| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) SG - Gregory Badillo (fresh) SF - Virgil Cooper (fresh) PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) C - Glenn Harmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) PF - Brian Williams (fresh) C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Lee | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Joiner - foul #1 on Ernest Joiner, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:09 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs drills a jumpshot from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:37 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Gregory Badillo | 4-5 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-7 |
| 18:02 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Badillo and the foul's on Michael Lee - foul #1 on Michael Lee, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 18:02 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Lee misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Badillo - foul #1 on Gregory Badillo, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joel Primm (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Matthew Dates (PF), Willy Manley (C) Ernest Joiner, Harold Jacobs, Brian Williams, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 17:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:29 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper makes the shot from the right side set up by Keith Nally | 9-9 |
| 17:17 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm is called for 5 seconds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Simek (SF) Virgil Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Shirley (PG) Michael Lee | |
| 16:56 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 16:54 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 16:42 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm misses the jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 16:41 | Hawaii | Charles Simek pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 16:22 | Hawaii | Keith Nally lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Simek and he's hacked by John Shirley - foul #1 on John Shirley, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas (SG), Valeri Florkowski (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Gregory Badillo, Dikembe Emanuel, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Charles Brown, Willy Manley | |
| 16:22 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Valeri Florkowski is called for the reach on John Shirley - foul #1 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG) Keith Nally | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall (SG), Brian Williams (PF) Joel Primm, Matthew Dates | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) SF - Charles Simek (fresh) PF - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) C - Kenneth Shane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Shirley (fresh) SG - Matthew Hall (fresh) SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | Valeri Florkowski denies the turnaround by Gilbert Hunter | 13-9 |
| 15:38 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Valeri Florkowski | 13-9 |
| 15:16 | Hawaii | Charles Simek is hacked by Gilbert Hunter - foul #1 on Gilbert Hunter, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo (SG), Virgil Cooper (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (PF) Stephen Thomas, Charles Simek, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joel Primm (SG), Matthew Dates (PF) John Shirley, Brian Williams | |
| 14:54 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Emanuel | 16-9 |
| 14:49 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs misses the floater near the basket | 16-9 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 14:19 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane misses the easy layup | 16-11 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 13:54 | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall is hacked by Kenneth Shane - foul #1 on Kenneth Shane, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Glenn Harmon (C) Jeffrey Puente, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Brian Williams (PF), Willy Manley (C) Matthew Hall, Joel Primm, Harold Jacobs, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 13:39 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 13:38 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:10 | Hawaii | Willy Manley is called for the reach on Dikembe Emanuel - foul #1 on Willy Manley, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Simek (SF), Valeri Florkowski (PF) Virgil Cooper, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Matthew Dates, Willy Manley | |
| 12:53 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses the jumper from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 12:52 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Harmon - foul #1 on Glenn Harmon, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall (SG) Ernest Joiner | |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:24 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 12:22 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Harold Jacobs | 16-13 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Glenn Harmon steps in front of the Matthew Hall pass | 16-13 |
| 11:53 | Hawaii | Charles Simek double dribbles | 16-13 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (PF) Gregory Badillo, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Shirley (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Matthew Dates (PF), Willy Manley (C) Michael Lee, Matthew Hall, Harold Jacobs, Brian Williams, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) SF - Charles Simek (fresh) PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 7 pts. C - Glenn Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Shirley (fresh) SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) PF - Matthew Dates (fresh) C - Willy Manley (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 11:36 | Hawaii | Keith Nally grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:11 | Hawaii | Keith Nally makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Emanuel | 18-13 |
| 10:49 | Southern Cal | Charles Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Gregory Badillo (SG), Virgil Cooper (SF), Kenneth Shane (C) Keith Nally, Stephen Thomas, Charles Simek, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (PG), Joel Primm (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Brian Williams (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) John Shirley, Ernest Joiner, Charles Brown, Matthew Dates, Willy Manley | |
| 10:26 | Hawaii | Brian Williams steals the ball from Kenneth Shane | 18-13 |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Virgil Cooper - foul #1 on Virgil Cooper, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Shirley (PG), Matthew Dates (PF) Michael Lee, Brian Williams | |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:47 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Joel Primm - foul #1 on Joel Primm, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Brian Williams (PF) John Shirley, Joel Primm, Matthew Dates | |
| 09:47 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:47 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 09:02 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 09:00 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane tips it in | 22-17 |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Williams | 22-19 |
| 08:18 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 08:16 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:59 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 07:57 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane tips it back up and in | 24-19 |
| 07:42 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 07:40 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Badillo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Virgil Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Shane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) C - Gilbert Hunter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-19 |
| 07:34 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Michael Lee misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-19 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Hunter | 24-19 |
| 07:05 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 07:03 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:34 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 06:32 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane tips it but misses | 24-19 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | Brian Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Valeri Florkowski (PF), Glenn Harmon (C) Jeffrey Puente, Gregory Badillo, Virgil Cooper, Dikembe Emanuel, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Shirley (PG), Joel Primm (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Matthew Dates (PF), Willy Manley (C) Michael Lee, Ernest Joiner, Harold Jacobs, Brian Williams, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 05:49 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Glenn Harmon, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane (C) Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF) Charles Brown | |
| 05:28 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Brown (SF) Harold Jacobs | |
| 05:02 | Hawaii | Keith Nally is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PF) Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Williams (PF) Charles Brown | |
| 05:02 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:02 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | Brian Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 04:39 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 04:23 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Brian Williams can't tip it in | 24-19 |
| 04:11 | Hawaii | Charles Simek pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 03:43 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 03:41 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) SF - Charles Simek (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Shirley (fresh) SG - Joel Primm (fresh) SF - Matthew Dates (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Williams (fairly fresh) C - Willy Manley (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Williams | 24-21 |
| 03:17 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Shirley - foul #2 on John Shirley, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo (SG), Glenn Harmon (C) Stephen Thomas, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (PG), Matthew Hall (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) John Shirley, Joel Primm, Brian Williams, Willy Manley | |
| 03:17 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:17 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:00 | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall is fouled on the floor by Gregory Badillo - foul #2 on Gregory Badillo, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SF), Kenneth Shane (PF) Charles Simek, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:00 | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:00 | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:00 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:39 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 25-22 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Michael Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:33 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs misses short on a shot from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs can't tip it in | 25-22 |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates tips it home | 25-24 |
| 02:09 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper's pass is intercepted by Michael Lee | 25-24 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Jacobs | 25-26 |
| 01:24 | Hawaii | Michael Lee picks off the pass by Virgil Cooper | 25-26 |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 25-29 |
| 00:38 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Nally | 28-29 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs is hacked by Virgil Cooper - foul #2 on Virgil Cooper, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Charles Simek (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Valeri Florkowski (C) Keith Nally, Virgil Cooper, Kenneth Shane, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Shirley (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Brian Williams (PF) Michael Lee, Matthew Hall, Matthew Dates | |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Dikembe Emanuel | 28-29 |
| 00:04 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel travels with the ball | 28-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Brown (SF) Harold Jacobs | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | John Shirley drills a halfcourt shot | 28-32 |