| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brad Shanks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Beach (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Slone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otis Ford (fresh) C - Avery Lindsey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gerber (fresh) PF - Gerald Exley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Skorupski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | James Gerber inbounds the ball | 19-40 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski is hacked by Steven Slone - foul #1 on Steven Slone, team foul #1 | 19-40 |
| 19:21 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-40 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | James Gerber tips it home | 19-42 |
| 19:05 | Nevada | Steven Slone clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-42 |
| 19:03 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-42 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Gerber and the foul's on Avery Lindsey - foul #2 on Avery Lindsey, team foul #2 | 19-44 |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses the free throw | 19-44 |
| 18:39 | Nevada | Otis Ford grabs the board | 19-44 |
| 18:18 | Nevada | Gerald Exley steals it from Otis Ford | 19-44 |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Brad Shanks takes the ball from Gerald Exley | 19-44 |
| 17:54 | Nevada | Richard Beach dunks the ball on a great pass from Brad Shanks | 21-44 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Beach - foul #2 on Richard Beach, team foul #3 | 21-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (PG) Brad Shanks | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Allen (C) Donald Skorupski | |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 1st free throw | 21-45 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-46 |
| 17:17 | Nevada | Richard Beach can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Exley - foul #1 on Gerald Exley, team foul #1 | 21-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Bruder (SF), Santos Reese (C) Steven Slone, Otis Ford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Wright (SF) James Gerber | |
| 17:17 | Nevada | Richard Beach makes the 1st free throw | 22-46 |
| 17:17 | Nevada | Richard Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 23-46 |
| 16:58 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Allen | 23-49 |
| 16:40 | Nevada | Richard Beach drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Avery Lindsey | 26-49 |
| 16:18 | Southern Cal | John Wright is fouled on the floor by Ronald Rogers - foul #1 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #4 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gordon Pittman (SG), Steven Slone (SF), Kevin Archie (PF) Richard Beach, James Bruder, Avery Lindsey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Jeffrey Halter (C) Larry Gunning, Gerald Exley | |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Ronald Rogers steps in front of the John Wright pass | 26-49 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Slone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Archie (fresh) C - Santos Reese (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) SG - Larry Rincon (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-49 |
| 15:34 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Wright | 26-49 |
| 15:05 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the easy layup | 26-49 |
| 15:03 | Nevada | Steven Slone pulls down the rebound | 26-49 |
| 14:55 | Nevada | Santos Reese misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 26-49 |
| 14:53 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter pulls down the rebound | 26-49 |
| 14:36 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Rincon | 26-51 |
| 14:30 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Halter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #2 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Beach (SG), Avery Lindsey (SF), Otis Ford (PF), Edmund Halladay (C) Ronald Rogers, Steven Slone, Kevin Archie, Santos Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), James Gerber (SF), Gerald Exley (PF), Donald Skorupski (C) Larry Rincon, John Wright, Jason Allen, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 14:30 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 14:30 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 14:10 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses the lay-in | 28-51 |
| 14:08 | Nevada | Otis Ford pulls down the rebound | 28-51 |
| 13:54 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 13:53 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley snags the defensive board | 28-51 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Exley | 28-53 |
| 13:15 | Nevada | Richard Beach connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Avery Lindsey | 31-53 |
| 12:48 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Avery Lindsey - foul #3 on Avery Lindsey, team foul #5 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), Steven Slone (SF) Gordon Pittman, Avery Lindsey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Mark Burkey | |
| 12:48 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 12:48 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 12:48 | Nevada | Otis Ford pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 12:39 | Nevada | Brad Shanks misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-53 |
| 12:37 | Nevada | Steven Slone tips it but misses | 31-53 |
| 12:35 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski grabs the board | 31-53 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Brad Shanks takes the ball from Larry Rincon | 31-53 |
| 12:04 | Nevada | Brad Shanks clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-53 |
| 12:03 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Skorupski | 31-53 |
| 11:43 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski can't throw it down | 31-53 |
| 11:41 | Nevada | Steven Slone snags the defensive board | 31-53 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brad Shanks (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Beach (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Steven Slone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Otis Ford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edmund Halladay (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gerber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Exley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Skorupski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Nevada | Otis Ford comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 31-53 |
| 11:26 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning grabs the defensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 11:05 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski lays it in set up by James Gerber | 31-55 |
| 10:46 | Nevada | Brad Shanks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-55 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski snags the defensive board | 31-55 |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Otis Ford - foul #2 on Otis Ford, team foul #6 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (PG), Gordon Pittman (SG), James Bruder (SF), Avery Lindsey (PF), Santos Reese (C) Brad Shanks, Richard Beach, Steven Slone, Otis Ford, Edmund Halladay | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), John Wright (SG), Jeffrey Halter (SF), Jason Allen (C) Larry Gunning, Larry Rincon, James Gerber, Donald Skorupski | |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley makes the 1st free throw | 31-56 |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-57 |
| 09:57 | Nevada | James Bruder travels with the ball | 31-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Gerald Exley | |
| 09:42 | Southern Cal | Santos Reese is called for the reach on Mark Burkey - foul #2 on Santos Reese, team foul #7 | 31-57 |
| 09:42 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the 1st free throw | 31-58 |
| 09:42 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-59 |
| 09:27 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Avery Lindsey and the foul's on Larry Rincon - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #3 | 33-59 |
| 09:27 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman misses the free throw | 33-59 |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter pulls down the rebound | 33-59 |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-59 |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to John Wright | 33-59 |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by John Wright is denied by James Bruder | 33-59 |
| 08:48 | Nevada | Santos Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 08:32 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Rincon - foul #2 on Larry Rincon, team foul #4 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Beach (SG), Steven Slone (SF) Ronald Rogers, James Bruder | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG) Larry Rincon | |
| 08:32 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 08:32 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | John Wright slams it home set up by Mark Burkey | 35-61 |
| 07:49 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 35-61 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen pulls down the rebound | 35-61 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Avery Lindsey is called for the reach on Jason Allen - foul #4 on Avery Lindsey, team foul #8 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (PG), James Bruder (SF), Kevin Archie (PF) Richard Beach, Steven Slone, Santos Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (SF), Gerald Exley (PF) John Wright, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-63 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Pittman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Bruder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Archie (fresh) C - Avery Lindsey (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gerber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Exley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Nevada | Kevin Archie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-63 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | James Gerber grabs the defensive rebound | 35-63 |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | James Gerber buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Burkey | 35-65 |
| 06:46 | Nevada | James Gerber picks off the pass by Avery Lindsey | 35-65 |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey lays it up and in set up by James Gerber | 35-67 |
| 06:30 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers is called for traveling | 35-67 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG), Donald Skorupski (C) Mark Burkey, Jason Allen | |
| 06:08 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-67 |
| 06:00 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-67 |
| 05:58 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gerald Exley | 35-67 |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-67 |
| 05:21 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Pittman | 37-67 |
| 04:52 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 37-67 |
| 04:51 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers pulls down the rebound | 37-67 |
| 04:37 | Nevada | Kevin Archie clanks a jumper from the right side | 37-67 |
| 04:35 | Nevada | James Bruder tips it but misses | 37-67 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | James Gerber grabs the defensive rebound | 37-67 |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gerald Exley and the foul's on Ronald Rogers - foul #2 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #9 | 37-69 |
| Subs | Nevada | Santos Reese (PF) Kevin Archie | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Wright (SF), Jason Allen (PF), Jeffrey Halter (C) James Gerber, Gerald Exley, Donald Skorupski | |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the free throw | 37-70 |
| 04:08 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-70 |
| 04:06 | Southern Cal | John Wright snags the defensive board | 37-70 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | Ronald Rogers is called for the reach on Larry Gunning - foul #3 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #10 | 37-70 |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses the 1st free throw | 37-70 |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the 2nd free throw | 37-71 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Nevada | Santos Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-71 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Gerald Exley (PF) Larry Gunning, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ronald Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Pittman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bruder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Santos Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Avery Lindsey (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Exley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Avery Lindsey is called for the reach on Mark Burkey - foul #5 on Avery Lindsey, team foul #11 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Nevada | Kevin Archie (PF) Avery Lindsey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter (SF), Donald Skorupski (C) Larry Rincon, Jason Allen | |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the 1st free throw | 37-72 |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-73 |
| 02:51 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-73 |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski blows the layup | 37-73 |
| 02:24 | Nevada | James Bruder grabs the defensive rebound | 37-73 |
| 02:20 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-73 |
| 02:18 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-73 |
| 02:12 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski travels with the ball | 37-73 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG), James Gerber (SF) John Wright, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 02:04 | Nevada | Mark Burkey takes the ball from Ronald Rogers | 37-73 |
| 02:00 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Burkey | 37-75 |
| 01:53 | Nevada | Santos Reese drills a floater from the free throw line | 39-75 |
| 01:41 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-75 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG) Mark Burkey | |
| 01:21 | Nevada | Donald Skorupski steps in front of the James Bruder pass | 39-75 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Rogers - foul #4 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #12 | 39-75 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses the 1st free throw | 39-75 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-76 |
| 00:49 | Nevada | Santos Reese misses long on a jumper from the left side | 39-76 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski grabs the board | 39-76 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Gordon Pittman is called for the reach on Larry Rincon - foul #1 on Gordon Pittman, team foul #13 | 39-76 |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the 1st free throw | 39-76 |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-77 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Nevada | Kevin Archie makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-77 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning runs out the clock | 42-77 |