| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Lang (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thad Lueras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Coke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter's floater is tipped away by James Coke | 28-28 |
| 19:29 | Cal | James Coke snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 19:22 | Cal | Thad Lueras steals the ball from Eric Copeland | 28-28 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joel Primm (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Garland Nichols (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) James Sloss, William Lang, Harold Jacobs, Thad Lueras, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 18:45 | Cal | Eric Copeland misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Joel Primm | 30-28 |
| 18:15 | Cal | James Coke clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 18:14 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 17:54 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Zurheide | 32-28 |
| 17:41 | Cal | Toby Rideout hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 17:39 | Cal | James Coke tips it home | 32-30 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 17:11 | Cal | James Wilmes snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:50 | Cal | James Coke comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Garland Nichols - foul #4 on Garland Nichols, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), William Lang (SG), Thad Lueras (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Joel Primm, Ernest Joiner, Garland Nichols, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), Jeremy Casares (C) Toby Rideout, James Wilmes | |
| 16:50 | Cal | James Coke makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:50 | Cal | James Coke makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras is whistled for traveling | 32-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Andy Maravilla (PF) Gerard Rowe, James Coke | |
| 16:07 | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai misses the runner from the left block | 32-32 |
| 16:06 | Cal | Andy Maravilla grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 15:47 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 15:45 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Lang (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thad Lueras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jeremiah Escobedo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Osanmwesr Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy Maravilla (fresh) C - Jeremy Casares (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras lays it up and in on a great pass from Gilbert Hunter and he's hacked by Andy Maravilla - foul #3 on Andy Maravilla, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Harold Jacobs | |
| Subs | Cal | Donny Hennen (SG), Toby Rideout (SF), James Wilmes (C) Eric Copeland, Osanmwesr Abdullai, Jeremy Casares | |
| 15:19 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:57 | Cal | James Wilmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) Thad Lueras, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG) Jeremiah Escobedo | |
| 14:30 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols banks in the layup on a great pass from Carlos Lopez | 37-32 |
| 14:16 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 14:15 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 13:56 | Southern Cal | James Wilmes denies the turnaround by James Sloss | 37-32 |
| 13:54 | Cal | Andy Maravilla pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:39 | Cal | Toby Rideout comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Carlos Lopez - foul #1 on Carlos Lopez, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Donald Zurheide, Garland Nichols, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Copeland (SG), James Coke (PF) Donny Hennen, Andy Maravilla | |
| 13:39 | Cal | Toby Rideout makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:39 | Cal | Toby Rideout makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | William Lang lays it up and in | 39-34 |
| 12:52 | Cal | James Coke can't finish the layup | 39-34 |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Harold Jacobs | 39-34 |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is fouled on the floor by Gerard Rowe - foul #2 on Gerard Rowe, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (PF) Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), Jeremy Casares (C) Gerard Rowe, Toby Rideout, James Wilmes | |
| 12:11 | Southern Cal | William Lang knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Jacobs | 42-34 |
| 12:00 | Cal | Eric Copeland drills a jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 11:39 | Southern Cal | William Lang can't connect on a floater from the right side | 42-36 |
| 11:37 | Cal | The rebound goes to Jeremy Casares | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Lang (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Garland Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jeremiah Escobedo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Osanmwesr Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Coke (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Casares (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Cal | James Coke can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-36 |
| 11:14 | Cal | James Coke can't tip it in | 42-36 |
| 11:13 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter's fadeaway is rejected by James Coke | 42-36 |
| 10:49 | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:26 | Cal | Eric Copeland scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeremiah Escobedo | 42-39 |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Coke - foul #2 on James Coke, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joel Primm (PG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) James Sloss, Harold Jacobs, Garland Nichols, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), Toby Rideout (SF), Andy Maravilla (PF), James Wilmes (C) Jeremiah Escobedo, Osanmwesr Abdullai, James Coke, Jeremy Casares | |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:58 | Cal | Andy Maravilla snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 09:36 | Cal | James Wilmes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 43-39 |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | William Lang comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 09:22 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | William Lang can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 08:57 | Cal | Gerard Rowe gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:40 | Cal | James Wilmes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Carlos Lopez - foul #2 on Carlos Lopez, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Garland Nichols (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Joel Primm, William Lang, Thad Lueras, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Cal | Donny Hennen (SG) Eric Copeland | |
| 08:40 | Cal | James Wilmes misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 08:40 | Cal | James Wilmes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 08:40 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Toby Rideout | 43-39 |
| 08:23 | Cal | Toby Rideout's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Zurheide | 43-39 |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 07:57 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner scores on a floater from the left side | 45-39 |
| 07:34 | Cal | James Wilmes's floater is tipped away by Gilbert Hunter | 45-39 |
| 07:33 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Andy Maravilla | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Garland Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Donny Hennen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andy Maravilla (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Cal | Gerard Rowe can't finish the layup | 45-39 |
| 07:20 | Cal | Andy Maravilla snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 07:06 | Cal | Toby Rideout scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Gerard Rowe | 45-41 |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Donny Hennen is called for the reach on Garland Nichols - foul #2 on Donny Hennen, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (C) Ernest Joiner, Donald Zurheide, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Copeland (SG), Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), James Coke (PF) Donny Hennen, Toby Rideout, Andy Maravilla | |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Sloss | 48-41 |
| 06:05 | Cal | William Lang takes the ball from Eric Copeland | 48-41 |
| 05:47 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Carlos Lopez | 51-41 |
| 05:30 | Cal | James Wilmes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-41 |
| 05:28 | Southern Cal | James Sloss pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | James Sloss comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Wilmes - foul #3 on James Wilmes, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Harold Jacobs, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Toby Rideout (SF), Jeremy Casares (C) Gerard Rowe, Osanmwesr Abdullai, James Wilmes | |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | James Sloss misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | James Sloss misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Jeremy Casares grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 05:06 | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 51-41 |
| 05:05 | Cal | Jeremy Casares snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 04:55 | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 04:53 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 04:32 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter hits a turnaround in the paint set up by James Sloss | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:12 | Cal | James Coke hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 53-41 |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Garland Nichols | 53-41 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeremy Casares - foul #1 on Jeremy Casares, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), Andy Maravilla (PF), James Wilmes (C) Jeremiah Escobedo, James Coke, Jeremy Casares | |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 03:42 | Cal | Andy Maravilla pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 03:22 | Cal | Gerard Rowe clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 54-41 |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs grabs the board | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Lang (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andy Maravilla (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joel Primm (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) James Sloss, William Lang, Harold Jacobs, Garland Nichols, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Donny Hennen (SG), Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), Jeremy Casares (C) Gerard Rowe, Eric Copeland, Toby Rideout, James Wilmes | |
| 02:31 | Cal | Andy Maravilla clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 02:29 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 02:13 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-41 |
| 02:12 | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 02:05 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Joel Primm - foul #1 on Joel Primm, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| 02:05 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 02:05 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 01:44 | Southern Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo is called for the reach on Carlos Lopez - foul #2 on Jeremiah Escobedo, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| 01:44 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 01:44 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Andy Maravilla is hacked by Joel Primm - foul #2 on Joel Primm, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| 01:16 | Cal | Andy Maravilla scores on a jumper from the right side | 56-43 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Jeremy Casares grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Cal | Donny Hennen connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremiah Escobedo | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide is hacked by Osanmwesr Abdullai - foul #1 on Osanmwesr Abdullai, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 00:12 | Cal | Andy Maravilla scores on a jump hook near the basket | 58-47 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm runs out the clock | 58-47 |