| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chuck Washington (fresh) SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) SF - Alex Stutts (fresh) PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) C - Ante Stolinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Francisco Lopez (fresh) SG - Alan Howell (fresh) SF - Gary Sheehan (fresh) PF - Gary Howard (fresh) C - Larry Burdett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | UCLA | Gary Howard splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Burdett | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | UCLA | Francisco Lopez misses short on a jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | UCLA | Alan Howell grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | UCLA | Francisco Lopez misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Southern Cal | Larry Burdett swats the shot by Alex Stutts | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:11 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan buries a turnaround from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 17:06 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Larry Burdett | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | UCLA | Gary Howard is fouled on the floor by Wayne Kirksey - foul #1 on Wayne Kirksey, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | UCLA | Gary Howard misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | UCLA | Gary Howard snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:23 | UCLA | Gary Howard misses short on a floater from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:04 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey tips it in | 7-4 |
| 15:48 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chuck Washington (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alex Stutts (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ante Stolinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Francisco Lopez (fairly fresh) SG - Alan Howell (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Sheehan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Burdett (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington is fouled on the floor by Alan Howell - foul #1 on Alan Howell, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Slinkard (PG), Andre Yazzie (SG), Hedeon Kozielski (SF), Robert See (PF), Andrew Gamble (C) Chuck Washington, Joseph Doman, Alex Stutts, Wayne Kirksey, Ante Stolinski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (PG), Richard Baird (SG), Leroy Barnes (SF), Dewayne Waters (PF), Michael Dickerman (C) Francisco Lopez, Alan Howell, Gary Sheehan, Gary Howard, Larry Burdett | |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Andre Yazzie misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Leroy Barnes - foul #1 on Leroy Barnes, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Andre Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Andre Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:43 | UCLA | Larry Byrnes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 14:42 | Southern Cal | Andre Yazzie grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | John Slinkard buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Hedeon Kozielski | 11-4 |
| 14:11 | UCLA | John Slinkard is called for the reach on Michael Dickerman - foul #1 on John Slinkard, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman (SG), Alex Stutts (SF), Wayne Kirksey (PF) Andre Yazzie, Hedeon Kozielski, Robert See | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Sheehan (SF), Gary Howard (PF) Leroy Barnes, Dewayne Waters | |
| 14:04 | UCLA | Richard Baird misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Gamble - foul #1 on Andrew Gamble, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Burdett (C) Michael Dickerman | |
| 14:04 | UCLA | Richard Baird makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:04 | UCLA | Richard Baird misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Andrew Gamble grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 13:45 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman travels with the ball | 11-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington (PG) John Slinkard | |
| Subs | UCLA | Francisco Lopez (PG) Larry Byrnes | |
| 13:34 | UCLA | Gary Howard double dribbles | 11-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski (C) Andrew Gamble | |
| Subs | UCLA | Alan Howell (SG) Richard Baird | |
| 13:12 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 13:11 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:00 | UCLA | Larry Burdett clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Alex Stutts - foul #1 on Alex Stutts, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| 13:00 | UCLA | Larry Burdett makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:00 | UCLA | Larry Burdett makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey blows the layup | 11-7 |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey misses the tip | 11-7 |
| 12:32 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:18 | UCLA | Gary Howard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 12:17 | UCLA | Francisco Lopez misses the tip | 11-7 |
| 12:16 | UCLA | Francisco Lopez hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 11:55 | Southern Cal | Francisco Lopez steals the ball from Chuck Washington | 11-9 |
| 11:41 | UCLA | Francisco Lopez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 11:40 | UCLA | Larry Burdett tips it home | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chuck Washington (fresh) SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alex Stutts (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ante Stolinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Francisco Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Howell (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Sheehan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Burdett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-11 |
| 11:14 | UCLA | Gary Howard grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 10:58 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan is whistled for traveling | 11-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Slinkard (PG), Andre Yazzie (SG), Hedeon Kozielski (SF), Robert See (PF), Andrew Gamble (C) Chuck Washington, Joseph Doman, Alex Stutts, Wayne Kirksey, Ante Stolinski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (PG), Richard Baird (SG), Leroy Barnes (SF), Dewayne Waters (PF), Michael Dickerman (C) Francisco Lopez, Alan Howell, Gary Sheehan, Gary Howard, Larry Burdett | |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | Hedeon Kozielski clanks a jumper in the lane | 11-11 |
| 10:34 | UCLA | Richard Baird snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 10:24 | UCLA | Larry Byrnes can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 10:23 | Southern Cal | Andre Yazzie grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | Michael Dickerman is called for the reach on Andre Yazzie - foul #1 on Michael Dickerman, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman (SG), Wayne Kirksey (PF) Andre Yazzie, Robert See | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | Hedeon Kozielski is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Kirksey | 13-11 |
| 09:24 | UCLA | Dewayne Waters is fouled on the floor by Joseph Doman - foul #1 on Joseph Doman, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington (PG), Alex Stutts (SF), Ante Stolinski (C) John Slinkard, Hedeon Kozielski, Andrew Gamble | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:13 | UCLA | Larry Byrnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 09:12 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes tips it home | 13-13 |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Leroy Barnes - foul #2 on Leroy Barnes, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Francisco Lopez (PG), Gary Sheehan (SF), Gary Howard (PF), Larry Burdett (C) Larry Byrnes, Leroy Barnes, Dewayne Waters, Michael Dickerman | |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:41 | UCLA | Richard Baird's pass is intercepted by Joseph Doman | 15-13 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman banks in the layup | 17-13 |
| 08:26 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan is fouled on the floor by Ante Stolinski - foul #1 on Ante Stolinski, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Alan Howell (SG) Richard Baird | |
| 08:19 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Chuck Washington - foul #1 on Chuck Washington, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| 08:19 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:19 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Andrew Gamble (C) Ante Stolinski | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 07:56 | UCLA | Chuck Washington steps in front of the Francisco Lopez pass in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 07:55 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington banks in the layup | 19-15 |
| 07:37 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Howard | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chuck Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alex Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Gamble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Francisco Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Howell (fresh) SF - Gary Sheehan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Burdett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Southern Cal | Andrew Gamble drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Chuck Washington | 21-17 |
| 06:52 | UCLA | Gary Howard clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chuck Washington - foul #2 on Chuck Washington, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Slinkard (PG), Andre Yazzie (SG), Hedeon Kozielski (SF), Robert See (PF), Ante Stolinski (C) Chuck Washington, Joseph Doman, Alex Stutts, Wayne Kirksey, Andrew Gamble | |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (PG), Dewayne Waters (SF), Michael Dickerman (C) Francisco Lopez, Gary Sheehan, Larry Burdett | |
| 06:52 | UCLA | Gary Howard makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:52 | UCLA | Gary Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:32 | Southern Cal | Larry Byrnes steps in front of the Hedeon Kozielski pass | 21-18 |
| 06:13 | UCLA | Dewayne Waters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Slinkard - foul #2 on John Slinkard, team foul #9 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Baird (SG), Leroy Barnes (SF) Alan Howell, Gary Howard | |
| 06:13 | UCLA | Dewayne Waters makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:13 | UCLA | Dewayne Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Larry Byrnes steals it from John Slinkard in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 06:05 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hedeon Kozielski - foul #1 on Hedeon Kozielski, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey (PF) Robert See | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 06:05 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:05 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Hedeon Kozielski comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 21-22 |
| 05:44 | UCLA | Michael Dickerman pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:29 | UCLA | Dewayne Waters misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-22 |
| 05:27 | UCLA | Dewayne Waters can't tip it in | 21-22 |
| 05:25 | Southern Cal | Hedeon Kozielski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | John Slinkard drills a fadeaway from the right side | 23-22 |
| 04:48 | UCLA | Wayne Kirksey is called for the reach on Dewayne Waters - foul #2 on Wayne Kirksey, team foul #11 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington (PG), Joseph Doman (SG), Alex Stutts (SF), Andrew Gamble (C) John Slinkard, Andre Yazzie, Hedeon Kozielski, Ante Stolinski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Francisco Lopez (PG), Alan Howell (SG), Gary Sheehan (SF), Larry Burdett (C) Larry Byrnes, Richard Baird, Leroy Barnes, Michael Dickerman | |
| 04:48 | UCLA | Dewayne Waters makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:48 | UCLA | Dewayne Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:19 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Gamble | 26-24 |
| 04:12 | UCLA | Dewayne Waters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 04:10 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:55 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts blows the layup | 26-24 |
| 03:53 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:33 | UCLA | Dewayne Waters travels with the ball | 26-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert See (PF), Ante Stolinski (C) Wayne Kirksey, Andrew Gamble | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Baird (SG), Gary Howard (PF) Alan Howell, Dewayne Waters | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chuck Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alex Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert See (fresh) C - Ante Stolinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Francisco Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Baird (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gary Sheehan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Burdett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 02:56 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Larry Burdett gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:17 | UCLA | Richard Baird connects on the runner near the basket | 28-28 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman makes the 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 01:31 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert See - foul #1 on Robert See, team foul #12 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Slinkard (PG), Andre Yazzie (SG), Hedeon Kozielski (SF), Wayne Kirksey (PF), Andrew Gamble (C) Chuck Washington, Joseph Doman, Alex Stutts, Robert See, Ante Stolinski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (PG), Alan Howell (SG), Michael Dickerman (C) Francisco Lopez, Richard Baird, Larry Burdett | |
| 01:31 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:31 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Andre Yazzie misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 01:08 | UCLA | Michael Dickerman pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:03 | UCLA | Alan Howell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-32 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey scores on a shot near the basket set up by John Slinkard | 33-32 |
| 00:19 | UCLA | Andre Yazzie steals the ball from Gary Howard | 33-32 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Andre Yazzie is hacked by Larry Byrnes - foul #1 on Larry Byrnes, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington (PG), Joseph Doman (SG), Alex Stutts (SF), Ante Stolinski (C) John Slinkard, Andre Yazzie, Hedeon Kozielski, Andrew Gamble | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leroy Barnes (SF), Dewayne Waters (PF) Gary Sheehan, Gary Howard | |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski hits the finger roll | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Alan Howell clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-32 |