| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gan Hong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Luis Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ivey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Morrissette (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:33 | Arizona | Gan Hong is whistled for a carry | 27-26 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell (SF), Michael Woods (C) Robert Ivey, Michael Morrissette | |
| 19:13 | Southern Cal | John Barnett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 19:11 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Ira Collins | 27-26 |
| 18:45 | Arizona | Gan Hong misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 18:44 | Arizona | Luis Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:26 | Arizona | Luis Holmes hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 29-26 |
| 18:07 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Flynn | 29-28 |
| 17:50 | Arizona | Ira Collins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Johnson and the foul's on Michael Woods - foul #1 on Michael Woods, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (SG), Robert Ivey (SF), Michael Morrissette (C) Dewey Rogers, Bradley Bell, Michael Woods | |
| 17:50 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:27 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ira Collins - foul #3 on Ira Collins, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 17:27 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:27 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:04 | Arizona | Luis Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SF), Rick Sylvestre (C) Gene Greenhaw, Ira Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG), Joseph Merritt (SF) Kurt Simmons, Robert Ivey | |
| 16:37 | Southern Cal | Clyde Thompson is called for the reach on Dewey Rogers - foul #1 on Clyde Thompson, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG), Raymond Moore (PF) Gan Hong, Luis Holmes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell (SF), Chris Bradway (PF) Joseph Merritt, Michael Morrissette | |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | John Barnett makes the contested runner from the left block and he's fouled by Rick Sylvestre - foul #2 on Rick Sylvestre, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (SG), Robert Ivey (SF), Michael Morrissette (C) Dewey Rogers, Bradley Bell, Chris Bradway | |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | John Barnett makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:54 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF), Ira Collins (C) Robert Johnson, Rick Sylvestre | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG), Bradley Bell (SF), Chris Bradway (PF) Kurt Simmons, Robert Ivey, Michael Morrissette | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Clyde Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kenneth Flynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Bradway (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Barnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dewey Rogers | 32-35 |
| 15:10 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the shot from the left side | 34-35 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 14:46 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 14:28 | Arizona | Raymond Moore buries a turnaround from close range set up by Clyde Thompson and he's fouled by Chris Bradway - foul #1 on Chris Bradway, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Johnson (PG), Gan Hong (SG) Clyde Thompson, Eric Rader | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (SG), Robert Ivey (SF), Michael Morrissette (C) Dewey Rogers, Bradley Bell, Chris Bradway | |
| 14:28 | Arizona | Raymond Moore makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:59 | Southern Cal | Ira Collins swats the short shot by John Barnett | 37-35 |
| 13:57 | Arizona | Gan Hong gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:29 | Arizona | Gan Hong buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ira Collins | 39-35 |
| 13:13 | Southern Cal | John Barnett misses the easy layup | 39-35 |
| 13:12 | Southern Cal | John Barnett hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 12:52 | Arizona | Gan Hong connects on the jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 12:29 | Southern Cal | Ira Collins picks off the pass by Michael Morrissette | 41-37 |
| 12:03 | Arizona | John Barnett picks off the pass by Raymond Moore | 41-37 |
| 11:38 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Flynn | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gan Hong (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Raymond Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ira Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kenneth Flynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kurt Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ivey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Barnett (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Morrissette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Arizona | Ira Collins is fouled on the floor by Robert Ivey - foul #2 on Robert Ivey, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SF), Luis Holmes (PF), Rick Sylvestre (C) Gene Greenhaw, Raymond Moore, Ira Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), Bradley Bell (SF), Michael Woods (C) Kenneth Flynn, Kurt Simmons, Robert Ivey, Michael Morrissette | |
| 11:18 | Arizona | Bradley Bell is called for the reach on Clyde Thompson - foul #2 on Bradley Bell, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| 10:50 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre is called for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG) Gan Hong | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (PG), Chris Bradway (PF) Edward Disalvo, Michael Woods | |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | Eric Rader is called for the reach on Kenneth Flynn - foul #2 on Eric Rader, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Michael Morrissette (C) Kenneth Flynn, Chris Bradway | |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 10:01 | Arizona | Eric Rader grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:37 | Arizona | Robert Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 09:35 | Arizona | Eric Rader misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | John Barnett is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Robert Johnson | 41-39 |
| 08:48 | Arizona | Luis Holmes blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 08:47 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 08:18 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 08:17 | Arizona | Luis Holmes snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 07:49 | Arizona | Robert Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 07:48 | Arizona | Luis Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 07:26 | Arizona | Robert Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 07:25 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Rader (fairly fresh) SF - Clyde Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Holmes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Sylvestre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Bell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Barnett (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Morrissette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Arizona | Luis Holmes can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 41-39 |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dewey Rogers | 41-41 |
| 06:27 | Arizona | Luis Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Morrissette - foul #2 on Michael Morrissette, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gan Hong (SG), Gene Greenhaw (SF), Ira Collins (C) Eric Rader, Clyde Thompson, Rick Sylvestre | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (PG), Robert Ivey (SF), Michael Woods (C) Edward Disalvo, Bradley Bell, Michael Morrissette | |
| 06:27 | Arizona | Luis Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 06:27 | Arizona | Luis Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:07 | Southern Cal | Gene Greenhaw is called for the reach on Dewey Rogers - foul #2 on Gene Greenhaw, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Raymond Moore (PF) Luis Holmes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (SG), Chris Bradway (PF) Dewey Rogers, John Barnett | |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Ivey | 42-43 |
| 05:12 | Arizona | Ira Collins can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-43 |
| 05:10 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods is fouled on the floor by Ira Collins - foul #4 on Ira Collins, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG), Bradley Bell (SF), John Barnett (C) Kurt Simmons, Robert Ivey, Michael Woods | |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Flynn | 42-46 |
| 04:16 | Arizona | Gan Hong misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 04:15 | Arizona | Ira Collins gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 04:00 | Arizona | Gan Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Luis Holmes (PF) Raymond Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Woods (C) Chris Bradway | |
| 03:47 | Southern Cal | John Barnett makes the contested fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Woods | 42-48 |
| 03:25 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Clyde Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gan Hong (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Luis Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Bell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Barnett (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Woods (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Clyde Thompson steps in front of the Kenneth Flynn pass in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 03:19 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson lays it up and in | 44-48 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 02:29 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 02:28 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 02:07 | Arizona | Gan Hong misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | John Barnett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell tips it in | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Arizona | Luis Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Johnson (PG) Clyde Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (SF), Michael Morrissette (C) Bradley Bell, Michael Woods | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 00:59 | Arizona | Ira Collins snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 00:44 | Arizona | Ira Collins is open but misses the lay-in | 44-50 |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Gan Hong is called for the reach on Robert Ivey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gan Hong, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Arizona | Robert Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 00:34 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Collins | 44-52 |
| 00:32 | Arizona | Robert Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 00:30 | Arizona | Ira Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Robert Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gan Hong | 47-52 |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Gan Hong is called for the reach on Robert Ivey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gan Hong, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell (PF) John Barnett | |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:23 | Arizona | Luis Holmes gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:15 | Arizona | Robert Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 00:13 | Arizona | Robert Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 00:11 | Arizona | Robert Ivey steals it from Robert Johnson | 47-52 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn banks in the layup set up by Robert Ivey | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Gan Hong is hacked by Michael Morrissette - foul #3 on Michael Morrissette, team foul #6 | 47-54 |