| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben O'Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Wright inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 19:30 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen gets the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:22 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 19:21 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 18:53 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Allen - foul #3 on Jason Allen, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 18:53 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:53 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 18:33 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen can't finish the layup | 23-27 |
| 18:32 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen tips it in | 25-27 |
| 18:12 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Halter | 25-27 |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen comes up short on the runner from close range | 25-27 |
| 17:47 | Southern Cal | John Wright tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 17:25 | Stanford | Lester Alban drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Crawford | 27-30 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Larry Gunning | 29-30 |
| 16:35 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe loses the dribble to Jason Allen | 29-30 |
| 16:17 | Southern Cal | Alvin Gilmore steps in front of the Jason Allen pass | 29-30 |
| 16:14 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore slams it home | 29-32 |
| 15:48 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on Jason Allen - foul #4 on Jason Allen, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Rincon (SG), Anthony Murphy (PF), Gerald Exley (C) James Gerber, Larry Gunning, Jason Allen, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Gilmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben O'Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Stanford | Keith Kelly clanks a jump hook near the basket | 29-32 |
| 15:27 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 15:21 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 15:16 | Stanford | Lester Alban scores on a runner from the left block | 29-34 |
| 14:53 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy throws it down | 31-34 |
| 14:26 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford misses the easy layup | 31-34 |
| 14:25 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 14:06 | Southern Cal | John Wright tips it in | 33-34 |
| 13:40 | Stanford | Lester Alban clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 13:38 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Anthony Murphy is denied by Keith Kelly | 33-34 |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:12 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 13:11 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon is hacked by Alvin Gilmore - foul #3 on Alvin Gilmore, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Larry Gunning (SG), Jason Allen (PF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Mark Burkey, John Wright, Anthony Murphy, Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ronald Taylor (SF) Ruben O'Lowe | |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Gunning | 35-34 |
| 12:04 | Stanford | Keith Kelly can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Halter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG) Larry Rincon | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Zwigart (SG) Alvin Gilmore | |
| 12:04 | Stanford | Keith Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 12:04 | Stanford | Keith Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 11:51 | Southern Cal | Lester Alban takes the ball from James Gerber | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) SG - James Gerber (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Gunning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Zwigart (fresh) SF - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Stanford | Lester Alban misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 11:22 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford tips it in | 35-38 |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | James Gerber travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Mark Burkey | |
| Subs | Stanford | Milton Coney (PF) Kevin Crawford | |
| 10:56 | Stanford | Keith Kelly comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 10:55 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses long on a runner from close range | 35-38 |
| 10:49 | Stanford | Keith Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:28 | Stanford | Milton Coney buries a jumper in the lane | 35-40 |
| 10:11 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Larry Gunning, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (PG), Ruben O'Lowe (SF) Lester Alban, Ronald Taylor | |
| 09:43 | Stanford | Gerald Exley steals it from Henry Zwigart | 35-40 |
| 09:28 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Henry Zwigart - foul #2 on Henry Zwigart, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Rincon (SF), Anthony Murphy (PF) James Gerber, Jeffrey Halter, Jason Allen | |
| Subs | Stanford | Kevin Crawford (PF) Keith Kelly | |
| 09:28 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 09:28 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:06 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore knocks in the jumper from the left block | 37-42 |
| 08:46 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 08:44 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:20 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 08:19 | Stanford | Milton Coney pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:02 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alvin Gilmore and he's fouled by Larry Rincon - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), John Wright (SF), Jason Allen (PF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Mark Burkey, Larry Gunning, Anthony Murphy, Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 08:02 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:02 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 07:33 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jason Allen - foul #5 on Jason Allen, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (PF) Jason Allen | |
| Subs | Stanford | Lester Alban (PG), Ronald Taylor (SF) Alvin Gilmore, Ruben O'Lowe | |
| 07:33 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 07:33 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Zwigart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Coney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon hits a shot in the paint set up by John Wright | 39-46 |
| 06:51 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Halter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Keith Kelly (C) Milton Coney | |
| 06:51 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 06:51 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Larry Rincon | 41-48 |
| 06:24 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Gunning (SG) James Gerber, Larry Rincon | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (SG), Milton Coney (PF) Henry Zwigart, Kevin Crawford | |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy banks in the layup and the foul's on Ronald Taylor - foul #2 on Ronald Taylor, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy travels with the ball | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe (SF) Ronald Taylor | |
| 05:31 | Stanford | Milton Coney misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 43-48 |
| 05:29 | Stanford | Keith Kelly tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 05:08 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley loses the dribble to Keith Kelly | 43-50 |
| 04:49 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore is fouled on the floor by Mark Burkey - foul #1 on Mark Burkey, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Jeffrey Halter (SF) Mark Burkey, John Wright | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Zwigart (SG), Kevin Crawford (PF) Lester Alban, Milton Coney | |
| 04:49 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:49 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning's pass is intercepted by Alvin Gilmore | 43-52 |
| 04:32 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore misses the easy layup | 43-52 |
| 04:31 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Halter and he's fouled by Keith Kelly - foul #2 on Keith Kelly, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Lester Alban (PG), Ronald Taylor (SF), Milton Coney (C) Alvin Gilmore, Ruben O'Lowe, Keith Kelly | |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the free throw | 45-52 |
| 04:07 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 03:43 | Stanford | Milton Coney is fouled on the floor by James Gerber - foul #2 on James Gerber, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG), Donald Skorupski (PF) Larry Gunning, Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 03:43 | Stanford | Milton Coney makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 03:43 | Stanford | Milton Coney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gerber | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Skorupski (fresh) C - Gerald Exley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Zwigart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Coney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Crawford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 48-56 |
| 02:58 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SG), John Wright (SF), Anthony Murphy (PF) Larry Rincon, Donald Skorupski, Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (SG), Ruben O'Lowe (SF), Keith Kelly (C) Henry Zwigart, Ronald Taylor, Milton Coney | |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy clanks a shot from the left side | 48-56 |
| 02:41 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Keith Kelly | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Halter | 48-56 |
| 02:18 | Stanford | Keith Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:56 | Stanford | Lester Alban makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Crawford | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 01:46 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Kevin Crawford | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford is fouled in the backcourt by James Gerber - foul #3 on James Gerber, team foul #10 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ronald Taylor (SF) Ruben O'Lowe | |
| 01:45 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:45 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:45 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 01:25 | Stanford | Keith Kelly snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 01:22 | Stanford | Keith Kelly is hacked by Larry Gunning in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Gunning, team foul #11 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 01:22 | Stanford | Keith Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:22 | Stanford | Keith Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-61 |
| 00:56 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Wright | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 00:18 | Stanford | Keith Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Lester Alban runs out the clock | 48-61 |