| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Eugene Bartsch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnnie White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Eisner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) SF - Jim Kinnard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Resendiz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Thibodeau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Tony Bowman - foul #2 on Tony Bowman, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:32 | Fresno State | Mark Crawford can't finish the layup but the foul's on Samuel Thibodeau - foul #2 on Samuel Thibodeau, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:32 | Fresno State | Mark Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:32 | Fresno State | Mark Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:32 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Samuel Thibodeau | 37-34 |
| 19:16 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella is fouled on the floor by Johnnie White - foul #2 on Johnnie White, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz misses the easy layup | 37-34 |
| 18:57 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:41 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Bowman | 37-34 |
| 18:40 | Fresno State | Eugene Bartsch grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:22 | Fresno State | Samuel Thibodeau steps in front of the Mark Crawford pass | 37-34 |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau makes the shot from the left side | 37-36 |
| 17:34 | Fresno State | Paul Eisner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:33 | Fresno State | Tony Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:25 | Fresno State | Paul Eisner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:23 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Crawford | 37-36 |
| 17:13 | Fresno State | Eugene Bartsch connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Eisner and he's fouled by John Behne - foul #1 on John Behne, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Mullan (SG), Jeremiah Mabe (SF), William Statler (PF), Henry Long (C) Johnnie White, Paul Eisner, Tony Bowman, Mark Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks (SG), Theodore Koster (PF), Olin Konarski (C) Tommy Pascarella, Peter Resendiz, Samuel Thibodeau | |
| 17:13 | Fresno State | Eugene Bartsch makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | John Behne's pass is intercepted by Jeremiah Mabe | 40-36 |
| 16:57 | Fresno State | Eugene Bartsch makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Mullan | 43-36 |
| 16:33 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Behne | 43-38 |
| 16:13 | Fresno State | Jeremiah Mabe misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 16:11 | Southern Cal | Theodore Koster grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 15:49 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Mabe | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Eugene Bartsch (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Mullan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremiah Mabe (fresh) PF - William Statler (fresh) C - Henry Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Kinnard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Theodore Koster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Olin Konarski (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Fresno State | Jeremiah Mabe is hacked by Jim Kinnard - foul #2 on Jim Kinnard, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Wilford Greene (PG), Johnnie White (SG), Paul Eisner (SF), Mark Crawford (C) Eugene Bartsch, Richard Mullan, Jeremiah Mabe, Henry Long | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner (PG), Tommy Pascarella (SG), Stephen Barclay (SF), Samuel Thibodeau (C) John Behne, Robert Hicks, Jim Kinnard, Olin Konarski | |
| 15:29 | Fresno State | Johnnie White misses the fadeaway from the right side | 43-38 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on Samuel Thibodeau - foul #3 on Samuel Thibodeau, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Bowman (PF) William Statler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz (PF) Theodore Koster | |
| 14:52 | Fresno State | Johnnie White buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wilford Greene | 45-38 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 14:12 | Fresno State | Johnnie White makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Paul Eisner | 47-40 |
| 13:43 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau hits a shot in the paint | 47-42 |
| 13:31 | Fresno State | Wilford Greene hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnnie White | 50-42 |
| 13:12 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-42 |
| 13:10 | Fresno State | Wilford Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:04 | Fresno State | Paul Eisner misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 50-42 |
| 13:03 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay's floater is knocked away by Mark Crawford | 50-42 |
| 12:44 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 12:29 | Fresno State | Johnnie White misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 12:28 | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau can't finish the layup | 50-44 |
| 12:17 | Fresno State | Wilford Greene snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 12:03 | Fresno State | Mark Crawford connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Eisner | 52-44 |
| 11:36 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Crawford | 52-44 |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Thibodeau | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Wilford Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnnie White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Eisner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ricky Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Barclay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Resendiz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella loses the dribble to Tony Bowman | 52-44 |
| 11:01 | Fresno State | Tommy Pascarella steps in front of the Paul Eisner pass | 52-44 |
| 10:42 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 10:26 | Fresno State | Paul Eisner misses the jumper in the paint | 52-46 |
| 10:25 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | Wilford Greene is called for the reach on Ricky Turner - foul #2 on Wilford Greene, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eugene Bartsch (PG), Richard Mullan (SG), Jeremiah Mabe (SF), William Statler (PF), Henry Long (C) Wilford Greene, Johnnie White, Paul Eisner, Tony Bowman, Mark Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Robert Hicks (SG), Jim Kinnard (SF), Theodore Koster (PF), Olin Konarski (C) Ricky Turner, Tommy Pascarella, Stephen Barclay, Peter Resendiz, Samuel Thibodeau | |
| 09:41 | Southern Cal | Richard Mullan is called for the reach on Robert Hicks - foul #2 on Richard Mullan, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | 3 seconds is called on John Behne | 52-46 |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | Jim Kinnard takes the ball from Jeremiah Mabe | 52-46 |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jim Kinnard | 52-48 |
| 09:00 | Fresno State | Eugene Bartsch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 08:59 | Fresno State | Henry Long tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 08:57 | Fresno State | William Statler snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 08:51 | Fresno State | William Statler makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Mullan | 55-48 |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| 08:17 | Fresno State | Olin Konarski denies the turnaround by Henry Long | 55-48 |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Henry Long - foul #3 on Henry Long, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Crawford (C) William Statler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz (PF) Theodore Koster | |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:26 | Fresno State | Eugene Bartsch misses short on a jumper from the left side | 55-50 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Eugene Bartsch (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Mullan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremiah Mabe (fresh) PF - Henry Long (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Kinnard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Resendiz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Olin Konarski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 06:56 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Mabe | 55-50 |
| 06:52 | Fresno State | Eugene Bartsch comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:50 | Fresno State | Mark Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:45 | Fresno State | Mark Crawford is hacked by John Behne - foul #2 on John Behne, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Wilford Greene (PG), Johnnie White (SG), Michael Moody (SF), Tony Bowman (PF) Eugene Bartsch, Richard Mullan, Jeremiah Mabe, Henry Long | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner (PG), Tommy Pascarella (SG), Stephen Barclay (SF), Theodore Koster (PF), Samuel Thibodeau (C) John Behne, Robert Hicks, Jim Kinnard, Peter Resendiz, Olin Konarski | |
| 06:26 | Fresno State | Michael Moody clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tommy Pascarella | 55-50 |
| 06:10 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Statler (C) Mark Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:59 | Fresno State | William Statler is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Statler, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay is fouled on the floor by Michael Moody - foul #1 on Michael Moody, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Eisner (SF) Michael Moody | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:46 | Fresno State | William Statler pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:41 | Fresno State | Wilford Greene knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Statler | 58-51 |
| 05:13 | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 04:47 | Fresno State | Johnnie White gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:44 | Fresno State | Wilford Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eugene Bartsch (PG), Richard Mullan (SG), Henry Long (C) Wilford Greene, Johnnie White, Tony Bowman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Robert Hicks (SG), Jim Kinnard (SF), Peter Resendiz (PF), Olin Konarski (C) Ricky Turner, Tommy Pascarella, Stephen Barclay, Theodore Koster, Samuel Thibodeau | |
| 04:23 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Hicks | 58-53 |
| 04:03 | Fresno State | Eugene Bartsch hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Statler | 61-53 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene Bartsch - foul #2 on Eugene Bartsch, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeremiah Mabe (SF), Mark Crawford (C) Paul Eisner, William Statler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:36 | Fresno State | Henry Long snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:31 | Fresno State | Richard Mullan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Olin Konarski | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Eugene Bartsch (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Mullan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremiah Mabe (fresh) PF - Henry Long (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Kinnard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Resendiz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Olin Konarski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks is fouled on the floor by Henry Long - foul #4 on Henry Long, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Wilford Greene (SG), Tony Bowman (PF) Richard Mullan, Henry Long | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Fresno State | Tony Bowman misses the lay-in | 61-55 |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Behne | 61-57 |
| 02:43 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnnie White (SG), Paul Eisner (SF), William Statler (PF) Wilford Greene, Jeremiah Mabe, Tony Bowman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (SG), Theodore Koster (PF) Robert Hicks, Peter Resendiz | |
| 02:26 | Fresno State | Theodore Koster swats the layup by Paul Eisner | 61-57 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz (PF), Samuel Thibodeau (C) Theodore Koster, Olin Konarski | |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Crawford - foul #1 on Mark Crawford, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:43 | Fresno State | Paul Eisner comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 01:41 | Southern Cal | John Behne pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Kinnard | 61-59 |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 00:54 | Fresno State | Johnnie White grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Fresno State | Paul Eisner connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Bartsch | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | John Behne is fouled on the floor by William Statler - foul #2 on William Statler, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Bowman (PF) William Statler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | John Behne misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | John Behne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:15 | Fresno State | John Behne takes the ball from Johnnie White | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 00:06 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Tony Bowman buries a fadeaway in the paint | 65-63 |