| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) SG - Vernon Ordway (fresh) SF - Michael Raymond (fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) C - Travis Norcross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) SG - Otis Carter (fresh) SF - James Dorn (fresh) PF - Randall Petillo (fresh) C - Edward Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Randall Petillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Cal | Edward Jones misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Travis Norcross - foul #1 on Travis Norcross, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Ordway | 3-2 |
| 19:20 | Cal | James Dorn is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Raymond - foul #1 on Michael Raymond, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Cal | Edward Jones misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Travis Norcross | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by James Dorn - foul #1 on James Dorn, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Cal | Edward Jones is denied on a layup by Frank Shadrick | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | Cal | Randall Petillo gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Cal | James Dorn is hacked by Vernon Ordway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Ordway, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Otis Carter hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Dorn | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross drills a floater from the left wing set up by Michael Raymond and he's fouled by Edward Jones - foul #1 on Edward Jones, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Howard (SG) Vernon Ordway | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Randall Petillo hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Strong | 7-6 |
| 16:48 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond is hacked by Edward Jones - foul #2 on Edward Jones, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG), Stacey Broughton (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Ronald Pemberton, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Clark (C) Edward Jones | |
| 16:39 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stacey Broughton | 10-6 |
| 16:27 | Cal | Bobby Clark is whistled for a carry | 10-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway (SG) Fred Howard | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks is whistled for traveling | 10-6 |
| 15:57 | Cal | Stacey Broughton is called for the reach on James Dorn - foul #1 on Stacey Broughton, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Ordway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stacey Broughton (fresh) PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Cal | Adam Brooks is called for the reach on Randall Petillo - foul #1 on Adam Brooks, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG) Jeffrey Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:13 | Cal | Otis Carter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Otis Carter, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Howard (SG), Michael Raymond (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Vernon Ordway, Adam Brooks, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Randall Petillo | |
| 14:53 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Howard | 13-6 |
| 14:32 | Cal | Bobby Clark is fouled on the floor by Stacey Broughton - foul #2 on Stacey Broughton, team foul #6 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross (C) Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (SF), Randall Petillo (C) James Dorn, Bobby Clark | |
| 14:18 | Cal | Otis Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick's fadeaway is rejected by Isaac Bradford | 13-6 |
| 13:55 | Cal | The rebound goes to Randall Petillo | 13-6 |
| 13:44 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-6 |
| 13:42 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Raymond | 13-6 |
| 13:25 | Southern Cal | Isaac Bradford picks off the pass by Travis Norcross | 13-6 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Otis Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG), Vernon Ordway (SG), Donald York (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Ronald Pemberton, Fred Howard, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), James Dorn (SF), Bobby Clark (C) Otis Carter, Sekan Acri, Isaac Bradford | |
| 13:12 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 13-6 |
| 13:11 | Cal | Charles Strong gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:51 | Cal | James Dorn is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Cook | 13-8 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson buries a shot from the left block set up by Jeffrey Claybrooks and he's fouled by Larry Cook - foul #1 on Larry Cook, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson misses the free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:24 | Cal | Bobby Clark gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:59 | Cal | James Dorn can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Donald York - foul #1 on Donald York, team foul #7 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Fred Howard (SG), Frank Shadrick (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Vernon Ordway, Adam Brooks, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG), Isaac Bradford (PF) Charles Strong, Bobby Clark | |
| 11:59 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:59 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Fred Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald York (fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) C - Travis Norcross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) C - Randall Petillo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 11:42 | Cal | The rebound goes to Isaac Bradford | 15-10 |
| 11:38 | Cal | Otis Carter double dribbles in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SF) Donald York | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG), Sekan Acri (SF) Larry Cook, James Dorn | |
| 11:18 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert McCoskey - foul #1 on Robert McCoskey, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| 11:18 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:18 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:18 | Cal | The rebound goes to Isaac Bradford | 16-10 |
| 11:02 | Cal | Isaac Bradford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 11:00 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McCoskey | 16-10 |
| 10:40 | Cal | Otis Carter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Pemberton - foul #1 on Ronald Pemberton, team foul #8 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG), Vernon Ordway (SG), Adam Brooks (PF) Ronald Pemberton, Fred Howard, Frank Shadrick | |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Clark (C) Isaac Bradford | |
| 10:40 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:40 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:25 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Travis Norcross is denied by Randall Petillo | 16-12 |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway gets the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:11 | Southern Cal | Robert McCoskey steals it from Adam Brooks | 16-12 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Robert McCoskey jams it | 16-14 |
| 09:46 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 09:44 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond tips it in | 18-14 |
| 09:36 | Cal | Randall Petillo throws it down | 18-16 |
| 09:09 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 18-16 |
| 09:08 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:54 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Vernon Ordway | 20-16 |
| 08:49 | Cal | Travis Norcross takes the ball from Randall Petillo in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| 08:40 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Ordway | 23-16 |
| 08:23 | Cal | Randall Petillo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Adam Brooks - foul #2 on Adam Brooks, team foul #9 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Fred Howard (SG), Donald York (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Vernon Ordway, Michael Raymond, Adam Brooks, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), Larry Cook (SG), James Dorn (SF), Isaac Bradford (PF) Otis Carter, Robert McCoskey, Sekan Acri, Bobby Clark | |
| 08:23 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:23 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:58 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton hits a shot from the right side and the foul's on Isaac Bradford - foul #1 on Isaac Bradford, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Clark (C) Randall Petillo | |
| 07:58 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:56 | Cal | Isaac Bradford loses the dribble to Ronald Pemberton in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Fred Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald York (fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dorn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Clark (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 07:38 | Cal | Bobby Clark grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 07:17 | Cal | James Dorn clanks a jumper from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 07:16 | Cal | Larry Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 07:08 | Cal | Donald York is called for the reach on James Dorn - foul #2 on Donald York, team foul #10 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SF) Donald York | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:08 | Cal | James Dorn misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:08 | Cal | James Dorn misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick is fouled on the floor by James Dorn - foul #2 on James Dorn, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway (SG), Travis Norcross (C) Fred Howard, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (SG), Sekan Acri (SF) Larry Cook, James Dorn | |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross grabs the offensive board | 27-18 |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton is called for traveling | 27-18 |
| 06:32 | Cal | Otis Carter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-18 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:23 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton's pass is intercepted by Charles Strong in the backcourt | 27-18 |
| 06:12 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Strong | 27-21 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Bobby Clark - foul #1 on Bobby Clark, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG), Fred Howard (SG) Ronald Pemberton, Vernon Ordway | |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (PF) Isaac Bradford | |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:52 | Cal | Randall Petillo gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:31 | Cal | Randall Petillo dunks the ball on a nice dish by Otis Carter | 28-23 |
| 05:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond misses the fadeaway near the basket | 28-23 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard misses the tip | 28-23 |
| 05:06 | Cal | Sekan Acri grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:50 | Cal | Michael Raymond blocks the jumper by Charles Strong | 28-23 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:44 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks double dribbles | 28-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Vernon Ordway (SG), Donald York (SF), Christopher Patterson (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Fred Howard, Michael Raymond, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), Isaac Bradford (PF) Otis Carter, Bobby Clark | |
| 04:20 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses long on an open shot near the basket | 28-23 |
| 04:18 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 03:59 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson makes the jump hook from the right block | 30-23 |
| 03:57 | Cal | Donald York is called for the reach on Sekan Acri in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald York, team foul #11 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (SF), Adam Brooks (PF) Donald York, Frank Shadrick | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Jones (C) Isaac Bradford | |
| 03:57 | Cal | Sekan Acri makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:57 | Cal | Sekan Acri makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Vernon Ordway (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stacey Broughton (fresh) PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sekan Acri (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Randall Petillo (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | Edward Jones picks off the pass by Christopher Patterson | 30-25 |
| 03:36 | Cal | Larry Cook is hacked by Vernon Ordway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Ordway, team foul #12 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | James Dorn (SF) Sekan Acri | |
| 03:36 | Cal | Larry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:36 | Cal | Larry Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 03:17 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 03:15 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 03:13 | Cal | Stacey Broughton picks off the pass by Charles Strong in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-26 |
| 02:36 | Cal | James Dorn is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Dorn, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG), Fred Howard (SG), Michael Raymond (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Ronald Pemberton, Vernon Ordway, Adam Brooks, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG), Robert McCoskey (SG), Isaac Bradford (SF), Bobby Clark (PF) Charles Strong, Larry Cook, James Dorn, Randall Petillo | |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 02:10 | Cal | Edward Jones grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 01:57 | Cal | Otis Carter misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 35-26 |
| 01:40 | Cal | Isaac Bradford pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 01:27 | Cal | Robert McCoskey clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Howard - foul #1 on Fred Howard, team foul #13 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (SF) Bobby Clark | |
| 01:27 | Cal | Robert McCoskey makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:27 | Cal | Robert McCoskey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:08 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond loses the ball out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Vernon Ordway (SG) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Fred Howard | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG) Robert McCoskey | |
| 01:06 | Cal | Isaac Bradford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (PF) Isaac Bradford | |
| 00:59 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond is hacked by Charles Strong - foul #1 on Charles Strong, team foul #11 | 35-28 |
| 00:59 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:59 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:38 | Cal | Randall Petillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-28 |
| 00:37 | Cal | Edward Jones tips it back up and in | 37-30 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Otis Carter gets the rebound | 37-30 |