| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Mark Scott (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Erasmo Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Giles (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Nance (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Richard Hines (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clint Thaller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elroy Goodell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Paul (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Coomer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Elroy Goodell inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Cal | Timothy Coomer loses the ball out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 19:21 | Arizona State | Jack Giles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Clint Thaller pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:08 | Southern Cal | Richard Hines clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 19:06 | Southern Cal | Timothy Coomer misses the tip | 32-28 |
| 19:05 | Arizona State | Mark Scott grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 18:44 | Arizona State | Mark Scott misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 32-28 |
| 18:42 | Southern Cal | Richard Hines pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Richard Hines misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:18 | Arizona State | Richard Nance pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:51 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-28 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Timothy Coomer's pass is intercepted by Mark Scott | 35-28 |
| 17:01 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu connects on the open jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Nance | 37-28 |
| 16:45 | Southern Cal | Richard Hines hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 16:43 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:41 | Arizona State | Mark Scott double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (PG), Douglas Hutton (SF), Richie White (PF), Daniel Pilgrim (C) Mark Scott, Jack Giles, Dikembe Abu, Richard Nance | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs (PG), Andrew Roles (SG), Jon Holland (SF), Dean Addison (PF), David Rose (C) Richard Hines, Clint Thaller, Elroy Goodell, Lionel Paul, Timothy Coomer | |
| 16:18 | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Rose | 37-31 |
| 15:53 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 15:51 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Dennis Villalpando (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erasmo Bruno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hutton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richie White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Pilgrim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charlie Stubbs (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Andrew Roles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dean Addison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Hutton - foul #1 on Douglas Hutton, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Scott (PG) Erasmo Bruno | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:28 | Arizona State | Richie White pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:00 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Douglas Hutton, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley (PF), Johnny Wade (C) Richie White, Daniel Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Hines (PG), Clint Thaller (SG), Elroy Goodell (SF), Timothy Coomer (C) Charlie Stubbs, Andrew Roles, Jon Holland, David Rose | |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Hines and he's fouled by Phillip Beasley - foul #1 on Phillip Beasley, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno (SG) Dennis Villalpando | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Timothy Coomer gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:29 | Southern Cal | Elroy Goodell is fouled on the floor by Johnny Wade - foul #1 on Johnny Wade, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jack Giles (SF) Douglas Hutton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:15 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Rose (C) Timothy Coomer | |
| 13:56 | Arizona State | Mark Scott connects on the shot from the right side | 39-33 |
| 13:40 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison misses the easy layup | 39-33 |
| 13:38 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 13:26 | Arizona State | Mark Scott is hacked by Richard Hines - foul #3 on Richard Hines, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (SG), Douglas Hutton (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Richard Nance (C) Erasmo Bruno, Jack Giles, Phillip Beasley, Johnny Wade | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs (PG), Andrew Roles (SG) Richard Hines, Clint Thaller | |
| 13:09 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-33 |
| 12:55 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dean Addison, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jon Holland (SF), Timothy Coomer (C) Elroy Goodell, David Rose | |
| 12:53 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Andrew Roles misses long on a jump hook from close range | 42-33 |
| 12:45 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 12:28 | Southern Cal | Andrew Roles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 12:26 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland snags the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Douglas Hutton - foul #3 on Douglas Hutton, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno (SG) Mark Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Clint Thaller (SG), Lionel Paul (PF) Andrew Roles, Dean Addison | |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland misses the 3rd free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:15 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Richard Nance | 42-35 |
| 11:46 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando loses the dribble to Lionel Paul | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Dennis Villalpando (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erasmo Bruno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hutton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Abu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Nance (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charlie Stubbs (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Clint Thaller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Holland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lionel Paul (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Coomer (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Southern Cal | Richard Nance steals the ball from Lionel Paul | 42-35 |
| 11:37 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Clint Thaller - foul #2 on Clint Thaller, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Scott (PG), Jack Giles (SF), Richie White (PF), Daniel Pilgrim (C) Dennis Villalpando, Douglas Hutton, Dikembe Abu, Richard Nance | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Hines (PG), Elroy Goodell (SF), David Rose (C) Charlie Stubbs, Jon Holland, Timothy Coomer | |
| 11:16 | Arizona State | Jack Giles buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Erasmo Bruno | 44-35 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Erasmo Bruno is called for the reach on Richard Hines - foul #2 on Erasmo Bruno, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dean Addison (PF) Lionel Paul | |
| 10:52 | Southern Cal | Richard Hines knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Rose | 44-37 |
| 10:47 | Arizona State | Clint Thaller picks off the pass by Erasmo Bruno in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison misses short on a floater in the lane | 44-37 |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | Richard Hines gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:11 | Southern Cal | Elroy Goodell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clint Thaller | 44-39 |
| 10:07 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno is hacked by Clint Thaller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clint Thaller, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (PG), Douglas Hutton (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Richard Nance (C) Mark Scott, Jack Giles, Richie White, Daniel Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs (PG), Andrew Roles (SG), Timothy Coomer (C) Richard Hines, Clint Thaller, David Rose | |
| 09:52 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 09:50 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 09:34 | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Roles | 44-42 |
| 09:16 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Andrew Roles grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 08:54 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:27 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 08:26 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:10 | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 08:08 | Arizona State | Richard Nance grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 08:06 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando is hacked by Andrew Roles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Roles, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Scott (PG), Richie White (PF), Daniel Pilgrim (C) Erasmo Bruno, Dikembe Abu, Richard Nance | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Hines (PG), Clint Thaller (SG), Jon Holland (SF), Lionel Paul (PF), David Rose (C) Charlie Stubbs, Andrew Roles, Elroy Goodell, Dean Addison, Timothy Coomer | |
| 07:45 | Arizona State | Mark Scott clanks a runner from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 07:43 | Arizona State | Daniel Pilgrim gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dennis Villalpando (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hutton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richie White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Pilgrim (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Richard Hines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clint Thaller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lionel Paul (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 07:14 | Arizona State | Richie White tips it in | 46-42 |
| 06:57 | Southern Cal | Richard Hines misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-42 |
| 06:56 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 06:35 | Arizona State | Mark Scott knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Dennis Villalpando | 48-42 |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Lionel Paul is denied by Douglas Hutton | 48-42 |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | David Rose snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hines | 48-45 |
| 05:46 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton is whistled for a carry | 48-45 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno (SG), Jack Giles (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Richard Nance (C) Dennis Villalpando, Douglas Hutton, Richie White, Daniel Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs (PG), Elroy Goodell (SF), Dean Addison (PF), Timothy Coomer (C) Richard Hines, Jon Holland, Lionel Paul, David Rose | |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 48-45 |
| 05:33 | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:28 | Southern Cal | Clint Thaller clanks a shot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 05:27 | Southern Cal | Timothy Coomer tips it but misses | 48-45 |
| 05:25 | Arizona State | Jack Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:03 | Arizona State | Mark Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Elroy Goodell gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 04:39 | Arizona State | Richard Nance snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 04:33 | Arizona State | Mark Scott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 04:31 | Southern Cal | Elroy Goodell gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 03:49 | Arizona State | Mark Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 03:48 | Arizona State | Richard Nance tips it in | 50-48 |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-48 |
| 03:30 | Arizona State | Richard Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Mark Scott (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Erasmo Bruno (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Giles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Nance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charlie Stubbs (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Clint Thaller (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elroy Goodell (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dean Addison (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Coomer (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Scott | 52-48 |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Abu - foul #1 on Dikembe Abu, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (PG), Douglas Hutton (SF), Richie White (PF), Daniel Pilgrim (C) Mark Scott, Jack Giles, Dikembe Abu, Richard Nance | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Hines (PG), Andrew Roles (SG), Jon Holland (SF), David Rose (C) Charlie Stubbs, Clint Thaller, Elroy Goodell, Timothy Coomer | |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | Dean Addison makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:07 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul (PF) Dean Addison | |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul scores on a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Richie White - foul #1 on Richie White, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:51 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charlie Stubbs (PG) Richard Hines | |
| 02:30 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jon Holland - foul #3 on Jon Holland, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| 02:30 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:30 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 02:21 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Jon Holland, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Nance (C) Daniel Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dean Addison (PF) Lionel Paul | |
| 02:19 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jack Giles (SG), Dikembe Abu (PF) Erasmo Bruno, Richie White | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Hines (PG), Lionel Paul (PF) Charlie Stubbs, Dean Addison | |
| 02:06 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando double dribbles | 53-53 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Douglas Hutton is called for the reach on Jon Holland - foul #4 on Douglas Hutton, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Scott (PG), Erasmo Bruno (SG) Dennis Villalpando, Douglas Hutton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Clint Thaller (SG), Timothy Coomer (C) Andrew Roles, David Rose | |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:50 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abu | 53-53 |
| 01:48 | Arizona State | Jack Giles loses the dribble to Clint Thaller in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | Clint Thaller misses the lay-in | 53-53 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Holland | 53-53 |
| 01:41 | Southern Cal | Jon Holland comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-53 |
| 01:40 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 01:14 | Arizona State | Clint Thaller steals the ball from Jack Giles | 53-53 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Timothy Coomer is blocked by Dikembe Abu | 53-53 |
| 01:02 | Arizona State | Jack Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 00:39 | Arizona State | Jack Giles connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Dikembe Abu | 55-53 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 00:15 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu is hacked by Clint Thaller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clint Thaller, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Elroy Goodell (SF) Jon Holland | |
| 00:13 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:13 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Cal | Elroy Goodell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (PG) Mark Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:06 | Arizona State | Richard Hines is called for the reach on Dennis Villalpando in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Hines, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| 00:06 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:06 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Elroy Goodell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |