| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Stevie Henneberg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lowell Rosser (fresh) SF - Stanley Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Hall (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dennis Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Gerald Shivers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Straus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Cotton (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Vincent Murrell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan inbounds the ball | 18-38 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg scores on a jump hook from the right block | 20-38 |
| 19:24 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Gerald Shivers | 20-40 |
| 19:04 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-40 |
| 18:35 | Southern Cal | Dennis Russell steals it from Vincent Murrell | 20-40 |
| 18:15 | Fresno State | Steve Hall buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-40 |
| 17:53 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Hall | 23-40 |
| 17:52 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell pulls down the rebound | 23-40 |
| 17:48 | Fresno State | Kenneth Morin blocks the short jumper by Steve Hall | 23-40 |
| 17:47 | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg hits the follow up shot | 25-40 |
| 17:26 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell misses the floater from just outside the lane | 25-40 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Morin | 25-40 |
| 17:07 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Shivers | 25-42 |
| 16:50 | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Cotton | 25-42 |
| 16:31 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Matthew Straus | 25-44 |
| 16:26 | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-44 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin grabs the board | 25-44 |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lowell Rosser - foul #3 on Lowell Rosser, team foul #1 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Gleason (PG), Paul Wild (SG), Christopher Matthews (SF), Luke Niebuhr (C) Stevie Henneberg, Lowell Rosser, Stanley Bryan, Dennis Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert See (SF), David Flynn (C) Kenneth Cotton, Kenneth Morin | |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell misses the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 16:21 | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 15:54 | Fresno State | George Gleason is whistled for traveling | 25-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joel Reed (SF) Steve Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Head (PF) Vincent Murrell | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - George Gleason (fresh) SG - Paul Wild (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Reed (fresh) PF - Christopher Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luke Niebuhr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Gerald Shivers (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Straus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert See (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Head (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Flynn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Cal | Robert See comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Luke Niebuhr - foul #2 on Luke Niebuhr, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| 15:30 | Southern Cal | Robert See makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 15:30 | Southern Cal | Robert See makes the 2nd free throw | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:14 | Fresno State | Paul Wild clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Straus - foul #3 on Matthew Straus, team foul #1 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Steve Hall (PF) Joel Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:14 | Fresno State | Paul Wild makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 15:14 | Fresno State | Paul Wild misses the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 15:14 | Southern Cal | David Flynn grabs the board | 26-46 |
| 14:49 | Southern Cal | Robert See hits the finger roll | 26-48 |
| 14:45 | Fresno State | George Gleason scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-48 |
| 14:23 | Southern Cal | Richard Head's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg (PG), Lowell Rosser (SG), Stanley Bryan (SF) Paul Wild, George Gleason, Luke Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton (SG) Matthew Straus | |
| 14:15 | Fresno State | Richard Head is called for the reach on Christopher Matthews - foul #3 on Richard Head, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| 14:00 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews is fouled on the floor by David Flynn - foul #2 on David Flynn, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| 13:54 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews can't throw it down but he's fouled by David Flynn - foul #3 on David Flynn, team foul #4 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dennis Russell (C) Stanley Bryan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin (C) David Flynn | |
| 13:54 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 13:54 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Richard Head comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-48 |
| 13:29 | Fresno State | Steve Hall grabs the board | 30-48 |
| 13:24 | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg scores on a 3 from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | Richard Head hits a shot in the lane set up by Robert See | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:52 | Fresno State | Richard Head steals it from Lowell Rosser | 33-50 |
| 12:32 | Southern Cal | Robert See misses long on a floater from the baseline | 33-50 |
| 12:30 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:26 | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Matthews | 36-50 |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | Robert See misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 12:20 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Lowell Rosser | 36-50 |
| 12:07 | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stevie Henneberg | 39-50 |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton is hacked by Stevie Henneberg - foul #1 on Stevie Henneberg, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Gleason (PG), Stanley Bryan (SF), Luke Niebuhr (PF), Maurice Williamson (C) Stevie Henneberg, Christopher Matthews, Steve Hall, Dennis Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus (SG), Vincent Murrell (PF), David Flynn (C) Robert See, Richard Head, Kenneth Morin | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - George Gleason (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lowell Rosser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luke Niebuhr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Maurice Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Gerald Shivers (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Straus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Cotton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Vincent Murrell (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - David Flynn (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton is hacked by Stanley Bryan - foul #3 on Stanley Bryan, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Wild (SG) Lowell Rosser | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell is fouled on the floor by George Gleason - foul #2 on George Gleason, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| 10:52 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Straus | 39-52 |
| 10:37 | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from George Gleason | 41-52 |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell's pass is intercepted by George Gleason | 41-52 |
| 10:13 | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan misses the easy layup | 41-52 |
| 10:11 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 09:44 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell clanks a jumper from the baseline | 41-52 |
| 09:43 | Fresno State | Maurice Williamson pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 09:36 | Fresno State | Paul Wild travels with the ball | 41-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg (PG), Lowell Rosser (SG), Steve Hall (PF), Dennis Russell (C) George Gleason, Paul Wild, Luke Niebuhr, Maurice Williamson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert See (SF) Kenneth Cotton | |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | Robert See's floater is tipped away by Steve Hall | 41-52 |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | David Flynn snags the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 08:48 | Southern Cal | Steve Hall denies the turnaround by Vincent Murrell | 41-52 |
| 08:46 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Dennis Russell | 41-52 |
| 08:41 | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 08:39 | Southern Cal | David Flynn gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:10 | Southern Cal | Robert See double dribbles | 41-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews (SF), Luke Niebuhr (C) Stanley Bryan, Dennis Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton (PG), Richard Head (PF), Kenneth Morin (C) Gerald Shivers, Vincent Murrell, David Flynn | |
| 07:54 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 07:29 | Southern Cal | Richard Head misses the easy layup | 41-52 |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Stevie Henneberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Rosser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Luke Niebuhr (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kenneth Cotton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SG - Matthew Straus (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert See (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Head (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Richard Head misses the easy layup | 41-52 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin tips it in | 41-54 |
| 06:47 | Fresno State | Steve Hall misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 41-54 |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | Richard Head connects on the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Steve Hall - foul #3 on Steve Hall, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Gleason (PG), Paul Wild (SG), Stanley Bryan (SF), Dennis Russell (C) Stevie Henneberg, Lowell Rosser, Christopher Matthews, Luke Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | Richard Head misses the free throw | 41-56 |
| 06:29 | Fresno State | Steve Hall grabs the board | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:05 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell lays it in on a nice dish by Steve Hall and he's fouled by Robert See - foul #1 on Robert See, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers (PG), Vincent Murrell (PF) Kenneth Cotton, Robert See | |
| 06:05 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-56 |
| 05:44 | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:26 | Fresno State | Steve Hall makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 05:10 | Southern Cal | Richard Head clanks a runner from the left block | 46-56 |
| 05:08 | Fresno State | George Gleason snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 05:04 | Fresno State | Paul Wild connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Gleason | 49-56 |
| 04:42 | Southern Cal | Richard Head's layup is rejected by Steve Hall | 49-56 |
| 04:40 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Dennis Russell | 49-56 |
| 04:36 | Fresno State | George Gleason makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Bryan and he's fouled by Gerald Shivers - foul #2 on Gerald Shivers, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser (SG), Joel Reed (SF), Christopher Matthews (PF), Maurice Williamson (C) Paul Wild, Stanley Bryan, Steve Hall, Dennis Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton (SG), Robert See (SF), David Flynn (C) Matthew Straus, Richard Head, Kenneth Morin | |
| 04:36 | Fresno State | George Gleason makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Christopher Matthews is called for the reach on Kenneth Cotton - foul #3 on Christopher Matthews, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg (PG), Luke Niebuhr (C) George Gleason, Maurice Williamson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:11 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:50 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews buries a floater from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton is fouled on the floor by Christopher Matthews - foul #4 on Christopher Matthews, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan (SF), Steve Hall (PF) Joel Reed, Luke Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Head (PF) Vincent Murrell | |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:13 | Fresno State | Richard Head denies the turnaround by Christopher Matthews | 54-59 |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | Richard Head grabs the board | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Stevie Henneberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Rosser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Gerald Shivers (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Cotton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert See (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Head (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Flynn (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:43 | Southern Cal | Richard Head clanks a jumper from the left side | 54-59 |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to David Flynn | 54-59 |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dennis Russell (C) Christopher Matthews | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus (SG), Vincent Murrell (PF), Kenneth Morin (C) Gerald Shivers, Richard Head, David Flynn | |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell hits a jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Cotton | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:07 | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 02:06 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell gets the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 01:49 | Fresno State | Steve Hall double dribbles | 54-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers (PG) Robert See | |
| 01:37 | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus is fouled on the floor by Stanley Bryan - foul #4 on Stanley Bryan, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| 01:37 | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 01:37 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Gerald Shivers | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:07 | Fresno State | Steve Hall's layup is rejected by Kenneth Cotton | 54-63 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kenneth Morin | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Shivers and he's fouled by Steve Hall - foul #4 on Steve Hall, team foul #10 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Gleason (PG), Paul Wild (SG), Joel Reed (SF), Christopher Matthews (PF), Luke Niebuhr (C) Stevie Henneberg, Lowell Rosser, Stanley Bryan, Steve Hall, Dennis Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Morin - foul #2 on Kenneth Morin, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| 00:43 | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:43 | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Vincent Murrell can't finish the layup | 55-66 |
| 00:21 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:16 | Fresno State | The short jumper by George Gleason is denied by Kenneth Cotton | 55-66 |
| 00:14 | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr tips it in | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin is hacked by George Gleason in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Gleason, team foul #11 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg (PG), Lowell Rosser (SG), Stanley Bryan (SF), Steve Hall (PF), Dennis Russell (C) George Gleason, Paul Wild, Joel Reed, Luke Niebuhr, Christopher Matthews | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert See (SF) Matthew Straus | |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:13 | Fresno State | Steve Hall snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell misses the dunk attempt | 57-67 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers runs out the clock | 57-67 |