| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Geoffrey O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Rix (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Philpot (fresh) PF - Willie Tice (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin jams it set up by Ronald Barnes | 27-28 |
| 19:28 | Washington State | Ronald Grant hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-28 |
| 19:27 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 19:23 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Rix - foul #1 on Eddie Rix, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 18:58 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Willie Tice buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by Travis Raglin - foul #2 on Travis Raglin, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:18 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block | 27-30 |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama tips it in | 29-30 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Eddie Rix clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 17:49 | Washington State | Eddie Rix pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:36 | Washington State | Melvin Austin is called for the reach on Kenneth Philpot - foul #1 on Melvin Austin, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Kyle Burke (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Isley (PG), Dennis Lopes (SG), John Rizer (SF), David Moore (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) Geoffrey O'Neal, Eddie Rix, Kenneth Philpot, Willie Tice, Ronald Grant | |
| 17:18 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Moore and he's fouled by Russell Hedrick - foul #2 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| 17:18 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke buries a floater from the left block | 31-33 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes's pass is intercepted by Paul Melby | 31-33 |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kendall Forte | 33-33 |
| 15:55 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes is fouled on the floor by Russell Hedrick - foul #3 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Kendall Forte, Travis Raglin | |
| Subs | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal (PG), Eddie Rix (SG), Kenneth Philpot (SF), Willie Tice (PF), Ronald Grant (C) John Isley, Dennis Lopes, John Rizer, David Moore, Ricky Johnson | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) PF - Kyle Burke (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Geoffrey O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Rix (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Philpot (fresh) PF - Willie Tice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Washington State | Eddie Rix drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Geoffrey O'Neal | 33-35 |
| 15:08 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the easy layup | 33-35 |
| 15:07 | Washington State | Willie Tice pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:38 | Washington State | Ronald Grant makes the runner from the left block | 33-37 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick is hacked by Geoffrey O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Geoffrey O'Neal, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Travis Raglin (PF) Russell Hedrick, Paul Melby, Kyle Burke | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Lopes (SG), John Rizer (SF) Eddie Rix, Kenneth Philpot | |
| 14:07 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Raglin | 35-37 |
| 13:54 | Washington State | Ronald Grant dunks the ball | 35-39 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 13:28 | Washington State | Willie Tice snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:59 | Washington State | Ronald Grant's dunk attempt is rejected by Melvin Austin | 35-39 |
| 12:57 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:30 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Barnes | 37-39 |
| 12:05 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 12:03 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 11:40 | Southern Cal | Geoffrey O'Neal steps in front of the Kenneth Ralph pass | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Geoffrey O'Neal (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Lopes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Rizer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Willie Tice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Washington State | The pull-up jumper by Dennis Lopes is blocked by Travis Raglin | 37-39 |
| 11:17 | Washington State | Ronald Grant grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 10:57 | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Akiyama | 37-39 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Rizer - foul #2 on John Rizer, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Kyle Burke (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Isley (PG), Eddie Rix (SG), Kenneth Philpot (SF), David Moore (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) Geoffrey O'Neal, Dennis Lopes, John Rizer, Willie Tice, Ronald Grant | |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:11 | Washington State | Kendall Forte picks off the pass by Eddie Rix | 39-39 |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kendall Forte | 41-39 |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Eddie Rix misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell Hedrick - foul #4 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman (SG) Russell Hedrick | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Eddie Rix makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Eddie Rix makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:42 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Philpot steals the ball from Kendall Forte in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 09:16 | Washington State | David Moore connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Isley | 41-43 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | John Isley takes the ball from Kendall Forte in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 09:12 | Washington State | David Moore can't finish the layup | 41-43 |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:09 | Southern Cal | Eddie Rix is called for the reach on Kendall Forte in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Rix, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama (C) Travis Raglin | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | John Isley is called for the reach on Kendall Forte - foul #1 on John Isley, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willie Tice (PF), Aubrey Krogman (C) David Moore, Ricky Johnson | |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte is open and scores on a floater from the left side | 43-43 |
| 08:09 | Washington State | Willie Tice hits the finger roll set up by John Isley | 43-45 |
| 07:52 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman misses badly on a floater from the left block | 43-45 |
| 07:51 | Washington State | Willie Tice snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 07:26 | Washington State | Eddie Rix's pass is intercepted by Paul Melby | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Stroman (fresh) SF - Paul Melby (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Kyle Burke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Isley (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eddie Rix (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Philpot (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Willie Tice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Aubrey Krogman (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Rix - foul #3 on Eddie Rix, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Travis Raglin (PF) Kendall Forte, Joseph Stroman, Paul Melby, Kyle Burke | |
| Subs | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal (PG), Dennis Lopes (SG), John Rizer (SF), David Moore (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) John Isley, Eddie Rix, Kenneth Philpot, Willie Tice, Aubrey Krogman | |
| 06:57 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes scores on a 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 06:43 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG), Kyle Burke (C) Russell Hedrick, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ronald Grant (C) Ricky Johnson | |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Rizer - foul #3 on John Rizer, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman (PG) Ronald Barnes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Rix (SG), Ricky Johnson (C) Dennis Lopes, David Moore | |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:18 | Washington State | Ricky Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 05:57 | Washington State | Kenneth Ralph takes the ball from John Rizer | 46-45 |
| 05:38 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Melvin Austin | 48-45 |
| 05:16 | Washington State | John Rizer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Kyle Burke - foul #3 on Kyle Burke, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Joseph Stroman, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Kyle Burke | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Isley (PG), Dennis Lopes (SG), Willie Tice (PF), Aubrey Krogman (C) Geoffrey O'Neal, Eddie Rix, Ronald Grant, Ricky Johnson | |
| 05:16 | Washington State | John Rizer makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:16 | Washington State | John Rizer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 04:44 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 04:42 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 04:38 | Southern Cal | Dennis Lopes steps in front of the Kendall Forte pass in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 04:09 | Washington State | John Rizer misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 51-47 |
| 04:07 | Washington State | Willie Tice pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Travis Raglin is called for the reach on Willie Tice - foul #3 on Travis Raglin, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Joseph Stroman (SF), Kyle Burke (C) Kendall Forte, Paul Melby, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal (PG), Eddie Rix (SG), Kenneth Philpot (SF), Ronald Grant (C) John Isley, Dennis Lopes, John Rizer, Aubrey Krogman | |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Willie Tice makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Willie Tice makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:25 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin blows the wide open layup | 51-49 |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Ronald Grant grabs the board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) PF - Travis Raglin (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kyle Burke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Geoffrey O'Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Rix (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Philpot (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Willie Tice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Washington State | Willie Tice loses the dribble to Joseph Stroman | 51-49 |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Stroman | 53-49 |
| 02:48 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 02:46 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kyle Burke | 53-49 |
| 02:46 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Melvin Austin (PF) Russell Hedrick, Joseph Stroman, Travis Raglin | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Isley (PG) Geoffrey O'Neal | |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke blows the dunk | 53-49 |
| 02:26 | Washington State | Willie Tice gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:06 | Washington State | Eddie Rix makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Philpot | 53-52 |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal (PG) John Isley | |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Ronald Grant steals it from Kenneth Ralph | 53-52 |
| 01:23 | Washington State | Ronald Grant can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Kyle Burke - foul #4 on Kyle Burke, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin (PF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Paul Melby, Kyle Burke | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:23 | Washington State | Ronald Grant makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:23 | Washington State | Ronald Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:19 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 00:52 | Washington State | Eddie Rix hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin throws it down and he's hacked by Kenneth Philpot - foul #1 on Kenneth Philpot, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Willie Tice snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 00:05 | Washington State | Eddie Rix can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 00:03 | Washington State | Ronald Grant tips it but misses | 55-53 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama runs out the clock | 55-53 |