| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lance Kerley (fresh) SG - Jay Denault (fresh) SF - Robert Walker (fresh) PF - David Shaw (fresh) C - Ognjen Dobrowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fresh) SG - Matthew Ervin (fresh) SF - Dennis Rueb (fresh) PF - Allan Dale (fresh) C - Anthony Houston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Anthony Houston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Cal | Matthew Ervin clanks a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Southern Cal | Robert Walker pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Southern Cal | David Shaw can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Cal | Allan Dale pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Cal | Alfred Baltz is hacked by Ognjen Dobrowski - foul #1 on Ognjen Dobrowski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Cal | Allan Dale can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lance Kerley | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Cal | Matthew Ervin travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski buries a jump hook from the baseline | 5-0 |
| 17:43 | Cal | Anthony Houston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 5-0 |
| 17:41 | Southern Cal | David Shaw pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:21 | Southern Cal | Robert Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Houston | 5-0 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Robert Walker tips it in | 7-0 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Alfred Baltz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:09 | Southern Cal | David Shaw snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:47 | Southern Cal | Matthew Ervin is called for the reach on Robert Walker - foul #1 on Matthew Ervin, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson (SG), Roy Vos (SF), Joseph Lovell (PF), Tony Cuyler (C) Jay Denault, Robert Walker, David Shaw, Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Ricky Hicks (SG), Mark Greene (SF), Donald Hubbard (C) Alfred Baltz, Matthew Ervin, Dennis Rueb, Anthony Houston | |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | Roy Vos clanks a floater from the left side | 7-0 |
| 16:26 | Cal | The rebound goes to Allan Dale | 7-0 |
| 16:24 | Cal | Ricky Hicks's pass is intercepted by Roy Vos in the backcourt | 7-0 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-0 |
| 15:59 | Cal | Donald Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lance Kerley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edgar Anderson (fresh) SF - Roy Vos (fresh) PF - Joseph Lovell (fresh) C - Tony Cuyler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) SF - Mark Greene (fresh) PF - Allan Dale (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Cal | Allan Dale is hacked by Tony Cuyler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Cuyler, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG) Lance Kerley | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Lockard (SF) Allan Dale | |
| 15:38 | Cal | Mark Greene hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Don White and he's fouled by Jay Denault - foul #1 on Jay Denault, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley (PG) Jay Denault | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:38 | Cal | Mark Greene makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Don White grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:03 | Cal | Ricky Hicks is called for traveling | 7-3 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG) Lance Kerley | |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG) Don White | |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-3 |
| 14:39 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:35 | Cal | Alfred Baltz is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Denault - foul #2 on Jay Denault, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley (PG) Jay Denault | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Ervin (SG), Allan Dale (PF), Anthony Houston (C) Ricky Hicks, Mark Greene, Donald Hubbard | |
| 14:20 | Cal | Alfred Baltz scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Lockard | 7-5 |
| 13:54 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on Lance Kerley - foul #1 on Lance Kerley, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Walker (SF), David Shaw (PF), Ognjen Dobrowski (C) Roy Vos, Joseph Lovell, Tony Cuyler | |
| Subs | Cal | Dennis Rueb (SF) Gary Lockard | |
| 13:33 | Cal | Anthony Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Mark Greene (PF) Alfred Baltz, Allan Dale | |
| 13:14 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses the dunk | 7-5 |
| 13:12 | Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Houston | 7-5 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Dennis Rueb misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #6 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roy Vos (SF), Joseph Lovell (PF), Tony Cuyler (C) Robert Walker, David Shaw, Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG), Donald Hubbard (C) Matthew Ervin, Anthony Houston | |
| 13:04 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Donald Hubbard blocks the jumper by Joseph Lovell | 7-7 |
| 12:41 | Cal | Don White grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 12:18 | Cal | Ricky Hicks clanks a turnaround in the paint | 7-7 |
| 12:17 | Cal | Donald Hubbard tips it home | 7-9 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley jams it on a great pass from Joseph Lovell | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lance Kerley (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Roy Vos (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Lovell (fairly fresh) C - Tony Cuyler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) SF - Dennis Rueb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Cal | Roy Vos steals it from Dennis Rueb | 9-9 |
| 11:23 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler is whistled for a carry | 9-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG), Robert Walker (SF), David Shaw (PF), Ognjen Dobrowski (C) Lance Kerley, Roy Vos, Joseph Lovell, Tony Cuyler | |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Gary Lockard (SF), Allan Dale (PF), Anthony Houston (C) Don White, Ricky Hicks, Dennis Rueb, Mark Greene, Donald Hubbard | |
| 11:18 | Cal | Alfred Baltz's pass is intercepted by Edgar Anderson in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 11:01 | Southern Cal | David Shaw's pass is intercepted by Gary Lockard | 9-9 |
| 10:58 | Cal | Allan Dale lays it up and in set up by Gary Lockard | 9-11 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Robert Walker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 10:29 | Cal | Allan Dale can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 11-11 |
| 10:27 | Cal | Allan Dale can't tip it in | 11-11 |
| 10:25 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:08 | Southern Cal | Matthew Ervin steals the ball from Jay Denault | 11-11 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Gary Lockard connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-14 |
| 09:28 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson is fouled on the floor by Allan Dale - foul #1 on Allan Dale, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley (PG), Roy Vos (SG), Joseph Lovell (SF) Jay Denault, Edgar Anderson, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG), Dennis Rueb (SF), Mark Greene (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Matthew Ervin, Gary Lockard, Allan Dale, Anthony Houston | |
| 09:07 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ricky Hicks - foul #1 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Walker (SF), Tony Cuyler (C) David Shaw, Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG) Alfred Baltz | |
| 09:07 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:07 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:07 | Cal | Ricky Hicks pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:03 | Cal | Lance Kerley is called for the reach on Don White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lance Kerley, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG) Lance Kerley | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:03 | Cal | Don White makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:03 | Cal | Don White makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:47 | Southern Cal | Mark Greene blocks the short jumper by Roy Vos | 12-16 |
| 08:46 | Cal | Mark Greene gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:30 | Cal | Mark Greene connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Don White | 12-18 |
| 08:01 | Southern Cal | Roy Vos is called for a charge - foul #1 on Roy Vos, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley (PG), Edgar Anderson (SG), David Shaw (PF), Ognjen Dobrowski (C) Jay Denault, Roy Vos, Robert Walker, Tony Cuyler | |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Allan Dale (PF) Don White, Ricky Hicks, Dennis Rueb | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lance Kerley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Anderson (tiring) SF - Joseph Lovell (fairly fresh) PF - David Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ognjen Dobrowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Ervin (fresh) SF - Mark Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Dale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Cal | Alfred Baltz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edgar Anderson | 14-18 |
| 07:07 | Cal | Joseph Lovell is called for the reach on Alfred Baltz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Lovell, team foul #9 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (PG), Roy Vos (SG), Robert Walker (SF) Lance Kerley, Edgar Anderson, Joseph Lovell | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Lockard (SF), Anthony Houston (C) Mark Greene, Donald Hubbard | |
| 07:07 | Cal | Alfred Baltz misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Ognjen Dobrowski | 14-18 |
| 06:42 | Southern Cal | Anthony Houston takes the ball from David Shaw | 14-18 |
| 06:29 | Cal | Anthony Houston misses the open dunk | 14-18 |
| 06:28 | Cal | Alfred Baltz tips it back up and in | 14-20 |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 06:07 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 05:51 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault's pass is intercepted by Matthew Ervin | 14-20 |
| 05:36 | Cal | Matthew Ervin is fouled on the floor by David Shaw - foul #1 on David Shaw, team foul #10 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley (PG), Edgar Anderson (SG), Joseph Lovell (SF), Philip Kennelly (PF), Tony Cuyler (C) Jay Denault, Roy Vos, Robert Walker, David Shaw, Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Dennis Rueb (SF), Mark Greene (PF) Alfred Baltz, Gary Lockard, Allan Dale | |
| 05:36 | Cal | Matthew Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 05:36 | Cal | Matthew Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 14-22 |
| 05:11 | Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Houston | 14-22 |
| 04:47 | Cal | Don White banks in the wide open layup set up by Matthew Ervin | 14-24 |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | Joseph Lovell can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Dennis Rueb - foul #1 on Dennis Rueb, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Walker (SF), David Shaw (PF), Ognjen Dobrowski (C) Lance Kerley, Philip Kennelly, Tony Cuyler | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG), Donald Hubbard (C) Matthew Ervin, Anthony Houston | |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | Joseph Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | Joseph Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 04:03 | Cal | Don White drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Rueb | 16-26 |
| 03:43 | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson's pass is intercepted by Mark Greene | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Lovell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edgar Anderson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Robert Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Shaw (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ognjen Dobrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) SF - Dennis Rueb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Cal | Mark Greene is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-26 |
| 03:24 | Cal | Ricky Hicks tips it in | 16-28 |
| 03:08 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 16-28 |
| 03:07 | Cal | Donald Hubbard grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 03:05 | Cal | Don White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley (PG), Jay Denault (SG), Roy Vos (SF), Philip Kennelly (PF), Tony Cuyler (C) Joseph Lovell, Edgar Anderson, Robert Walker, David Shaw, Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Gary Lockard (SF), Allan Dale (PF) Don White, Dennis Rueb, Mark Greene | |
| 02:46 | Southern Cal | Alfred Baltz steals the ball from Roy Vos | 16-28 |
| 02:20 | Cal | Alfred Baltz misses the shot from the free throw line | 16-28 |
| 02:19 | Cal | Alfred Baltz grabs the offensive board | 16-28 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Allan Dale is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Alfred Baltz and he's hacked by Philip Kennelly - foul #1 on Philip Kennelly, team foul #11 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Walker (SF), Joseph Lovell (PF), Ognjen Dobrowski (C) Roy Vos, Philip Kennelly, Tony Cuyler | |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Rush (SG), Anthony Houston (C) Ricky Hicks, Donald Hubbard | |
| 02:02 | Cal | Allan Dale makes the free throw | 16-31 |
| 01:37 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 18-31 |
| 01:18 | Cal | Allan Dale misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-31 |
| 01:16 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski grabs the board | 18-31 |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Rush - foul #1 on Scott Rush, team foul #5 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Philip Kennelly (SF), David Shaw (PF), Tony Cuyler (C) Robert Walker, Joseph Lovell, Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Dennis Rueb (SF), Mark Greene (PF) Alfred Baltz, Scott Rush, Gary Lockard, Allan Dale | |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley misses the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | Lance Kerley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 00:50 | Cal | Anthony Houston gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Anthony Houston is fouled on the floor by David Shaw - foul #2 on David Shaw, team foul #12 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Walker (SF) Philip Kennelly | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Anthony Houston makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Anthony Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Tony Cuyler is hacked by Matthew Ervin - foul #2 on Matthew Ervin, team foul #6 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edgar Anderson (SG), Joseph Lovell (SF), Ognjen Dobrowski (C) Jay Denault, Robert Walker, Tony Cuyler | |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Hubbard (C) Anthony Houston | |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski loses the dribble to Dennis Rueb | 18-32 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Dennis Rueb can't finish the layup | 18-32 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski grabs the board | 18-32 |