| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) SF - James Gerber (fresh) PF - Gerald Exley (fresh) C - Donald Skorupski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (fresh) SG - Clifton Shanahan (fresh) SF - Ruben O'Lowe (fresh) PF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) C - Ronald Countess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Stanford | Donald Skorupski swats the layup by Ronald Countess | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Gunning | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford's pass is intercepted by Larry Gunning | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Countess | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Crawford - foul #1 on Kevin Crawford, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Stanford | Lester Alban hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Skorupski | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Kevin Crawford | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe clanks a jump hook from close range | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lester Alban | 5-5 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon loses the dribble to Clifton Shanahan | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | Southern Cal | James Gerber pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Donald Skorupski - foul #1 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (SG), John Wright (SF), Jason Allen (PF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Larry Rincon, James Gerber, Gerald Exley, Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (PG), Henry Zwigart (SG), Milton Coney (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Lester Alban, Clifton Shanahan, Kevin Crawford, Ronald Countess | |
| 16:26 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning is fouled on the floor by Alvin Gilmore - foul #1 on Alvin Gilmore, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Luis Dennison (SF) Ruben O'Lowe | |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | John Wright can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 7-7 |
| 15:48 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 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 | Stanford | PG - Alvin Gilmore (fresh) SG - Henry Zwigart (fresh) SF - Luis Dennison (fresh) PF - Milton Coney (fresh) C - Keith Kelly (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:23 | Stanford | Milton Coney tips it in | 7-9 |
| 15:06 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 14:47 | Stanford | Milton Coney clanks a turnaround near the basket | 9-9 |
| 14:45 | Stanford | Milton Coney can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 14:43 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:26 | Southern Cal | Keith Kelly swats the short shot by Jason Allen | 9-9 |
| 14:25 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:11 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen clanks a runner near the basket | 9-9 |
| 14:10 | Stanford | Keith Kelly grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:04 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart lays it in set up by Alvin Gilmore and he's fouled by Mark Burkey - foul #1 on Mark Burkey, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG), James Gerber (SF), Gerald Exley (PF) Larry Gunning, John Wright, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Stanford | Lester Alban (PG), Kevin Crawford (PF), Ronald Countess (C) Alvin Gilmore, Milton Coney, Keith Kelly | |
| 14:04 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 13:56 | Stanford | Ronald Countess pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:49 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford banks in the layup set up by Lester Alban | 9-13 |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Mark Burkey and the foul's on Luis Dennison - foul #1 on Luis Dennison, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), Donald Skorupski (C) Mark Burkey, Jason Allen | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan (SG), Ruben O'Lowe (SF) Henry Zwigart, Luis Dennison | |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:19 | Stanford | Ronald Countess connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Clifton Shanahan | 12-15 |
| 12:59 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Gerber | 14-15 |
| 12:52 | Stanford | Ronald Countess is fouled on the floor by James Gerber - foul #1 on James Gerber, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Wright (PG) Larry Gunning | |
| Subs | Stanford | Milton Coney (SF), Keith Kelly (C) Ruben O'Lowe, Ronald Countess | |
| 12:32 | Stanford | Lester Alban can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Wright - foul #1 on John Wright, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG) James Gerber | |
| Subs | Stanford | Luis Dennison (SF) Milton Coney | |
| 12:32 | Stanford | Lester Alban makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:32 | Stanford | Lester Alban makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:14 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Wright | 16-17 |
| 11:52 | Stanford | Luis Dennison is called for traveling | 16-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Allen (C) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (PG) Lester Alban | |
| 11:36 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Burkey and the foul's on Keith Kelly - foul #1 on Keith Kelly, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter (C) Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Zwigart (SG), Ronald Countess (C) Clifton Shanahan, Keith Kelly | |
| 11:36 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Alvin Gilmore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Zwigart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Dennison (fresh) PF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Countess (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Stanford | Jeffrey Halter is called for the reach on Henry Zwigart - foul #1 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (SF) Larry Rincon | |
| Subs | Stanford | Milton Coney (PF) Kevin Crawford | |
| 11:08 | Stanford | Milton Coney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Countess - foul #1 on Ronald Countess, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG) Mark Burkey | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe (SF) Luis Dennison | |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:26 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart blows the layup | 21-17 |
| 10:24 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe gets the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:15 | Stanford | Milton Coney comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Jason Allen - foul #1 on Jason Allen, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG), Gerald Exley (PF) John Wright, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Stanford | Lester Alban (PG), Clifton Shanahan (SG), Keith Kelly (C) Alvin Gilmore, Henry Zwigart, Ronald Countess | |
| 10:15 | Stanford | Milton Coney makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:15 | Stanford | Milton Coney misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:15 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 09:56 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 09:29 | Stanford | Milton Coney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 24-18 |
| 09:28 | Stanford | Keith Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 09:02 | Stanford | Gerald Exley swats the layup by Keith Kelly | 24-18 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | James Gerber snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | James Gerber hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Rincon | 26-18 |
| 08:50 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Gerber - foul #2 on James Gerber, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), John Wright (SF), Donald Skorupski (C) Larry Gunning, James Gerber, Jason Allen | |
| Subs | Stanford | Kevin Crawford (PF), Ronald Countess (C) Milton Coney, Keith Kelly | |
| 08:50 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:50 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 08:41 | Southern Cal | Lester Alban takes the ball from Gerald Exley | 26-19 |
| 08:27 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Gerald Exley - foul #1 on Gerald Exley, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (PG), Henry Zwigart (SG), Luis Dennison (SF) Lester Alban, Clifton Shanahan, Ruben O'Lowe | |
| 08:27 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:27 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:05 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon is fouled on the floor by Kevin Crawford - foul #2 on Kevin Crawford, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter (SF), Glenn McGirt (PF) Larry Rincon, Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Stanford | Keith Kelly (PF) Kevin Crawford | |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Countess - foul #2 on Ronald Countess, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG) Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Stanford | Milton Coney (PF) Ronald Countess | |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:32 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart misses long on a jumper from the right side | 28-21 |
| 07:30 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Skorupski | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn McGirt (fresh) C - Donald Skorupski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Alvin Gilmore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Zwigart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Dennison (fresh) PF - Milton Coney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses the floater from close range | 28-21 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski tips it in | 30-21 |
| 07:00 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Milton Coney | 30-24 |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Alvin Gilmore - foul #2 on Alvin Gilmore, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG), Jeffrey Halter (SF), Gerald Exley (PF) Mark Burkey, John Wright, Glenn McGirt | |
| Subs | Stanford | Lester Alban (PG), Clifton Shanahan (SG) Alvin Gilmore, Henry Zwigart | |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 06:26 | Stanford | Lester Alban hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-24 |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski scores on a shot in the paint | 34-24 |
| 05:47 | Stanford | Luis Dennison travels with the ball | 34-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), James Gerber (SF), Jason Allen (C) Larry Gunning, Jeffrey Halter, Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe (SF), Kevin Crawford (PF), Ronald Countess (C) Luis Dennison, Milton Coney, Keith Kelly | |
| 05:25 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jason Allen, team foul #9 | 34-24 |
| 05:05 | Stanford | Ronald Countess loses the dribble to Mark Burkey | 34-24 |
| 04:43 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), Jeffrey Halter (C) Mark Burkey, Gerald Exley | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 04:34 | Stanford | Larry Gunning is called for the reach on Clifton Shanahan - foul #1 on Larry Gunning, team foul #10 | 34-24 |
| 04:34 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 04:34 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 04:09 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 03:48 | Stanford | Lester Alban misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 03:46 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Shanahan | 34-25 |
| 03:28 | Stanford | Jason Allen swats the dunk try by Ronald Countess | 34-25 |
| 03:26 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford grabs the offensive board | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gerber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Shanahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben O'Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Countess (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Stanford | Ronald Countess misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 03:05 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon is hacked by Ronald Countess - foul #3 on Ronald Countess, team foul #9 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Wright (SF), Gerald Exley (PF), Donald Skorupski (C) James Gerber, Jason Allen, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (PG), Henry Zwigart (SG), Luis Dennison (SF), Keith Kelly (C) Lester Alban, Clifton Shanahan, Ruben O'Lowe, Ronald Countess | |
| 03:05 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:05 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:46 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart slams it home on a nice dish by Alvin Gilmore | 36-27 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski is fouled on the floor by Keith Kelly - foul #2 on Keith Kelly, team foul #10 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Jeffrey Halter (SF) Larry Gunning, Larry Rincon | |
| Subs | Stanford | Milton Coney (PF) Kevin Crawford | |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 02:15 | Stanford | Milton Coney's pass is intercepted by Gerald Exley | 38-27 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley blows the layup but the foul's on Alvin Gilmore - foul #3 on Alvin Gilmore, team foul #11 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Lester Alban (PG) Alvin Gilmore | |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:42 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart is fouled on the floor by Gerald Exley - foul #2 on Gerald Exley, team foul #11 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Allen (C) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 01:42 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:42 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wright | 41-29 |
| 01:12 | Stanford | Lester Alban makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-32 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 00:53 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 00:44 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart is hacked by Jason Allen - foul #3 on Jason Allen, team foul #12 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), Larry Rincon (SG), James Gerber (SF), Glenn McGirt (C) Mark Burkey, Jeffrey Halter, Gerald Exley, Jason Allen | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan (PG), Ruben O'Lowe (SF), Kevin Crawford (PF) Lester Alban, Luis Dennison, Milton Coney | |
| 00:44 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:44 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Keith Kelly snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 00:05 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe connects on the jump hook from the left block | 41-36 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-36 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Keith Kelly | 41-36 |