| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roman Curran (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Trapp (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Morrissette (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Robert Jones inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Jones | 40-32 |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey makes the 3 from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 19:21 | Washington State | Merrill Smith misses the fadeaway from the left side | 40-35 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:55 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Robert Ivey is blocked by Thomas Krumm | 40-35 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 40-35 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff is hacked by Roman Curran - foul #2 on Roman Curran, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dale Hand (C) Ned Ratcliff, Robert Jones, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG), Darrell Linton (SG), Brian Gregg (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Robert Ivey, Roman Curran, William Trapp, Michael Woods | |
| 18:17 | Washington State | Michael Morrissette steals the ball from Thomas Krumm | 40-35 |
| 17:54 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette is alone and drills a floater from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 17:37 | Washington State | Michael Morrissette steals the ball from Enoch Truskowski | 40-37 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-37 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Merritt | 40-37 |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | Brian Gregg is hacked by Enoch Truskowski - foul #2 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cong Xiong (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Merrill Smith, Nelson Dale, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (PG), William Lane (SF), Kevin Able (PF) Joseph Merritt, Brian Gregg, Michael Morrissette | |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Mendenhall | 40-39 |
| 16:36 | Washington State | William Lane takes the ball from Robert Jones | 40-39 |
| 16:24 | Southern Cal | Robert Jones is called for the reach on William Lane - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Cong Xiong, Robert Jones, Dale Hand | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette (PF) Kevin Able | |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 16:15 | Washington State | Nelson Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:10 | Washington State | Nelson Dale is hacked by Darrell Linton - foul #3 on Darrell Linton, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cong Xiong (PG), Robert Jones (SF) Nelson Dale, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), William Trapp (SF) Darrell Linton, William Lane | |
| 15:54 | Washington State | Cong Xiong can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 15:53 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Charles Mendenhall | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cong Xiong (fresh) 3 stl. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Krumm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roman Curran (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Trapp (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Morrissette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall travels with the ball | 40-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (PG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dale Hand (C) Cong Xiong, Robert Jones, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Lane (SF), Michael Woods (C) Roman Curran, William Trapp, Charles Mendenhall | |
| 15:32 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harvey Ellison | 42-39 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | Dale Hand denies the turnaround by Michael Morrissette | 42-39 |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | William Lane tips it in | 42-41 |
| 14:52 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 45-43 |
| 14:14 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ned Ratcliff | 48-43 |
| 13:54 | Southern Cal | Harvey Ellison is called for the reach on Darrell Linton - foul #4 on Harvey Ellison, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Nelson Dale (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Harvey Ellison, Ned Ratcliff, Enoch Truskowski, Dale Hand | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), William Trapp (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Darrell Linton, William Lane, Michael Woods | |
| 13:42 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 13:41 | Washington State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:20 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm misses the runner in the paint | 48-43 |
| 13:18 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:03 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Krumm, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Cong Xiong (SF) Nelson Dale, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), Kevin Able (PF) Roman Curran, Michael Morrissette | |
| 12:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey buries a floater from the left side | 48-45 |
| 12:26 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 12:19 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall tips it in | 48-47 |
| 11:55 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cong Xiong (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Thomas Krumm (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Linton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Trapp (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kevin Able (fresh) C - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-47 |
| 11:47 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 48-47 |
| 11:28 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Cong Xiong | 50-47 |
| 11:18 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 11:04 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff scores on a jumper from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 10:51 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton misses the floater from the right side | 52-49 |
| 10:50 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Ned Ratcliff | 52-49 |
| 10:32 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm is whistled for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dale Hand (C) Ned Ratcliff, Cong Xiong, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG), Roman Curran (SG), Brian Gregg (SF), Michael Morrissette (PF), Michael Woods (C) Robert Ivey, Darrell Linton, William Trapp, Kevin Able, Charles Mendenhall | |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | Roman Curran is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cong Xiong (PG) Merrill Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 09:57 | Washington State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 09:37 | Washington State | Cong Xiong is called for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG) Cong Xiong, Nelson Dale | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (PG), Charles Mendenhall (C) Joseph Merritt, Michael Woods | |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 09:16 | Washington State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 09:11 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | Brian Gregg pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette scores on a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Enoch Truskowski (SF) Merrill Smith, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Trapp (SF), Michael Woods (C) Brian Gregg, Charles Mendenhall | |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:30 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 08:07 | Washington State | Dale Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:49 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm is denied on a dunk by Michael Morrissette | 52-52 |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nelson Dale (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Hand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roman Curran (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Trapp (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Morrissette (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey throws it down set up by Roman Curran | 52-54 |
| 07:19 | Washington State | Dale Hand blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Woods - foul #3 on Michael Woods, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (PG), Robert Jones (SF) Ned Ratcliff, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG), Darrell Linton (SG), William Lane (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Robert Ivey, Roman Curran, William Trapp, Michael Woods | |
| 07:19 | Washington State | Dale Hand misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:19 | Washington State | Dale Hand makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dale Hand - foul #1 on Dale Hand, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Thomas Krumm, Dale Hand | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (PG), Roman Curran (SG) Joseph Merritt, Darrell Linton | |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 53-55 |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall can't tip it in | 53-55 |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 06:39 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:16 | Washington State | Robert Jones is called for traveling | 53-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF) Nelson Dale, Robert Jones, Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG), Darrell Linton (SG), Brian Gregg (SF) Robert Ivey, Roman Curran, William Lane | |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Krumm - foul #4 on Thomas Krumm, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF), Dale Hand (C) Enoch Truskowski, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:06 | Washington State | Dale Hand pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:47 | Washington State | Dale Hand's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Mendenhall | 53-56 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Hand - foul #2 on Dale Hand, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (SG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Ned Ratcliff, Robert Jones, Dale Hand | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (PG), Roman Curran (SG), Michael Woods (C) Darrell Linton, Brian Gregg, Charles Mendenhall | |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:48 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Cong Xiong (SF), Frederick Epps (PF) Merrill Smith, Enoch Truskowski, Thomas Krumm | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Trapp (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Joseph Merritt, Michael Woods | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Roman Curran | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:07 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff's pass is intercepted by William Trapp | 53-61 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | William Trapp lays it up and in | 53-63 |
| 03:42 | Washington State | Cong Xiong hits a driving attempt from the right block | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Ellison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ned Ratcliff (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cong Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (tiring) 26 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roman Curran (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Trapp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Morrissette (tiring) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey's layup is rejected by Frederick Epps | 55-63 |
| 03:18 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 03:10 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harvey Ellison out of a doubleteam | 57-63 |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette is fouled on the floor by Frederick Epps - foul #1 on Frederick Epps, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (SG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Dale Hand (C) Ned Ratcliff, Cong Xiong, Frederick Epps, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Lane (SF), Michael Woods (C) Roman Curran, William Trapp, Charles Mendenhall | |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm blows the dunk but he's hacked by William Lane - foul #1 on William Lane, team foul #4 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF) Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall (PF) Michael Morrissette | |
| 02:42 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:42 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Ivey, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Gregg (SF), Michael Morrissette (PF) William Lane, Charles Mendenhall | |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Dale Hand - foul #3 on Dale Hand, team foul #11 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Enoch Truskowski, Dale Hand | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), William Trapp (SF) Darrell Linton, Brian Gregg | |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm's floater is tipped away by Michael Morrissette | 58-67 |
| 01:09 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison grabs the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 00:59 | Washington State | Robert Ivey steals the ball from Thomas Krumm | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Ellison - foul #5 on Harvey Ellison, team foul #12 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG) Harvey Ellison | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State 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) | |
| 00:50 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-69 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG), Darrell Linton (SG), William Lane (SF), Kevin Able (PF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Robert Ivey, Roman Curran, William Trapp, Michael Morrissette, Michael Woods | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Merritt | 58-71 |
| 00:21 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt runs out the clock | 58-71 |