| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chad Rader (fresh) SG - Wallace Newbold (fresh) SF - George McClafferty (fresh) PF - Victor Dessert (fresh) C - Norman Lilly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dee Smith (fresh) SG - Jeremy Green (fresh) SF - Fred Howard (fresh) PF - David Deskins (fresh) C - Paul Brouillette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Norman Lilly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Stanford | Chad Rader clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Howard - foul #1 on Fred Howard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Stanford | Chad Rader makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Stanford | Chad Rader misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Paul Brouillette | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Southern Cal | David Deskins misses short on a shot from close range | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Stanford | The rebound goes to George McClafferty | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | Stanford | Chad Rader snags the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:30 | Stanford | The short jumper by Chad Rader is denied by Paul Brouillette | 1-0 |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to David Deskins | 1-0 |
| 18:07 | Southern Cal | Wallace Newbold is called for the reach on Dee Smith - foul #1 on Wallace Newbold, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 17:45 | Southern Cal | Dee Smith is hacked by George McClafferty - foul #1 on George McClafferty, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | David Deskins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 17:30 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Norman Lilly | 1-0 |
| 17:09 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | David Deskins snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 16:47 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 16:46 | Stanford | Victor Dessert snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 16:19 | Stanford | George McClafferty misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Fred Howard - foul #2 on Fred Howard, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson (SF) Fred Howard | |
| 16:19 | Stanford | George McClafferty makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 16:19 | Stanford | George McClafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:05 | Southern Cal | George McClafferty steals it from Curtis Ferguson | 3-0 |
| 16:01 | Stanford | George McClafferty slams it home | 5-0 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chad Rader (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Wallace Newbold (fresh) SF - George McClafferty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Dessert (fresh) C - Norman Lilly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dee Smith (fresh) SG - Jeremy Green (fresh) SF - Curtis Ferguson (fresh) PF - David Deskins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Brouillette (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 15:36 | Stanford | Norman Lilly grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 15:09 | Stanford | George McClafferty clanks a floater from the right side | 5-0 |
| 15:08 | Stanford | Victor Dessert misses the tip | 5-0 |
| 15:06 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Dee Smith | 5-0 |
| 14:49 | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dee Smith | 5-3 |
| 14:22 | Stanford | Victor Dessert is whistled for a carry | 5-3 |
| Subs | Stanford | Chad Williamson (SG), Dikembe Akuchie (SF), Nicholas Trotter (PF), Lester Willard (C) Wallace Newbold, George McClafferty, Victor Dessert, Norman Lilly | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin (PF) David Deskins | |
| 14:05 | Southern Cal | Jeremy Green's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Akuchie | 5-3 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 13:55 | Stanford | Chad Williamson is hacked by Dee Smith - foul #1 on Dee Smith, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dave Handley (PG) Dee Smith | |
| 13:38 | Stanford | The jumper by Chad Williamson is denied by Paul Brouillette | 5-5 |
| 13:36 | Southern Cal | Jeremy Green grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Green and he's fouled by Dikembe Akuchie - foul #1 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 13:19 | Stanford | Lester Willard snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 12:55 | Stanford | Jeremy Green steps in front of the Chad Williamson pass | 5-7 |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Jeremy Green jams it | 5-9 |
| 12:25 | Stanford | Chad Rader misses the jumper from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 12:23 | Stanford | Lester Willard grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:13 | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie clanks a 3 from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 12:12 | Stanford | Lester Willard tips it in | 7-9 |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 11:46 | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 11:44 | Stanford | Lester Willard gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chad Rader (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Chad Williamson (fresh) SF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) PF - Nicholas Trotter (fresh) C - Lester Willard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dave Handley (fresh) SG - Jeremy Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Murrin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Brouillette (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Stanford | Paul Brouillette is called for the reach on Chad Williamson - foul #1 on Paul Brouillette, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wallace Newbold (SG), George McClafferty (SF), Victor Dessert (PF), Norman Lilly (C) Chad Rader, Dikembe Akuchie, Nicholas Trotter, Lester Willard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dee Smith (PG), Donald Rodrigues (SF), David Deskins (PF) Dave Handley, Curtis Ferguson, Daniel Murrin | |
| 11:06 | Stanford | Norman Lilly misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Dee Smith - foul #2 on Dee Smith, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dave Handley (PG) Dee Smith | |
| 11:06 | Stanford | Norman Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:06 | Stanford | Norman Lilly makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | David Deskins misses the easy layup | 9-9 |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | David Deskins tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 10:19 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Norman Lilly | 12-11 |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | George McClafferty steals it from David Deskins | 12-11 |
| 09:54 | Stanford | Chad Williamson hits the finger roll on a great pass from George McClafferty | 14-11 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 09:32 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Wallace Newbold | 14-11 |
| 09:27 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Norman Lilly | 16-11 |
| 09:12 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Green | 16-14 |
| 08:52 | Stanford | Paul Brouillette picks off the pass by George McClafferty | 16-14 |
| 08:24 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 08:22 | Stanford | Norman Lilly snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 07:55 | Stanford | George McClafferty misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 16-14 |
| 07:54 | Southern Cal | Jeremy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 07:35 | Southern Cal | Donald Rodrigues misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-14 |
| 07:33 | Stanford | George McClafferty pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chad Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wallace Newbold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George McClafferty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Dessert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Lilly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dave Handley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Green (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Rodrigues (fairly fresh) PF - David Deskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Brouillette (tiring) 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold clanks a floater in the lane | 16-14 |
| 07:07 | Stanford | Victor Dessert pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:43 | Stanford | Norman Lilly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 06:42 | Southern Cal | Donald Rodrigues snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | David Deskins lays it up and in set up by Paul Brouillette and he's fouled by Wallace Newbold - foul #2 on Wallace Newbold, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Stanford | Chad Rader (PG), Dikembe Akuchie (SF), Nicholas Trotter (PF), Lester Willard (C) Chad Williamson, George McClafferty, Victor Dessert, Norman Lilly | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dee Smith (PG), Curtis Ferguson (SF), Larry Campbell (C) Dave Handley, Donald Rodrigues, Paul Brouillette | |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | David Deskins makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 06:03 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold loses the dribble to Curtis Ferguson | 16-17 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson clanks a jumper from the right side | 16-17 |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Larry Campbell hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 05:18 | Stanford | Dee Smith is called for the reach on Chad Rader - foul #3 on Dee Smith, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dave Handley (PG), Daniel Murrin (PF) Dee Smith, David Deskins | |
| 04:59 | Stanford | Curtis Ferguson is called for the reach on Dikembe Akuchie - foul #1 on Curtis Ferguson, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| 04:59 | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:59 | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:38 | Southern Cal | Dave Handley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Stanford | Victor Dessert (PF) Nicholas Trotter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:22 | Stanford | Chad Rader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Stanford | Norman Lilly (C) Lester Willard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Brouillette (C) Larry Campbell | |
| 03:58 | Southern Cal | Curtis Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 03:57 | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin tips it in | 18-21 |
| 03:35 | Stanford | Chad Rader drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Victor Dessert | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chad Rader (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wallace Newbold (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Dessert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Norman Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dave Handley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Green (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Murrin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Brouillette (tiring) 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin buries a shot in the lane | 20-23 |
| 02:51 | Stanford | Chad Rader connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin blows the dunk | 22-23 |
| 02:34 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Victor Dessert | 22-23 |
| 02:15 | Stanford | Norman Lilly is whistled for a carry | 22-23 |
| Subs | Stanford | Chad Williamson (SG), George McClafferty (SF), Nicholas Trotter (PF), Lester Willard (C) Wallace Newbold, Dikembe Akuchie, Victor Dessert, Norman Lilly | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Smith (SG), Fred Howard (SF), David Deskins (PF), Larry Campbell (C) Jeremy Green, Curtis Ferguson, Daniel Murrin, Paul Brouillette | |
| 02:00 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 01:59 | Stanford | Lester Willard pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 01:33 | Stanford | George McClafferty can't finish the layup | 22-23 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | David Deskins grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 01:06 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dave Handley | 22-25 |
| 00:48 | Stanford | Chad Williamson is fouled on the floor by Carlos Smith - foul #1 on Carlos Smith, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Stanford | Victor Dessert (PF), Norman Lilly (C) Nicholas Trotter, Lester Willard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:48 | Stanford | Chad Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 00:48 | Stanford | Chad Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie (SG) Chad Rader | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Murrin (PF) David Deskins | |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-25 |