| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) SG - Donald York (fresh) SF - Michael Raymond (fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) C - Travis Norcross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) SG - Phillip Hughes (fresh) SF - Clark Squires (fresh) PF - Lee Holt (fresh) C - David Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Washington takes the ball from Wendell Manuel | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Stanford | Robert Washington throws it down | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Southern Cal | The pull-up jumper by Travis Norcross is blocked by David Bennett | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Stanford | David Bennett gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Stanford | Robert Washington is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Manuel - foul #1 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Stanford | Clark Squires can't connect on an uncontested floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Stanford | David Bennett snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Stanford | Robert Washington is fouled on the floor by Wendell Manuel - foul #2 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG) Wendell Manuel | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 18:28 | Stanford | Robert Washington buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Clark Squires | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Stanford | Robert Washington's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Raymond | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Robert Washington picks off the pass by Ronald Pemberton in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | Stanford | Robert Washington lays it in | 0-6 |
| 17:35 | Southern Cal | Donald York is hacked by Lee Holt - foul #1 on Lee Holt, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 17:18 | Southern Cal | David Bennett is called for the reach on Stacey Broughton - foul #1 on David Bennett, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Cook (SG) Phillip Hughes | |
| 17:07 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks misses the lay-in | 0-6 |
| 17:05 | Stanford | Clark Squires grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 16:37 | Stanford | Clark Squires connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Bennett | 0-8 |
| 16:24 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG) Ronald Pemberton | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer (PG), Phillip Hughes (SG), David Huntley (C) Robert Washington, Lee Holt, David Bennett | |
| 15:55 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 15:53 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) SG - Donald York (tiring) SF - Michael Raymond (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Brooks (fairly fresh) C - Stacey Broughton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ralph Sawyer (fresh) SG - Phillip Hughes (fresh) SF - Clark Squires (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Cook (fresh) C - David Huntley (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 15:39 | Stanford | Clark Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 15:34 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes's pass is intercepted by Donald York in the backcourt | 0-8 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Claybrooks | 3-8 |
| 14:52 | Stanford | Clark Squires misses the dunk attempt | 3-8 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:23 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton is whistled for a carry | 3-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Robert James (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Michael Raymond, Adam Brooks, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Washington (PG), Lee Holt (PF), David Bennett (C) Ralph Sawyer, Henry Cook, David Huntley | |
| 14:04 | Stanford | Robert Washington misses the shot from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 14:03 | Stanford | Lee Holt tips it in | 3-10 |
| 13:49 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frank Shadrick | 6-10 |
| 13:29 | Stanford | Robert James steals it from Lee Holt | 6-10 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-10 |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Norcross | 6-10 |
| 12:55 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 12:54 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Lee Holt - foul #2 on Lee Holt, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Stacey Broughton (SF), Christopher Patterson (C) Donald York, Robert James, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer (PG), Henry Cook (PF) Phillip Hughes, Lee Holt | |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:17 | Stanford | Robert Washington makes the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Stacey Broughton - foul #1 on Stacey Broughton, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| 12:17 | Stanford | Robert Washington makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton misses the shot from the left side | 8-13 |
| 11:58 | Stanford | David Bennett pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:54 | Stanford | Robert Washington is hacked by Jeffrey Claybrooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SF) Frank Shadrick | |
| Subs | Stanford | Phillip Hughes (SG) Robert Washington | |
| 11:40 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ralph Sawyer | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Raymond (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Patterson (fresh) C - Stacey Broughton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ralph Sawyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clark Squires (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Cook (fresh) C - David Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond grabs the offensive board | 8-15 |
| 11:29 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-15 |
| 11:01 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes is whistled for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (SG), Robert James (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Michael Raymond, Christopher Patterson, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Washington (PG), David Huntley (C) Ralph Sawyer, David Bennett | |
| 10:41 | Southern Cal | Robert James connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 10:23 | Stanford | Clark Squires scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Washington | 12-17 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 10:15 | Stanford | David Huntley snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 09:55 | Stanford | Travis Norcross steals it from Robert Washington | 12-17 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 09:47 | Stanford | Henry Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:44 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes is hacked by Donald York in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald York, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SG), Frank Shadrick (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Donald York, Adam Brooks, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer (PG), David Bennett (C) Phillip Hughes, David Huntley | |
| 09:34 | Stanford | David Bennett misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Raymond | 12-17 |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | Henry Cook picks off the pass by Ronald Pemberton | 12-17 |
| 08:54 | Stanford | Robert Washington is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bennett | 12-19 |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick comes up short on the floater from the right side | 12-19 |
| 08:31 | Stanford | Robert Washington gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:29 | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG), Donald York (SG), Adam Brooks (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Ronald Pemberton, Robert James, Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Stanford | Phillip Hughes (SG) Ralph Sawyer | |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Clark Squires - foul #1 on Clark Squires, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | David Huntley (C) David Bennett | |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 07:51 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Claybrooks | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald York (tired) SF - Michael Raymond (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Robert Washington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Hughes (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Clark Squires (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Cook (fairly fresh) C - David Huntley (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Stanford | Michael Raymond steps in front of the Henry Cook pass | 16-19 |
| 07:11 | Southern Cal | Donald York can't finish the layup | 16-19 |
| 07:09 | Stanford | David Huntley grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:47 | Stanford | Clark Squires misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond blows the layup | 16-19 |
| 06:24 | Stanford | Clark Squires snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 05:57 | Stanford | Robert Washington misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-19 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 05:42 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Washington - foul #1 on Robert Washington, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Robert James (SF), Travis Norcross (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Michael Raymond, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer (PG), Lee Holt (PF), David Bennett (C) Robert Washington, Clark Squires, David Huntley | |
| 05:42 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:42 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 05:39 | Stanford | Ronald Pemberton is called for the reach on Phillip Hughes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Pemberton, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick (PF) Adam Brooks | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 05:27 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes banks in the layup set up by Ralph Sawyer | 18-21 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:00 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick's pass is intercepted by Lee Holt | 18-21 |
| 04:32 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Donald York - foul #2 on Donald York, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG) Donald York | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 04:32 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 04:32 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks is called for traveling | 18-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Michael Raymond (SF), Stacey Broughton (C) Ronald Pemberton, Robert James, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Washington (PG) Ralph Sawyer | |
| 03:46 | Stanford | Michael Raymond steals it from Phillip Hughes in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 03:31 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clark Squires (SF) Henry Cook | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Raymond (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Shadrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stacey Broughton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Robert Washington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Hughes (tired) 5 pts. SF - Clark Squires (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Stanford | The jumper by Robert Washington is denied by Stacey Broughton | 18-22 |
| 03:13 | Stanford | David Bennett tips it back up and in | 18-24 |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Wendell Manuel | 20-24 |
| 02:48 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks drills a floater from the right side | 22-27 |
| 02:14 | Stanford | Robert Washington misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 02:13 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Holt | 22-27 |
| 01:54 | Stanford | Wendell Manuel steps in front of the Clark Squires pass | 22-27 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 01:39 | Stanford | David Bennett grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 01:37 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (SG), Robert James (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer (PG), Henry Cook (SF), David Huntley (C) Phillip Hughes, Clark Squires, David Bennett | |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks travels with the ball | 22-27 |
| 01:09 | Stanford | Robert Washington makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Sawyer | 22-29 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Donald York | 24-29 |
| 00:53 | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross is hacked by David Huntley - foul #1 on David Huntley, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Christopher Patterson (C) Wendell Manuel, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Adam Brooks | 27-29 |
| 00:08 | Stanford | Robert Washington misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-29 |
| 00:07 | Stanford | David Huntley hits the follow up shot | 27-31 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton is fouled on the floor by Robert Washington - foul #2 on Robert Washington, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Robert James, Adam Brooks | |
| Subs | Stanford | David Bennett (C) David Huntley | |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick snags the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | The clock runs out | 28-31 |