| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Scott (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Stern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) SG - John Delapaz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | William Scott inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Cal | Michael Jefferson is hacked by John Cunningham - foul #2 on John Cunningham, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:26 | Cal | Claude Walker misses long on a floater from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 19:24 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 19:04 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 35-31 |
| 19:03 | Cal | Billy Stern grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 18:34 | Cal | Claude Walker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Scott | 37-31 |
| 18:14 | Southern Cal | William Scott blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Cunningham | 37-31 |
| 18:13 | Cal | Billy Stern snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:54 | Cal | Nathaniel Plemons takes the ball from William Scott after a doubleteam | 37-31 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Claude Walker - foul #3 on Claude Walker, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF) Claude Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:14 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), John Matsumura (C) James Scott, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Barnett (C) Stanley Harrison | |
| 16:47 | Cal | Gary Hulsey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Hulsey, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SF) John Cunningham | |
| 16:30 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-31 |
| 16:29 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 16:05 | Cal | William Scott misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 16:04 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to William Scott | 37-31 |
| 15:48 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the lay-in | 37-31 |
| 15:46 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Edwin Towery | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fairly fresh) SG - John Delapaz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Barnett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Matsumura - foul #1 on John Matsumura, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), James Scott (SG), Mladen Zuck (C) Mladen Smitreski, Gary Hulsey, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), Bradley Bell (PF), Stanley Harrison (C) Edwin Towery, John Delapaz, Nathaniel Plemons, John Barnett | |
| 15:35 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:35 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:09 | Cal | Michael Jefferson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Walker | 39-33 |
| 14:44 | Southern Cal | Michael Jefferson picks off the pass by Bradley Bell | 39-33 |
| 14:15 | Cal | William Scott makes the 3 from straight away set up by Claude Walker | 42-33 |
| 13:52 | Southern Cal | Mladen Zuck swats the layup by Bradley Bell | 42-33 |
| 13:51 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison tips it home | 42-35 |
| 13:22 | Cal | Kenneth Flynn picks off the pass by Michael Jefferson | 42-35 |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) James Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), John Delapaz (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Edward Disalvo, Dewey Rogers, Kenneth Flynn, Bradley Bell | |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:33 | Cal | William Scott is fouled on the floor by John Cunningham - foul #3 on John Cunningham, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF), Billy Stern (PF) William Scott, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Barnett (C) Stanley Harrison | |
| 12:14 | Cal | Edwin Towery steals it from Claude Walker | 42-38 |
| 12:09 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edwin Towery | 42-40 |
| 11:50 | Cal | Gary Hulsey misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery travels with the ball | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), William Scott (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF) Mladen Smitreski, Gary Hulsey, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Delapaz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Barnett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Cal | Claude Walker's floater is knocked away by John Cunningham | 42-40 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery tips it but misses | 42-40 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | John Barnett tips it but misses | 42-40 |
| 10:32 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham tips it home | 42-42 |
| 10:13 | Cal | William Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 10:11 | Cal | Mladen Zuck pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:46 | Cal | James Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF), Billy Stern (PF) William Scott, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SF), Stanley Harrison (C) John Cunningham, John Barnett | |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 09:23 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:00 | Cal | Mladen Zuck is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 08:59 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 08:31 | Cal | Claude Walker misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 08:29 | Cal | Mladen Zuck can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 08:23 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Nathaniel Plemons | 44-46 |
| 07:59 | Cal | Claude Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Mladen Zuck tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Claude Walker - foul #4 on Claude Walker, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG), Michael Jefferson (PF) Claude Walker, James Scott, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Bradley Bell (PF) John Delapaz, Kenneth Flynn, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:27 | Cal | Gary Hulsey loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG) Edwin Towery | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Stern (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Bradley Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dewey Rogers | 46-50 |
| 06:51 | Cal | William Scott drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 06:35 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:34 | Cal | William Scott gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 06:04 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell's pass is intercepted by Michael Jefferson | 49-50 |
| 05:38 | Cal | William Scott misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 05:37 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 05:37 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), James Scott (SG), Mladen Zuck (C) Mladen Smitreski, Gary Hulsey, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), John Delapaz (SG), Nathaniel Plemons (PF), John Barnett (C) Edward Disalvo, Dewey Rogers, Bradley Bell, Stanley Harrison | |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Delapaz and he's hacked by William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:05 | Cal | William Scott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 05:03 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:52 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-53 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:48 | Cal | Edwin Towery steals it from Claude Walker in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 04:27 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 04:25 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 04:06 | Cal | Mladen Zuck is called for 3 seconds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison (C) John Barnett | |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | Mladen Zuck steals it from John Cunningham | 49-53 |
| 03:32 | Cal | Claude Walker jams it | 51-53 |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Claude Walker picks off the pass by Stanley Harrison | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Delapaz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Cal | James Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 51-53 |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz drills a runner in the lane set up by Edwin Towery | 51-55 |
| 02:13 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-55 |
| 02:11 | Cal | Mladen Zuck pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:53 | Cal | Claude Walker scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Jefferson and the foul's on Nathaniel Plemons - foul #3 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| 01:53 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses badly on a shot from the left side | 54-55 |
| 01:31 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Claude Walker misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Cunningham | 54-57 |
| 01:01 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 00:39 | Cal | William Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Edwin Towery | 54-57 |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | James Scott is called for the reach on John Delapaz in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Cal | Claude Walker hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 54-59 |
| 00:29 | Cal | James Scott gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Mladen Zuck is whistled for a carry | 54-59 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SF), Bradley Bell (PF) John Cunningham, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Claude Walker is called for the reach on Kenneth Flynn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Claude Walker, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF) Claude Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:24 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mladen Zuck | 54-60 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Gary Hulsey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison is hacked by William Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Cal | William Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Bradley Bell | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery runs out the clock | 54-62 |