| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Evenson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Frank (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frankie Lecompte (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Vladimir Kosloski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Chan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sergio Galvan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Webster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Washington State | Marc Webster lays it up and in set up by Vladimir Kosloski and he's hacked by Raymond Cobb - foul #1 on Raymond Cobb, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:34 | Washington State | Marc Webster makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:14 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Cobb | 36-33 |
| 18:55 | Washington State | Raymond Cobb picks off the pass by Marc Webster | 36-33 |
| 18:40 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong misses the dunk attempt | 36-33 |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte tips it but misses | 36-33 |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte tips it home | 38-33 |
| 18:13 | Washington State | Liang Xiong swats the shot by Vladimir Kosloski | 38-33 |
| 18:11 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Marc Webster misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 40-33 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rob Evenson and he's hacked by Sergio Galvan - foul #1 on Sergio Galvan, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Hull (SG) Rob Evenson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong misses the free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | William Frank pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:46 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-33 |
| 16:45 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte tips it home | 44-33 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Raymond Cobb steals it from Sergio Galvan | 44-33 |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | William Frank jams it on a nice dish by Raymond Cobb | 46-33 |
| 16:03 | Washington State | Edward Chan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte grabs the board | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Hull (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frank (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Frankie Lecompte (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Vladimir Kosloski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Chan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sergio Galvan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Webster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 46-33 |
| 15:32 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 15:12 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 15:11 | Washington State | Marc Webster tips it in | 46-35 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Hull | 48-35 |
| 14:30 | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 14:28 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan hits the follow up shot | 48-37 |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Frank | 50-37 |
| 13:53 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 13:51 | Southern Cal | William Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 13:36 | Southern Cal | William Frank misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-37 |
| 13:34 | Washington State | Edward Chan snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Cobb - foul #2 on Raymond Cobb, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson (SG), Keith Thornberry (PF) Kenneth Hull, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Dawes (SG), Steve Heffron (SF), Donald Murff (PF), Brandon Lawson (C) Edward Chan, Santos Gonzalez, Sergio Galvan, Marc Webster | |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry scores on a shot in the lane | 52-39 |
| 12:40 | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski drills a 3 from straight away | 52-42 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 12:19 | Washington State | Steve Heffron grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 12:15 | Washington State | Richard Dawes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 12:13 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 12:05 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Steve Heffron - foul #1 on Steve Heffron, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ramon Campos (SF) William Frank | |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel (SG) Vladimir Kosloski | |
| 12:05 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:05 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Donald Murff travels with the ball | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rob Evenson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ramon Campos (fresh) PF - Keith Thornberry (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Frankie Lecompte (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Dawes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zwiefel (fresh) SF - Steve Heffron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Murff (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte makes the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Steve Heffron - foul #2 on Steve Heffron, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Chan (SG) Boris Zwiefel | |
| 11:36 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| 11:23 | Washington State | Edward Chan misses badly on a floater in the lane | 57-42 |
| 11:21 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Ramon Campos | 57-42 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 57-42 |
| 10:58 | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson misses the tip | 57-42 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Frankie Lecompte | 57-42 |
| 10:40 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Brandon Lawson - foul #2 on Brandon Lawson, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Frank (SF) Ramon Campos | |
| Subs | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez (SF), Sergio Galvan (PF), Marc Webster (C) Steve Heffron, Donald Murff, Brandon Lawson | |
| 10:40 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:40 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:25 | Washington State | Richard Dawes drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Chan and the foul's on Keith Thornberry - foul #2 on Keith Thornberry, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Powell (PG), Kenneth Hull (SG), Liang Xiong (PF) Raymond Cobb, Rob Evenson, Keith Thornberry | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:25 | Washington State | Richard Dawes makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | William Frank makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Liang Xiong | 62-45 |
| 09:42 | Washington State | Marc Webster comes up short on the runner from the right block | 62-45 |
| 09:41 | Washington State | Richard Dawes gets the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 09:35 | Washington State | Edward Chan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Dawes | 62-48 |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 62-48 |
| 09:10 | Washington State | Marc Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:52 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Santos Gonzalez | 62-50 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | William Frank misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Santos Gonzalez - foul #2 on Santos Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb (PG), Rob Evenson (SG), Keith Thornberry (PF) James Powell, Kenneth Hull, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski (PG), Boris Zwiefel (SG), Steve Heffron (SF), Donald Murff (PF) Richard Dawes, Edward Chan, Santos Gonzalez, Sergio Galvan | |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | William Frank misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | William Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:19 | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-50 |
| 08:17 | Washington State | Marc Webster tips it home | 63-52 |
| 07:54 | Southern Cal | William Frank misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 07:53 | Washington State | Donald Murff grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rob Evenson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Frank (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Thornberry (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Frankie Lecompte (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Vladimir Kosloski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Zwiefel (fresh) SF - Steve Heffron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Murff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Boris Zwiefel | 63-54 |
| 07:23 | Southern Cal | Boris Zwiefel is called for the reach on William Frank - foul #1 on Boris Zwiefel, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ramon Campos (SF) William Frank | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Chan (SG), Santos Gonzalez (SF), Sergio Galvan (PF) Boris Zwiefel, Steve Heffron, Marc Webster | |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Ramon Campos misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 63-54 |
| 07:07 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Vladimir Kosloski | 63-54 |
| 06:51 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Vladimir Kosloski | 63-56 |
| 06:28 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry is whistled for traveling | 63-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong (PF) Frankie Lecompte | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:10 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 63-56 |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry's floater is tipped away by Sergio Galvan | 63-56 |
| 05:47 | Southern Cal | Ramon Campos grabs the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Donald Murff is called for the reach on Keith Thornberry - foul #2 on Donald Murff, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Hull (SG), William Frank (SF), Frankie Lecompte (C) Rob Evenson, Ramon Campos, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Dawes (PG), Steve Heffron (SF), Brandon Lawson (PF), Marc Webster (C) Vladimir Kosloski, Santos Gonzalez, Sergio Galvan, Donald Murff | |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:07 | Washington State | Marc Webster clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 05:06 | Washington State | Brandon Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:53 | Washington State | Brandon Lawson misses the jumper from the left block | 65-56 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:31 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Keith Thornberry | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:10 | Washington State | Marc Webster hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Chan | 68-59 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Hull (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Frank (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Thornberry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Frankie Lecompte (tiring) 22 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Dawes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Chan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Heffron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marc Webster (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Washington State | Brandon Lawson makes the turnaround from close range | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry blows the layup but the foul's on Marc Webster - foul #3 on Marc Webster, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson (SG), Ramon Campos (SF), Liang Xiong (PF) Kenneth Hull, William Frank, Frankie Lecompte | |
| Subs | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski (PG), Santos Gonzalez (SF), Sergio Galvan (PF) Edward Chan, Steve Heffron, Brandon Lawson | |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:58 | Washington State | Keith Thornberry steals it from Marc Webster | 72-61 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Ramon Campos is called for traveling | 72-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Powell (PG), Frankie Lecompte (C) Raymond Cobb, Keith Thornberry | |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel (SG) Richard Dawes | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Washington State | Ramon Campos is called for the reach on Santos Gonzalez - foul #1 on Ramon Campos, team foul #4 | 72-61 |
| 02:15 | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-61 |
| 02:14 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Santos Gonzalez - foul #3 on Santos Gonzalez, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Hull (SG), Keith Thornberry (C) Rob Evenson, Frankie Lecompte | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Dawes (PG), Steve Heffron (SF), Donald Murff (PF), Brandon Lawson (C) Vladimir Kosloski, Santos Gonzalez, Sergio Galvan, Marc Webster | |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:55 | Washington State | Donald Murff grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:51 | Washington State | Boris Zwiefel connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Dawes | 72-64 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb (PG), Rob Evenson (SG), William Frank (SF), Frankie Lecompte (C) James Powell, Kenneth Hull, Ramon Campos, Keith Thornberry | |
| Subs | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski (PG), Edward Chan (SG), Santos Gonzalez (SF), Sergio Galvan (PF), Marc Webster (C) Richard Dawes, Boris Zwiefel, Steve Heffron, Donald Murff, Brandon Lawson | |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 01:22 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte can't tip it in | 72-64 |
| 01:20 | Washington State | Edward Chan pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Cobb - foul #3 on Raymond Cobb, team foul #5 | 72-64 |
| 00:58 | Washington State | Santos Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Liang Xiong - foul #2 on Liang Xiong, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Washington State | Vladimir Kosloski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-64 |
| 00:54 | Washington State | Edward Chan gets the offensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 00:50 | Washington State | Marc Webster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Edward Chan is called for the reach on Liang Xiong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Chan, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Washington State | Raymond Cobb steals it from Vladimir Kosloski | 73-64 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte is fouled in the backcourt by Vladimir Kosloski - foul #2 on Vladimir Kosloski, team foul #11 | 73-64 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Marc Webster misses long on a shot in the paint | 75-64 |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Marc Webster can't tip it in | 75-64 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 00:11 | Washington State | Marc Webster gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:04 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Liang Xiong - foul #3 on Liang Xiong, team foul #7 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Powell (PG), Kenneth Hull (SG), Ramon Campos (SF), Keith Thornberry (C) Raymond Cobb, Rob Evenson, William Frank, Frankie Lecompte | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Dawes (PG), Boris Zwiefel (SG), Steve Heffron (SF), Donald Murff (C) Vladimir Kosloski, Edward Chan, Santos Gonzalez, Marc Webster | |
| 00:04 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:04 | Washington State | Sergio Galvan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | James Powell runs out the clock | 75-66 |