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