| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald York (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Raymond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Rudd (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Wilt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ruben Hoskins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Cramer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt inbounds the ball | 22-20 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt lays it in | 22-22 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Billy Dotson - foul #2 on Billy Dotson, team foul #1 | 22-22 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 18:52 | Arizona State | Donald York is called for the reach on Walter Cramer - foul #3 on Donald York, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 18:37 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd misses the easy layup | 24-22 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald York | 27-22 |
| 18:14 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (C) Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 17:52 | Southern Cal | Sean Rudd picks off the pass by Donald York | 27-22 |
| 17:31 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd's pass is intercepted by Frank Shadrick | 27-22 |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Ruben Hoskins - foul #3 on Ruben Hoskins, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG) Wendell Manuel | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh (SG), John Buss (PF), Joseph Dahlin (C) Sean Rudd, Ruben Hoskins, Walter Cramer | |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses the free throw | 29-22 |
| 17:08 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Joseph Dahlin | 29-22 |
| 16:48 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-22 |
| 16:47 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 16:23 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton is hacked by Joseph Dahlin - foul #2 on Joseph Dahlin, team foul #3 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 16:11 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | Donald York misses the tip | 29-22 |
| 16:09 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Joseph Dahlin | 29-22 |
| 15:54 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt buries a jumper from close range | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald York (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Raymond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Dotson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Wilt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Buss (fresh) C - Joseph Dahlin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 15:29 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh is fouled in the backcourt by Donald York - foul #4 on Donald York, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG) Ronald Pemberton, Donald York | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins (PF) John Buss | |
| 15:06 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 15:05 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson gets the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 14:45 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Walsh | 32-26 |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks's pass is intercepted by Joseph Walsh | 32-26 |
| 14:19 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh banks in the layup | 32-28 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-28 |
| 14:01 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 13:40 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh is denied on a layup by Travis Norcross | 32-28 |
| 13:39 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 13:21 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 13:20 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins hits the follow up shot | 32-30 |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 12:49 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 12:26 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Raymond | 34-30 |
| 11:59 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson misses the 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Raymond (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Brooks (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Norcross (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Dotson (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Walsh (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wilt (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Ruben Hoskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Dahlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 11:27 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 10:58 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 10:57 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 10:28 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt is denied on a layup by Michael Raymond | 34-30 |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Claybrooks | 34-30 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Donald York (SG), Robert James (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Wendell Manuel, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Michael Raymond, Adam Brooks, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (PG), Sean Rudd (SG), John Buss (SF), Walter Cramer (C) Billy Dotson, Joseph Walsh, Richard Wilt, Joseph Dahlin | |
| 09:44 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 34-30 |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 09:20 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 09:19 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 09:15 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 34-30 |
| 09:14 | Arizona State | Phillip Farney tips it home | 34-32 |
| 08:54 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 08:52 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 08:49 | Arizona State | Ronald Pemberton picks off the pass by Phillip Farney in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 08:30 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald York and he's fouled by John Buss - foul #1 on John Buss, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson (C) Robert James | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Wilt (SF) Ruben Hoskins | |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 08:08 | Arizona State | John Buss pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 07:46 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Donald York - foul #5 on Donald York, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Robert James (SF) Ronald Pemberton, Donald York, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 07:46 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fairly fresh) SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Phillip Farney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Rudd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Wilt (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Buss (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Cramer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 07:26 | Arizona State | John Buss snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 07:01 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt is alone and drills a jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks is hacked by Sean Rudd - foul #1 on Sean Rudd, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (SF) Robert James | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Dotson (PG), Ruben Hoskins (PF) Phillip Farney, John Buss | |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SF) Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 06:06 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 06:01 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Raymond | 39-37 |
| 05:37 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer misses the jump hook from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 05:10 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 05:08 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Walter Cramer | 39-37 |
| 05:06 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins's pass is intercepted by Wendell Manuel in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks lays it in on a nice dish by Wendell Manuel | 41-37 |
| 04:43 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Claybrooks - foul #3 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Robert James (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Wendell Manuel, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (PG), Joseph Walsh (SG), John Buss (SF), Joseph Dahlin (C) Billy Dotson, Sean Rudd, Richard Wilt, Walter Cramer | |
| 04:23 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Phillip Farney | 41-39 |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Robert James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 04:07 | Arizona State | Joseph Dahlin snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 04:03 | Arizona State | John Buss loses the dribble to Ronald Pemberton | 41-39 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Joseph Walsh is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #1 on Joseph Walsh, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SG) Jeffrey Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Wilt (SF) Ruben Hoskins | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Raymond (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Adam Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Phillip Farney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Walsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wilt (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Buss (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Dahlin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks scores on a shot from the right side | 43-39 |
| 02:59 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 02:58 | Arizona State | John Buss tips it in | 43-41 |
| 02:58 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Travis Norcross (C) Ronald Pemberton, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Dotson (PG) Phillip Farney | |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross is hacked by Richard Wilt - foul #1 on Richard Wilt, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (SF) Adam Brooks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 02:32 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Frank Shadrick (PF) Michael Raymond, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Sean Rudd (SG), Walter Cramer (C) Joseph Walsh, Joseph Dahlin | |
| 02:09 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SG) Jeffrey Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins (PF) John Buss | |
| 01:45 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick is denied on a layup by Sean Rudd | 45-44 |
| 01:44 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 01:16 | Arizona State | Billy Dotson is hacked by Wendell Manuel - foul #1 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG) Robert James | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:51 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd jams it | 45-46 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel lays it up and in set up by Frank Shadrick | 47-46 |
| 00:30 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Claybrooks - foul #4 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| 00:01 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer hits a jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses short on a fullcourt shot | 47-48 |