| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Dotson (fresh) SG - Sean Rudd (fresh) SF - Richard Wilt (fresh) PF - Ruben Hoskins (fresh) C - Walter Cramer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) SG - Donald York (fresh) SF - Michael Raymond (fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) C - Travis Norcross (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald York | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Arizona State | Travis Norcross steals it from Billy Dotson in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Donald York is hacked by Richard Wilt - foul #1 on Richard Wilt, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Raymond | 0-5 |
| 18:59 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd is fouled in the backcourt by Donald York - foul #1 on Donald York, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Shadrick - foul #1 on Frank Shadrick, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:42 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Walter Cramer - foul #1 on Walter Cramer, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF) Frank Shadrick | |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross misses the free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:49 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:21 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 17:20 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt tips it in | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh (SG), Joseph Dahlin (C) Sean Rudd, Walter Cramer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Stacey Broughton (C) Wendell Manuel, Travis Norcross | |
| 16:27 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:26 | Arizona State | Joseph Dahlin hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 16:03 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | Arizona State | Joseph Dahlin snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Dotson (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Walsh (fresh) SF - Richard Wilt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ruben Hoskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Dahlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) SG - Donald York (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Raymond (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Brooks (fairly fresh) C - Stacey Broughton (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh misses short on a runner near the basket | 6-7 |
| 15:44 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Raymond | 6-7 |
| 15:23 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 14:52 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 6-9 |
| 14:51 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 14:45 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 14:25 | Arizona State | Adam Brooks is called for the reach on Ruben Hoskins - foul #1 on Adam Brooks, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Sean Rudd (SG), Walter Cramer (C) Joseph Walsh, Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Robert James (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Ronald Pemberton, Michael Raymond, Adam Brooks, Stacey Broughton | |
| 13:59 | Arizona State | Frank Shadrick takes the ball from Richard Wilt | 6-9 |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick buries a runner from the left block | 6-11 |
| 13:06 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (PG), John Buss (PF) Billy Dotson, Ruben Hoskins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross (C) Christopher Patterson | |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | Robert James scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Wendell Manuel | 6-14 |
| 12:16 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 6-14 |
| 12:15 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd tips it home | 8-14 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross is whistled for a carry | 8-14 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh (SG), Ruben Hoskins (PF), Joseph Dahlin (C) Sean Rudd, Richard Wilt, Walter Cramer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Michael Raymond (SF), Christopher Patterson (PF) Wendell Manuel, Donald York, Robert James, Frank Shadrick | |
| 11:54 | Arizona State | Phillip Farney is hacked by Ronald Pemberton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Pemberton, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Dotson (PG) Phillip Farney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Dotson (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Walsh (fresh) SF - John Buss (fresh) PF - Ruben Hoskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Dahlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) SF - Michael Raymond (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Patterson (fresh) C - Travis Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Arizona State | John Buss comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 11:26 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:10 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond knocks in the shot in the paint | 8-16 |
| 11:08 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Claybrooks steals the ball from Billy Dotson in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| 11:06 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Claybrooks | 8-18 |
| 10:59 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Claybrooks is called for the reach on Billy Dotson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Ronald Pemberton, Christopher Patterson, Travis Norcross | |
| 10:44 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-18 |
| 10:27 | Southern Cal | Joseph Walsh steps in front of the Jeffrey Claybrooks pass | 10-18 |
| 10:24 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh banks in the layup | 12-18 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 09:58 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (PG), Sean Rudd (SG), Richard Wilt (SF), Walter Cramer (C) Billy Dotson, Joseph Walsh, John Buss, Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (SG), Robert James (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Michael Raymond, Adam Brooks | |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 12-21 |
| 09:29 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:11 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt hits the easy wide open finger roll | 14-21 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel is fouled on the floor by Phillip Farney - foul #1 on Phillip Farney, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Travis Norcross (C) Wendell Manuel, Stacey Broughton | |
| 08:40 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 08:12 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-21 |
| 08:10 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 07:43 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Dotson (PG), Joseph Walsh (SG), John Buss (PF), Joseph Dahlin (C) Phillip Farney, Sean Rudd, Ruben Hoskins, Walter Cramer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Michael Raymond (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Ronald Pemberton, Donald York, Robert James, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| 07:43 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:43 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Dotson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Wilt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Buss (fresh) C - Joseph Dahlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Raymond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) C - Stacey Broughton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 07:26 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:21 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Dahlin - foul #1 on Joseph Dahlin, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:37 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt is open and scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joseph Walsh | 17-22 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton loses the ball out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson (C) Stacey Broughton | |
| 06:11 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Manuel - foul #1 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Sean Rudd (SG) Joseph Walsh | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Donald York (SG), Travis Norcross (C) Wendell Manuel, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Christopher Patterson | |
| 06:11 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:11 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Donald York grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 18-22 |
| 05:54 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:44 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson is called for 10 seconds | 18-22 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (PG), Walter Cramer (C) Billy Dotson, Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert James (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Michael Raymond, Adam Brooks | |
| 05:22 | Southern Cal | Robert James comes up short on the floater from the right side | 18-22 |
| 05:21 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick hits the follow up shot | 18-24 |
| 04:55 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 18-24 |
| 04:54 | Southern Cal | Robert James gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert James | 18-27 |
| 04:29 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd is hacked by Donald York - foul #2 on Donald York, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Dotson (PG), Ruben Hoskins (PF), Joseph Dahlin (C) Phillip Farney, John Buss, Walter Cramer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Michael Raymond (SF), Christopher Patterson (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Ronald Pemberton, Donald York, Robert James, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| 04:29 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 04:05 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel is hacked by Richard Wilt - foul #2 on Richard Wilt, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh (SG), John Buss (SF) Sean Rudd, Richard Wilt | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF) Christopher Patterson | |
| 03:41 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks is hacked by John Buss - foul #1 on John Buss, team foul #6 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson (C) Michael Raymond | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Dotson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Buss (fairly fresh) PF - Ruben Hoskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Dahlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stacey Broughton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 03:19 | Arizona State | Joseph Dahlin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 02:53 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh is hacked by Christopher Patterson - foul #1 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (PG), Richard Wilt (SF), Walter Cramer (C) Billy Dotson, John Buss, Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (SG), Robert James (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Adam Brooks, Christopher Patterson | |
| 02:53 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 02:26 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Phillip Farney - foul #2 on Phillip Farney, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SG), Christopher Patterson (C) Donald York, Stacey Broughton | |
| 02:26 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:26 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:26 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Walter Cramer | 18-27 |
| 02:05 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-27 |
| 01:43 | Southern Cal | Richard Wilt steals it from Michael Raymond | 20-27 |
| 01:19 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Patterson - foul #2 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Dotson (PG), Sean Rudd (SG), Joseph Dahlin (C) Phillip Farney, Joseph Walsh, Walter Cramer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Stacey Broughton (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Wendell Manuel, Michael Raymond, Robert James, Frank Shadrick, Christopher Patterson | |
| 01:19 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:19 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton clanks a shot in the paint | 22-27 |
| 00:55 | Arizona State | Joseph Dahlin gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 00:50 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 00:49 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Claybrooks - foul #2 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #11 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Buss (SF) Richard Wilt | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (SG) Jeffrey Claybrooks | |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Adam Brooks | 23-27 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald York | 23-29 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | John Buss hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 23-29 |