| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Delapaz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Bowlin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Delapaz | 40-36 |
| 19:24 | Washington State | Julius Stark's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Plemons | 40-36 |
| 19:08 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 19:08 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 19:08 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:46 | Washington State | Michael Williams is whistled for traveling | 42-36 |
| 18:31 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Edwin Towery | 44-36 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses the 3 from straight away but the foul's on Stanley Harrison - foul #2 on Stanley Harrison, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Julius Stark makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Julius Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Julius Stark makes the 3rd free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:52 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison misses short on a jumper from close range | 44-39 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | Julius Stark pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:41 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Barnett (C) Stanley Harrison | |
| Subs | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) James Bowlin, Michael Williams | |
| 17:21 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-39 |
| 17:19 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 17:07 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa misses the easy layup | 44-39 |
| 17:05 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-39 |
| 16:53 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Julius Stark grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 16:45 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by John Shuford | 44-41 |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), Kenneth Flynn (SF), Bradley Bell (PF), Stanley Harrison (C) Edwin Towery, John Delapaz, John Cunningham, Nathaniel Plemons, John Barnett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Rod Ewing (SF), Michael Williams (C) John Shuford, Dikembe Africa, Maximo Rossi | |
| 16:15 | Washington State | Rod Ewing is hacked by Kenneth Flynn - foul #1 on Kenneth Flynn, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (SG), James Bowlin (PF) Julius Stark, Alexei Zabinski | |
| 15:58 | Washington State | Harvey Grady comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 15:56 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradley Bell (fresh) C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Leff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Grady (fresh) SF - Rod Ewing (fresh) PF - James Bowlin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (SG) Dewey Rogers | |
| Subs | Washington State | Julius Stark (SG) Harvey Grady | |
| 15:16 | Washington State | Rod Ewing misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 44-41 |
| 15:14 | Washington State | James Bowlin grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:00 | Washington State | Julius Stark comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 44-41 |
| 14:58 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 14:56 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:33 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Disalvo | 47-41 |
| 14:10 | Washington State | Rod Ewing misses the lay-in | 47-41 |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:50 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 13:49 | Washington State | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 13:34 | Washington State | Rod Ewing hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-44 |
| 13:22 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Stanley Harrison is denied by Michael Williams | 47-44 |
| 13:21 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:05 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 13:03 | Washington State | Julius Stark gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:58 | Washington State | James Bowlin is fouled on the floor by Bradley Bell - foul #2 on Bradley Bell, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF), John Barnett (C) Edward Disalvo, John Delapaz, Kenneth Flynn, Bradley Bell, Stanley Harrison | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Shuford (PG), Harvey Grady (SG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Alexei Zabinski (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Eddie Leff, Julius Stark, Rod Ewing, James Bowlin, Michael Williams | |
| 12:38 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| 12:13 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 12:11 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 11:59 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Edwin Towery | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harvey Grady (fresh) SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alexei Zabinski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-44 |
| 11:41 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:23 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #3 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (SG) Dewey Rogers | |
| Subs | Washington State | Julius Stark (SG) Harvey Grady | |
| 11:04 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Shuford | 47-46 |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from John Delapaz | 49-46 |
| 10:10 | Washington State | John Shuford loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 49-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SF), Bradley Bell (C) John Cunningham, John Barnett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Thomas Charpentier (C) John Shuford, Alexei Zabinski | |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Edwin Towery and he's fouled by Maximo Rossi - foul #2 on Maximo Rossi, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG) Edwin Towery | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SF), James Bowlin (PF), Michael Williams (C) Dikembe Africa, Maximo Rossi, Thomas Charpentier | |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:28 | Washington State | Eddie Leff scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Julius Stark | 52-48 |
| 09:19 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-48 |
| 09:18 | Washington State | Rod Ewing grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 09:13 | Washington State | Michael Williams misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #4 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (SF), Stanley Harrison (C) Kenneth Flynn, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Shuford (PG) Rod Ewing | |
| 09:13 | Washington State | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:13 | Washington State | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:13 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:58 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 52-48 |
| 08:56 | Washington State | James Bowlin gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:31 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses short on a shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 08:30 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham drills a jumper from the right block | 54-48 |
| 07:54 | Washington State | Eddie Leff is hacked by John Delapaz - foul #1 on John Delapaz, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Edward Disalvo, John Delapaz, Bradley Bell | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Africa (SF), Alexei Zabinski (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Eddie Leff, James Bowlin, Michael Williams | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alexei Zabinski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Washington State | The short jumper by Dikembe Africa is denied by Stanley Harrison | 54-48 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 07:34 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery's pass is intercepted by John Shuford in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Julius Stark and he's hacked by Stanley Harrison - foul #3 on Stanley Harrison, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SF), John Barnett (C) John Cunningham, Stanley Harrison | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Rod Ewing (SG) John Shuford, Julius Stark | |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (SG) Dewey Rogers | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:31 | Washington State | Nathaniel Plemons steps in front of the Harvey Grady pass | 54-51 |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Julius Stark (SG), James Bowlin (PF), Michael Williams (C) Harvey Grady, Rod Ewing, Alexei Zabinski, Maximo Rossi | |
| 06:00 | Washington State | Michael Williams misses the shot from the left block | 54-51 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | John Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 54-51 |
| 05:37 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Delapaz | 56-51 |
| 05:06 | Washington State | Julius Stark makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 56-54 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Kenneth Flynn is denied by Michael Williams | 56-54 |
| 04:43 | Washington State | James Bowlin pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:14 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-54 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | John Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (SF), Stanley Harrison (C) Kenneth Flynn, John Barnett | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Shuford (PG) Eddie Leff | |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:54 | Washington State | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Delapaz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Bowlin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa clanks a jumper near the basket | 57-54 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski (PF) James Bowlin | |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:19 | Washington State | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:09 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Shuford and he's hacked by Stanley Harrison - foul #4 on Stanley Harrison, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Maximo Rossi (C) Michael Williams | |
| 03:09 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:01 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison hits a runner from the baseline | 60-57 |
| 02:56 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Bowlin (PF), Michael Williams (C) Alexei Zabinski, Maximo Rossi | |
| 02:36 | Washington State | James Bowlin is hacked by John Delapaz - foul #2 on John Delapaz, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 02:36 | Washington State | James Bowlin misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | James Bowlin steps in front of the John Delapaz pass | 60-57 |
| 01:51 | Washington State | Julius Stark drills a jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons comes up short on the shot from the right block | 60-59 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison tips it back up and in | 62-59 |
| 01:03 | Washington State | Michael Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 01:01 | Washington State | Michael Williams tips it home | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz double dribbles | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Michael Williams is hacked by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #5 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell (PF) Nathaniel Plemons | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery loses the ball out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Washington State | Michael Williams is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Julius Stark | 62-64 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses short on a halfcourt shot | 62-64 |