| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeff Carbajal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Soderlund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) PF - Garland Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs is called for 3 seconds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Thad Lueras (PF) Harold Jacobs, Garland Nichols | |
| 19:17 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal misses badly on a floater from the right side | 24-37 |
| 19:16 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Thad Lueras | 24-37 |
| 19:03 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Lang | 24-39 |
| 18:42 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 18:41 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Zurheide | 24-39 |
| 18:26 | Southern Cal | James Sloss banks in the layup set up by Thad Lueras | 24-41 |
| 18:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gilbert Hunter - foul #2 on Gilbert Hunter, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Garland Nichols (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) Donald Zurheide, Thad Lueras, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 18:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 18:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 17:46 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-41 |
| 17:44 | Southern Cal | William Lang snags the offensive board | 25-41 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | Richard Soderlund is called for the reach on Harold Jacobs - foul #2 on Richard Soderlund, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Harold Jacobs | |
| 17:03 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Lang | 25-43 |
| 16:37 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses long on a runner in the lane | 25-43 |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-43 |
| 16:06 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the offensive board | 25-43 |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Erdman is called for the reach on James Sloss - foul #2 on Lawrence Erdman, team foul #2 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman (PG), Arthur Burke (SG), Kenneth Cheever (SF), Todd Cox (PF), Roderick Hudson (C) Joshua Anderson, Jeff Carbajal, Richard Soderlund, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joel Primm (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) James Sloss, William Lang, Donald Zurheide, Carlos Lopez | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lowell Zaman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) PF - Todd Cox (fresh) C - Roderick Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joel Primm (fresh) SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) PF - Garland Nichols (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner is hacked by Lowell Zaman - foul #2 on Lowell Zaman, team foul #3 | 25-43 |
| 15:17 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-43 |
| 15:15 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever gets the rebound | 25-43 |
| 15:09 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lowell Zaman | 28-43 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 28-43 |
| 14:46 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 14:42 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Cox | 31-43 |
| 14:19 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Joiner | 31-45 |
| 14:05 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols can't finish the layup | 31-45 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter tips it but misses | 31-45 |
| 13:55 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 13:49 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 13:33 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols is fouled on the floor by Roderick Hudson - foul #3 on Roderick Hudson, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG), Jeff Carbajal (SG), Richard Soderlund (SF), Lawrence Erdman (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Lowell Zaman, Arthur Burke, Kenneth Cheever, Todd Cox, Roderick Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), William Lang (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Thad Lueras (PF) Joel Primm, Ernest Joiner, Harold Jacobs, Garland Nichols | |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter is fouled on the floor by Ricky Sweeney - foul #3 on Ricky Sweeney, team foul #5 | 31-45 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Soderlund - foul #3 on Richard Soderlund, team foul #6 | 31-45 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 13:10 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 12:49 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | William Lang clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 12:33 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Ricky Sweeney | 34-46 |
| 12:26 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Hunter - foul #3 on Gilbert Hunter, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Garland Nichols (PF) Donald Zurheide, Thad Lueras | |
| 12:11 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal is fouled on the floor by Harold Jacobs - foul #2 on Harold Jacobs, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez (C) Gilbert Hunter | |
| 11:54 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 36-46 |
| 11:32 | Southern Cal | Joshua Anderson steals it from William Lang | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Carbajal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Soderlund (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Lang (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garland Nichols (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 11:07 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Sloss and the foul's on Jeff Carbajal - foul #1 on Jeff Carbajal, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman (PG) Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Harold Jacobs, Carlos Lopez | |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 10:32 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Zurheide - foul #2 on Donald Zurheide, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras (PF) Garland Nichols | |
| 10:32 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:32 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | William Lang connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from James Sloss | 38-51 |
| 09:53 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund double dribbles | 38-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson (PF), Kenneth Cheever (C) Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (PF) Thad Lueras | |
| 09:34 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses the jumper in the lane | 38-51 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter tips it back up and in | 38-53 |
| 09:28 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lowell Zaman | 41-53 |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | William Lang hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jeff Carbajal - foul #2 on Jeff Carbajal, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG), Arthur Burke (C) Jeff Carbajal, Richard Soderlund | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Thad Lueras (PF) Donald Zurheide, Garland Nichols | |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses the free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:06 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 08:46 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 08:45 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke tips it home | 43-55 |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | William Lang scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gilbert Hunter | 43-57 |
| 08:02 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lowell Zaman | 45-57 |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | William Lang is fouled on the floor by Joshua Anderson - foul #1 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #9 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal (SG), Richard Soderlund (SF), Lawrence Erdman (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Lowell Zaman, Kenneth Cheever, Roderick Hudson, Arthur Burke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Garland Nichols (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) Harold Jacobs, Thad Lueras, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:18 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Carbajal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Soderlund (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. SG - William Lang (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Garland Nichols (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez loses the dribble to Ricky Sweeney | 48-59 |
| 06:32 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez clanks a shot from close range | 48-59 |
| 06:04 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| 05:43 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 48-61 |
| 05:41 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund misses the tip | 48-61 |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Donald Zurheide, Carlos Lopez | |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | William Lang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 05:07 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney's floater is tipped away by Gilbert Hunter | 48-61 |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 04:43 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Garland Nichols | 48-63 |
| 04:28 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney comes up short on the shot near the basket | 48-63 |
| 04:27 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Jeff Carbajal is called for the reach on Gilbert Hunter - foul #3 on Jeff Carbajal, team foul #10 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman (PG) Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joel Primm (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Thad Lueras (PF) James Sloss, William Lang, Garland Nichols | |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 03:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Jacobs - foul #3 on Harold Jacobs, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever (SF), Roderick Hudson (PF), Arthur Burke (C) Richard Soderlund, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (C) Harold Jacobs, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 03:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 03:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Arthur Burke steals it from Ernest Joiner | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lowell Zaman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Carbajal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roderick Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Burke (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joel Primm (fresh) SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thad Lueras (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman drills a floater from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 02:43 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Joel Primm | 52-67 |
| 02:36 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson double dribbles | 52-67 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox (PF) Jeff Carbajal | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:19 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Ernest Joiner and he's hacked by Roderick Hudson - foul #4 on Roderick Hudson, team foul #11 | 52-69 |
| 02:19 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez makes the free throw | 52-70 |
| 02:10 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 02:08 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 01:53 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez misses short on a jumper in the lane | 52-70 |
| 01:51 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| 01:47 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever is whistled for a carry | 52-70 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joel Primm | 52-73 |
| 01:13 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke is hacked by Joel Primm - foul #1 on Joel Primm, team foul #6 | 52-73 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-73 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez snags the defensive board | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Thad Lueras is denied by Roderick Hudson | 52-73 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide gets the offensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Carlos Lopez and the foul's on Todd Cox - foul #1 on Todd Cox, team foul #12 | 52-75 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras makes the free throw | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joel Primm - foul #2 on Joel Primm, team foul #7 | 52-76 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm runs out the clock | 54-76 |