| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Goodwill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim McDermott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cody Knudsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Garofalo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis is alone and throws it down | 32-36 |
| 19:15 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott clanks a jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| 19:13 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:57 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 18:36 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Allen Garofalo, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Thomas Krohn (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| 18:07 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 18:06 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 17:50 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jason Shelor | 32-42 |
| 17:25 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill's pass is intercepted by David Browning | 32-42 |
| 17:01 | Southern Cal | David Browning lays it up and in | 32-44 |
| 16:48 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls hits a shot from the left side | 34-44 |
| 16:46 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wurm (PG), Aaron Hensel (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF), David Gum (PF), Oscar Adams (C) Donald Walls, Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Charles Bynum (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Irvin Regis (C) Robert Hartman, David Browning, Jason Shelor, Thomas Krohn, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 16:25 | Long Beach State | Oscar Adams drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Aaron Hensel | 36-44 |
| 15:56 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Wurm (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Hensel (fresh) SF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) PF - David Gum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Adams (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Aaron Hensel - foul #3 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor (SG) Charles Bynum | |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Robert Wurm misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Espinosa - foul #1 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SG), Thomas Ugarte (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF) Aaron Hensel, Donald Reynolds, Oscar Adams | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (SG) Melvin Gallman | |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Robert Wurm makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Robert Wurm makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-45 |
| 14:45 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Charles Goodwill | 38-45 |
| 14:30 | Long Beach State | Robert Wurm connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Cody Knudsen and he's fouled by Phillip Ross - foul #1 on Phillip Ross, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SF), Allen Garofalo (C) Thomas Ugarte, David Gum | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Browning (SG) Charles Bynum | |
| 14:30 | Long Beach State | Robert Wurm makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Charles Goodwill - foul #1 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Corlett (PG), Aaron Hensel (SG) Robert Wurm, Charles Goodwill | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF) David Browning, Jason Shelor | |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:46 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 13:44 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Phillip Ross | 41-47 |
| 13:38 | Southern Cal | Jim McDermott steps in front of the Christopher Espinosa pass in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 13:26 | Long Beach State | Richard Corlett connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman is fouled on the floor by Allen Garofalo - foul #3 on Allen Garofalo, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG), Thomas Ugarte (SF), David Gum (PF), Oscar Adams (C) Richard Corlett, Aaron Hensel, Jim McDermott, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Thomas Krohn (PF) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross | |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 12:38 | Long Beach State | David Gum snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 12:23 | Long Beach State | David Gum scores on a 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 11:55 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-47 |
| 11:53 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Donald Walls | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Reynolds (fresh) SF - Thomas Ugarte (fresh) PF - David Gum (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Adams (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Shelor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Krohn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Irvin Regis (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | Thomas Ugarte misses short on a shot from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 11:35 | Long Beach State | Oscar Adams gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | David Gum clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Krohn - foul #1 on Thomas Krohn, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wurm (PG), Charles Goodwill (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Aaron Hensel (PF) Donald Walls, Donald Reynolds, Thomas Ugarte, Oscar Adams | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Charles Bynum (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF) Robert Hartman, David Browning, Jason Shelor, Thomas Krohn | |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | David Gum misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | David Gum misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:21 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Irvin Regis | 47-47 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 10:55 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Aaron Hensel | 47-47 |
| 10:42 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by David Gum is blocked by Irvin Regis | 47-47 |
| 10:41 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-49 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | Irvin Regis blocks the short jumper by David Gum | 49-49 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:28 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill makes the floater from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-49 |
| 08:58 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:35 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | David Gum gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott is fouled on the floor by Melvin Gallman - foul #3 on Melvin Gallman, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG), Thomas Ugarte (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Robert Wurm, Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott, Aaron Hensel, David Gum | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Thomas Krohn (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 08:01 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tomas Dietrich | 51-49 |
| 07:32 | Southern Cal | David Browning is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Reynolds (fresh) SF - Thomas Ugarte (fresh) PF - Cody Knudsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Garofalo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Shelor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Krohn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 07:15 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Shelor | 51-55 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 06:47 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | Cody Knudsen is called for the reach on Christopher Espinosa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cody Knudsen, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SG) Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), Charles Bynum (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), Irvin Regis (C) Christopher Espinosa, David Browning, Thomas Krohn, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Bynum | 53-58 |
| 06:07 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen is fouled on the floor by Jason Shelor - foul #2 on Jason Shelor, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Corlett (PG), Jim McDermott (SF), Oscar Adams (C) Donald Walls, Thomas Ugarte, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF) Robert Hartman, Charles Bynum, Jason Shelor | |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | David Browning throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), Charles Bynum (SG) Christopher Espinosa, David Browning | |
| 05:27 | Long Beach State | Oscar Adams can't finish the layup | 53-58 |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen misses the tip | 53-58 |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 04:59 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 04:38 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross misses the tip | 53-58 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 03:43 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum's floater is knocked away by Cody Knudsen | 53-58 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Oscar Adams pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Aaron Hensel (SG), David Gum (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Richard Corlett, Charles Goodwill, Cody Knudsen, Oscar Adams | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Robert Hartman, Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman, Irvin Regis | |
| 03:21 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Allen Garofalo | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Hensel (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jim McDermott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Gum (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Garofalo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Phillip Ross (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Allen Garofalo | 55-58 |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Shelor - foul #3 on Jason Shelor, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SF) Jim McDermott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn (PF), Irvin Regis (C) Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Donald Walls is called for the reach on Thomas Krohn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Walls, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| 02:17 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SF) Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF) Thomas Krohn | |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Allen Garofalo - foul #4 on Allen Garofalo, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SG), Cody Knudsen (PF) Aaron Hensel, David Gum | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF) David Browning, Jason Shelor | |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Regis | 57-59 |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis is hacked by Allen Garofalo - foul #5 on Allen Garofalo, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Oscar Adams (C) Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott is fouled on the floor by Phillip Ross - foul #2 on Phillip Ross, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Irvin Regis | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott is hacked by Phillip Ross - foul #3 on Phillip Ross, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman is hacked by Charles Goodwill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Browning (SG) Charles Bynum | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Oscar Adams gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Christopher Espinosa steals the ball from Donald Walls | 61-64 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Walls - foul #3 on Donald Walls, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Walls | 61-66 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Donald Walls is called for the reach on Irvin Regis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Walls, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (SG) David Browning | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Oscar Adams snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 64-66 |