Cal | Ryan Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 00:19 | Cal | James Hagen pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Gary Ward hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 22-35 |
| 00:00 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Ward | 22-35 |