| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Gill (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Reimers (fresh) PF - Timothy Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Robert Reimers inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Mitchell | 37-35 |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Baker | 37-35 |
| 19:06 | Washington State | Michael Mitchell snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker clanks a shot from the left block | 37-35 |
| 18:53 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:32 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Gunning | 37-37 |
| 18:15 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill's pass is intercepted by John Wright | 37-37 |
| 18:11 | Southern Cal | James Gerber can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:58 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | James Gerber gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 17:19 | Washington State | James Gerber steals it from Ronnie Baker | 37-39 |
| 16:54 | Southern Cal | James Gerber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Reimers - foul #3 on Robert Reimers, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Segarra (PG), Johnnie Minton (SF), Mark Jones (C) Michael Mitchell, Robert Reimers, Ronnie Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| 16:54 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:54 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-41 |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:26 | Southern Cal | John Wright is hacked by Johnnie Minton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnnie Minton, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Scott Nelson (PF) Timothy Carlson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG) James Gerber | |
| 16:07 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses the jump hook in the lane | 37-41 |
| 16:05 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Scott Nelson | 37-41 |
| 15:54 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 15:53 | Washington State | Scott Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Joseph Segarra (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Johnnie Minton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Allen (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Johnnie Minton | 39-41 |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the wide open jump hook in the paint | 39-43 |
| 14:51 | Washington State | Mark Jones misses the easy layup | 39-43 |
| 14:49 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 14:24 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Gill | 42-43 |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | John Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Minton - foul #3 on Johnnie Minton, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Mitchell (PG), Robert Reimers (SF), Timothy Carlson (PF), Eli Daniels (C) Joseph Segarra, Johnnie Minton, Scott Nelson, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Larry Gunning (SG) Mark Burkey, Larry Rincon | |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 13:56 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Timothy Carlson | 42-43 |
| 13:50 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Wright - foul #4 on John Wright, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) John Wright | |
| 13:50 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:50 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:29 | Southern Cal | James Gerber is hacked by Michael Mitchell - foul #4 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Segarra (PG) Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:16 | Southern Cal | Timothy Carlson denies the turnaround by Jason Allen | 44-43 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Robert Reimers grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:53 | Washington State | Eli Daniels makes the shot near the basket set up by Kenneth Gill | 46-43 |
| 12:41 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jason Allen, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Mitchell (PG), Scott Nelson (SF), Ronnie Baker (C) Joseph Segarra, Robert Reimers, Eli Daniels | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), John Wright (SF) James Gerber, Gerald Exley | |
| 12:24 | Washington State | Scott Nelson knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Mitchell | 48-43 |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Gill picks off the pass by Larry Gunning in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 12:01 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 12:00 | Washington State | Michael Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 11:46 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 11:44 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill tips it home | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Gill (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Carlson (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronnie Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Gunning (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jason Allen (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Halter (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Baker takes the ball from Mark Burkey in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 11:31 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Scott Nelson and he's hacked by Larry Gunning - foul #1 on Larry Gunning, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Segarra (SG), Johnnie Minton (SF) Kenneth Gill, Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| 11:31 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker misses the free throw | 52-43 |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 11:13 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:53 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Mitchell | 55-43 |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | John Wright can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Mitchell - foul #5 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Reimers (SF), Scott Nelson (PF), Mark Jones (C) Michael Mitchell, Timothy Carlson, Ronnie Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SG) Larry Rincon | |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:25 | Washington State | Mark Jones hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Segarra | 57-45 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | John Wright drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 09:41 | Washington State | Mark Burkey steps in front of the Joseph Segarra pass | 57-47 |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen's pass is intercepted by Joseph Segarra | 57-47 |
| 09:10 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton misses the 3 from straight away | 57-47 |
| 09:09 | Washington State | Scott Nelson tips it home | 59-47 |
| 08:51 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Jones | 59-47 |
| 08:49 | Washington State | Scott Nelson pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:29 | Washington State | Scott Nelson misses long on a runner from close range | 59-47 |
| 08:28 | Washington State | Mark Jones gets the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:17 | Washington State | Scott Nelson misses the lay-in | 59-47 |
| 08:16 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra gets the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:02 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton is fouled on the floor by Larry Gunning - foul #2 on Larry Gunning, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Gill (SG), Timothy Carlson (PF), Ronnie Baker (C) Johnnie Minton, Scott Nelson, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Larry Rincon (SG), Anthony Murphy (PF), Gerald Exley (C) Mark Burkey, Larry Gunning, Jason Allen, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 07:51 | Washington State | Larry Rincon steps in front of the Robert Reimers pass | 59-47 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy's pass is intercepted by Joseph Segarra in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 07:39 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Segarra | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Joseph Segarra (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Gill (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Reimers (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Timothy Carlson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronnie Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Wright (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) C - Gerald Exley (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy lays it in | 61-49 |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Rincon - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Timothy Carlson takes the ball from Anthony Murphy | 63-49 |
| 06:40 | Washington State | The jump hook by Robert Reimers is blocked by Anthony Murphy | 63-49 |
| 06:39 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 06:24 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Timothy Carlson | 63-49 |
| 06:05 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson lays it up and in | 65-49 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Gerber | 65-52 |
| 05:42 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker blows the layup but he's fouled by John Wright - foul #5 on John Wright, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Scott Nelson (SF), Eli Daniels (PF) Robert Reimers, Timothy Carlson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SG), Jeffrey Halter (SF), Jason Allen (PF), Donald Skorupski (C) Larry Rincon, John Wright, Anthony Murphy, Gerald Exley | |
| 05:42 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 05:42 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Larry Gunning and he's hacked by Ronnie Baker - foul #1 on Ronnie Baker, team foul #6 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Jones (C) Ronnie Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG) James Gerber | |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses the free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:24 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 05:04 | Washington State | Eli Daniels is whistled for traveling | 67-54 |
| Subs | Washington State | Johnnie Minton (PG) Joseph Segarra | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski can't throw it down but he's hacked by Kenneth Gill - foul #3 on Kenneth Gill, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:37 | Washington State | Scott Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Burkey - foul #2 on Mark Burkey, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| 04:37 | Washington State | Scott Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 04:37 | Washington State | Scott Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Donald Skorupski is blocked by Mark Jones | 69-55 |
| 04:16 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Mark Jones | 69-55 |
| 03:55 | Washington State | Scott Nelson makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Johnnie Minton and he's fouled by Jeffrey Halter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Segarra (PG), Timothy Carlson (PF), Ronnie Baker (C) Johnnie Minton, Eli Daniels, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Larry Rincon (SG), Anthony Murphy (PF), Gerald Exley (C) Mark Burkey, Jeffrey Halter, Jason Allen, Donald Skorupski | |
| 03:55 | Washington State | Scott Nelson makes the free throw | 72-55 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy hits a floater from the right side | 72-57 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Joseph Segarra (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Gill (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Carlson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronnie Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Gunning (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Washington State | Scott Nelson is whistled for a carry | 72-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Johnnie Minton (SF) Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 72-57 |
| 02:47 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 02:36 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton is fouled on the floor by Gerald Exley - foul #1 on Gerald Exley, team foul #9 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Jones (C) Ronnie Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Jeffrey Halter (C) James Gerber, Gerald Exley | |
| 02:36 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:36 | Washington State | Mark Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Mark Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Carlson and the foul's on Jeffrey Halter - foul #3 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #10 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eli Daniels (PF) Timothy Carlson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Allen (PF) Anthony Murphy | |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Mark Jones misses the free throw | 74-57 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton snags the offensive board | 74-57 |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill is fouled on the floor by Larry Gunning - foul #3 on Larry Gunning, team foul #11 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (SG) Larry Rincon | |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Gill - foul #4 on Kenneth Gill, team foul #8 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Reimers (SF), Timothy Carlson (PF), Ronnie Baker (C) Johnnie Minton, Eli Daniels, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Mark Burkey | |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jason Allen | 76-59 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | Joseph Segarra is called for the reach on James Gerber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Segarra, team foul #9 | 76-59 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 01:21 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker snags the defensive board | 76-59 |
| 00:52 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 00:51 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker hits the follow up shot | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | James Gerber is hacked by Joseph Segarra in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Segarra, team foul #10 | 78-59 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson is denied on a layup by Gerald Exley | 78-61 |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra runs out the clock | 78-61 |