| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wright (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Steve Peng (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Gibbens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Wright inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Jason Gibbens swats the dunk try by Jason Allen | 28-27 |
| 19:39 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Larry Gunning takes the ball from Steve Peng | 28-27 |
| 19:14 | Southern Cal | James Gerber can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 19:12 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Jason Gibbens clanks a jumper from the left side | 28-27 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Halter | 28-27 |
| 18:41 | Southern Cal | Jason Gibbens takes the ball from Jason Allen | 28-27 |
| 18:26 | Cal | Jason Gibbens hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Zoran Brodowski | 28-29 |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 28-29 |
| 18:01 | Cal | Cecil Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:38 | Cal | Steve Peng blows the layup | 28-29 |
| 17:36 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-29 |
| 17:18 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen can't tip it in | 28-29 |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | James Gerber gets the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 16:58 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses the easy layup | 28-29 |
| 16:56 | Cal | Jason Gibbens gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 16:35 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 16:33 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 16:27 | Cal | Gary Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 16:06 | Cal | Gary Ward scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Zoran Brodowski | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Larry Gunning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Steve Peng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Gibbens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | James Gerber connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 15:20 | Cal | Jason Gibbens scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Steve Peng | 30-34 |
| 15:08 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen clanks a floater from the left side | 30-34 |
| 15:06 | Cal | Steve Peng gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:48 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Rincon (SG), Anthony Murphy (PF), Gerald Exley (C) James Gerber, Larry Gunning, Jason Allen, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SG), William Alban (SF), Robert Masters (C) Gary Ward, Cecil Barnes, Jason Gibbens | |
| 14:26 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 14:25 | Cal | Harry Snyder pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 13:57 | Cal | Robert Masters's floater is tipped away by Anthony Murphy | 30-34 |
| 13:55 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 13:39 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey is fouled on the floor by Robert Masters - foul #3 on Robert Masters, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Gibbens (C) Steve Peng | |
| 13:17 | Southern Cal | John Wright travels with the ball | 30-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SF) John Wright | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:55 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Alban | 30-39 |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 30-39 |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the tip | 30-39 |
| 12:35 | Cal | Robert Masters grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 12:24 | Cal | A charge is called on Jason Gibbens - foul #3 on Jason Gibbens, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (SG), Steve Peng (PF) Harry Snyder, Jason Gibbens | |
| 12:11 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy buries a jumper from close range | 32-39 |
| 11:53 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Steve Peng gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Rincon (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Alban (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Peng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Masters (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Steve Peng and he's hacked by Larry Gunning - foul #1 on Larry Gunning, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), John Wright (SF), Jason Allen (PF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Mark Burkey, Larry Gunning, Anthony Murphy, Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Barnes (SF), Jason Gibbens (C) William Alban, Robert Masters | |
| 11:34 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the free throw | 32-41 |
| 11:34 | Cal | Jason Gibbens grabs the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 11:10 | Cal | Gary Ward comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 11:09 | Southern Cal | James Gerber snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 10:18 | Cal | Steve Peng buries a turnaround from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 09:42 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 09:20 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon loses the dribble to Cecil Barnes | 37-43 |
| 09:17 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cecil Barnes | 37-45 |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | Cecil Barnes picks off the pass by Jason Allen | 37-45 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Jason Gibbens buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Zoran Brodowski and he's fouled by Larry Rincon - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Gunning (SG), Anthony Murphy (PF), Gerald Exley (C) James Gerber, Larry Rincon, Jason Allen, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SG), William Alban (SF), Robert Masters (PF) Gary Ward, Cecil Barnes, Steve Peng | |
| 08:45 | Cal | Jason Gibbens misses the free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:45 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Gunning | 39-47 |
| 07:59 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-47 |
| 07:57 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 07:42 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Masters - foul #4 on Robert Masters, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Peng (PF) Jason Gibbens | |
| 07:42 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:42 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:42 | Cal | Steve Peng grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wright (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (tiring) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harry Snyder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Alban (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Peng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Masters (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Cal | The 3pt attempt by Zoran Brodowski is denied by Gerald Exley | 40-49 |
| 07:18 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | Robert Masters picks off the pass by Gerald Exley | 40-49 |
| 06:39 | Cal | Larry Gunning picks off the pass by William Alban | 40-49 |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | John Wright hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Gunning | 42-49 |
| 06:14 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski is denied on a dunk by Gerald Exley | 42-49 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:08 | Southern Cal | William Alban picks off the pass by Larry Gunning | 42-49 |
| 06:05 | Cal | Steve Peng banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Alban | 42-51 |
| 05:54 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Masters - foul #5 on Robert Masters, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Larry Rincon (SF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Mark Burkey, John Wright, Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Jason Gibbens (C) Harry Snyder, Steve Peng, Robert Masters | |
| 05:54 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 05:54 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 05:31 | Cal | Jeffrey Halter denies the turnaround by Zoran Brodowski | 44-51 |
| 05:30 | Southern Cal | James Gerber grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 05:14 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Gunning | 46-51 |
| 04:45 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Halter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Allen (PF), Gerald Exley (C) Larry Gunning, Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Peng (PF) William Alban | |
| 04:45 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:45 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 04:11 | Cal | Steve Peng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (PG) Zoran Brodowski | |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-51 |
| 03:54 | Cal | Jason Gibbens grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 03:49 | Cal | Jason Gibbens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen buries a jump hook from the left block | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Harry Snyder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steve Peng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Gibbens (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Cal | Cecil Barnes is hacked by Jeffrey Halter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Gunning (SG) James Gerber, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Cal | Zoran Brodowski (PG), William Alban (SF) Gary Ward, Cecil Barnes | |
| 03:01 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 02:58 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Jeffrey Halter (SF) Mark Burkey, Larry Rincon | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF) Harry Snyder, Steve Peng | |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Gerald Exley is denied by Jason Gibbens | 51-54 |
| 02:51 | Cal | Jason Gibbens grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:33 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Barnes | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | James Gerber is fouled on the floor by Gary Ward - foul #3 on Gary Ward, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| 02:00 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Larry Gunning | 53-57 |
| 01:36 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski hits the finger roll set up by William Alban | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:15 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses short on a floater in the paint | 53-59 |
| 01:13 | Cal | The rebound goes to Zoran Brodowski | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:10 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski is hacked by Larry Gunning in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Gunning, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Wright (SF) Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Peng (PF) Zoran Brodowski | |
| 01:08 | Cal | Gary Ward is hacked by Larry Gunning - foul #3 on Larry Gunning, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| 01:07 | Cal | Gary Ward is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Halter - foul #3 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 01:07 | Cal | Gary Ward misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 01:07 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Halter | 53-59 |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Jason Gibbens is called for the reach on James Gerber - foul #4 on Jason Gibbens, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Zoran Brodowski (PG) William Alban | |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses the shot from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter is hacked by Zoran Brodowski - foul #1 on Zoran Brodowski, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:37 | Cal | Steve Peng grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Cal | Steve Peng is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Gunning - foul #4 on Larry Gunning, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG) Jason Gibbens | |
| 00:35 | Cal | Steve Peng makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Steve Peng makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Gibbens (C) Zoran Brodowski | |
| 00:29 | Cal | James Gerber is called for the reach on Gary Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Gerber, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Gary Ward makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Gary Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | John Wright is called for traveling | 53-62 |
| 00:19 | Cal | Gary Ward is hacked by Larry Gunning in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Gunning, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:19 | Cal | Gary Ward misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:19 | Cal | Gary Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jason Allen | 53-62 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Allen | 53-62 |
| 00:08 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 00:06 | Cal | Gary Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | William Alban runs out the clock | 53-62 |