| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) SF - James Gerber (fresh) PF - Gerald Exley (fresh) C - Donald Skorupski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Kenneth Gill (fresh) SG - Joseph Segarra (fresh) SF - Robert Stouffer (fresh) PF - Timothy Carlson (fresh) C - Mark Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Mark Jones - foul #1 on Mark Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Washington State | Mark Jones misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Donald Skorupski - foul #1 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Washington State | Mark Jones misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Washington State | Mark Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eli Daniels (C) Mark Jones | |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:12 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra makes the 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Gill | 4-4 |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Gill in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | Washington State | James Gerber is called for the reach on Eli Daniels - foul #1 on James Gerber, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | The short jumper by Timothy Carlson is denied by James Gerber | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | Joseph Segarra is called for the reach on Larry Gunning - foul #1 on Joseph Segarra, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:05 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Carlson | 6-6 |
| 16:45 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Eli Daniels | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Washington State | Eli Daniels misses badly on a shot in the lane | 6-6 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Larry Gunning | 8-6 |
| 16:00 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Gerald Exley - foul #1 on Gerald Exley, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (SG), John Wright (SF), Jason Allen (PF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Larry Rincon, James Gerber, Gerald Exley, Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Reimers (SG), Mark Lugo (SF), Gene Pickard (C) Joseph Segarra, Robert Stouffer, Eli Daniels | |
| 16:00 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:00 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Burkey (fresh) SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - Jason Allen (fresh) C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Kenneth Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reimers (fresh) SF - Mark Lugo (fresh) PF - Timothy Carlson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Gene Pickard (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Reimers - foul #1 on Robert Reimers, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:25 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson makes the jump hook from close range | 10-9 |
| 15:15 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 10-9 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:57 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen connects on the open floater from the right side | 12-9 |
| 14:41 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson makes the turnaround from close range set up by Kenneth Gill | 12-11 |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Gill - foul #1 on Kenneth Gill, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Segarra (PG), Robert Stouffer (SF) Kenneth Gill, Mark Lugo | |
| 14:20 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Wright | 15-11 |
| 14:06 | Washington State | Gene Pickard blows the layup | 15-11 |
| 14:05 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 13:44 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 13:42 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Gene Pickard | 15-11 |
| 13:18 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Halter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), James Gerber (SF), Gerald Exley (PF), Glenn McGirt (C) Mark Burkey, John Wright, Jason Allen, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Gill (PG), Mark Lugo (SF), Eli Daniels (C) Joseph Segarra, Robert Reimers, Gene Pickard | |
| 13:18 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:18 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:18 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gerald Exley | 15-12 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 13:09 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:04 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill makes the runner in the lane set up by Robert Stouffer | 15-14 |
| 13:00 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning is hacked by Kenneth Gill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Gill, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski (C) Glenn McGirt | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Segarra (PG), David McBain (SG) Kenneth Gill, Robert Stouffer | |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| 12:24 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Carlson, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| 12:06 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski's layup is rejected by Eli Daniels | 15-14 |
| 12:05 | Washington State | Eli Daniels snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 11:41 | Washington State | Donald Skorupski swats the layup by Timothy Carlson | 15-14 |
| 11:39 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Gerber (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Exley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Skorupski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Joseph Segarra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David McBain (fresh) SF - Mark Lugo (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Carlson (tiring) 5 pts. C - Eli Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | Joseph Segarra steps in front of the James Gerber pass | 15-14 |
| 11:20 | Washington State | David McBain hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Rincon - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (SG), John Wright (SF), Jason Allen (PF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Larry Rincon, James Gerber, Gerald Exley, Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Stouffer (SF) Mark Lugo | |
| 11:20 | Washington State | David McBain makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:20 | Washington State | David McBain makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:07 | Southern Cal | John Wright comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 15-16 |
| 11:06 | Southern Cal | John Wright grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | John Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Eli Daniels | 15-16 |
| 10:52 | Washington State | Eli Daniels grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 10:42 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Halter | 15-16 |
| 10:41 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra tips it home | 15-18 |
| 10:28 | Southern Cal | John Wright scores on a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on David McBain - foul #1 on David McBain, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Reimers (PG), Gene Pickard (PF) David McBain, Timothy Carlson | |
| 10:28 | Southern Cal | John Wright misses the free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:28 | Washington State | Eli Daniels gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:09 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 10:07 | Washington State | Robert Reimers gets the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:57 | Washington State | Eli Daniels misses badly on a runner from the right block | 17-18 |
| 09:55 | Washington State | Gene Pickard grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:50 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gene Pickard - foul #1 on Gene Pickard, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), James Gerber (SF), Gerald Exley (PF), Glenn McGirt (C) Mark Burkey, John Wright, Jason Allen, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Lugo (SF) Robert Stouffer | |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 3rd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:19 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-21 |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | James Gerber pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:58 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 08:56 | Washington State | Eli Daniels snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:38 | Washington State | Eli Daniels makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gene Pickard and the foul's on Larry Rincon - foul #2 on Larry Rincon, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (SG), Donald Skorupski (C) Larry Rincon, Glenn McGirt | |
| Subs | Washington State | David McBain (SG), Robert Stouffer (SF), Timothy Carlson (PF) Joseph Segarra, Mark Lugo, Gene Pickard | |
| 08:38 | Washington State | Eli Daniels makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:22 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski hits a wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Burkey | 21-24 |
| 08:13 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer loses the ball out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Wright (SF) James Gerber | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gene Pickard (C) Eli Daniels | |
| 07:57 | Southern Cal | John Wright misses badly on a runner in the lane | 21-24 |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley can't tip it in | 21-24 |
| 07:55 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 07:38 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer misses the 3 from straight away | 21-24 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Exley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Skorupski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Robert Reimers (fairly fresh) SG - David McBain (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Stouffer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Carlson (tiring) 5 pts. C - Gene Pickard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Robert Reimers picks off the pass by Larry Gunning | 21-24 |
| 07:09 | Washington State | Robert Reimers lays it in | 21-26 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Gene Pickard is called for the reach on Mark Burkey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Pickard, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter (SF), Jason Allen (PF), Glenn McGirt (C) Larry Gunning, Gerald Exley, Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Segarra (PG), Mark Lugo (SF), Eli Daniels (C) David McBain, Robert Stouffer, Gene Pickard | |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:48 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-26 |
| 06:46 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Eli Daniels | 22-26 |
| 06:30 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | Glenn McGirt grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 06:03 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wright and he's fouled by Eli Daniels - foul #1 on Eli Daniels, team foul #11 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) John Wright | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Gill (PG), Mark Jones (C) Robert Reimers, Eli Daniels | |
| 06:03 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:50 | Washington State | Mark Burkey is called for the reach on Kenneth Gill - foul #1 on Mark Burkey, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), James Gerber (SF) Mark Burkey, Glenn McGirt | |
| Subs | Washington State | David McBain (SG), Robert Stouffer (SF) Joseph Segarra, Mark Lugo | |
| 05:50 | Washington State | Kenneth Gill misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the wide open shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Gerber | 27-26 |
| 05:08 | Washington State | Mark Jones can't finish the layup | 27-26 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen is hacked by Timothy Carlson - foul #2 on Timothy Carlson, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (PF) Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Segarra (SG), Mark Lugo (SF), Eli Daniels (PF) David McBain, Robert Stouffer, Timothy Carlson | |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:49 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:31 | Washington State | Eli Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski (C) Jason Allen | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Gill - foul #3 on Kenneth Gill, team foul #13 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), John Wright (SF) Larry Gunning, James Gerber | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Stouffer (SG) Kenneth Gill | |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:03 | Washington State | Mark Jones pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Stouffer | 29-28 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon loses the dribble to Joseph Segarra in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra banks in the layup | 29-30 |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Glenn McGirt (C) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Washington State | David McBain (SG), Gene Pickard (PF) Mark Lugo, Eli Daniels | |
| 03:24 | Washington State | Mark Jones drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Stouffer | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Exley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Glenn McGirt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Joseph Segarra (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - David McBain (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Stouffer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gene Pickard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Burkey | 32-32 |
| 02:55 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 02:53 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Segarra | 32-32 |
| 02:41 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), Jeffrey Halter (SF), Jason Allen (PF) Mark Burkey, John Wright, Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Reimers (PG), Timothy Carlson (PF) Joseph Segarra, Gene Pickard | |
| 02:37 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter is hacked by Robert Stouffer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Stouffer, team foul #14 | 32-32 |
| 02:37 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:37 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:37 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 02:14 | Washington State | Mark Jones buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Stouffer | 33-34 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 02:02 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | Glenn McGirt snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 01:49 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 01:35 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter is hacked by David McBain in the backcourt - foul #2 on David McBain, team foul #15 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Wright (SG), Gerald Exley (PF), Donald Skorupski (C) Larry Rincon, Jason Allen, Glenn McGirt | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Segarra (PG), Mark Lugo (SF), Gene Pickard (PF) David McBain, Robert Stouffer, Timothy Carlson | |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Reimers - foul #2 on Robert Reimers, team foul #16 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (SG), James Gerber (SF) Larry Gunning, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Mark Jones hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Segarra and the foul's on Donald Skorupski - foul #2 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #8 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eli Daniels (PF) Gene Pickard | |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Mark Jones makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | Mark Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski throws it down | 40-37 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Joseph Segarra comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-37 |