| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - John Daigneault (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Putnam (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Vermillion (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Patchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Kinnard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Resendiz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Brian Vermillion inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon's pass is intercepted by Peter Resendiz | 31-31 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 31-31 |
| 19:09 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to John Patchell | 31-31 |
| 18:47 | Oregon State | George Putnam misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Peter Resendiz | 31-31 |
| 18:40 | Southern Cal | John Daigneault steps in front of the Samuel Thibodeau pass | 31-31 |
| 18:12 | Oregon State | John Daigneault misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:11 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by John Patchell - foul #3 on John Patchell, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert West (PF) John Patchell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:42 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 17:25 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Thibodeau - foul #2 on Samuel Thibodeau, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Theodore Koster (PF) Peter Resendiz | |
| 17:25 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:25 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Behne | 32-35 |
| 17:00 | Oregon State | Robert West misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 16:59 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:52 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Hummell (SF), Daryl Kean (C) Brian Vermillion, Thomas Harmon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks (SG), Olin Konarski (C) Tommy Pascarella, Samuel Thibodeau | |
| 16:26 | Oregon State | John Behne takes the ball from Daryl Kean | 32-35 |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | John Behne can't finish the layup | 32-35 |
| 16:20 | Oregon State | Daryl Kean pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:59 | Oregon State | Theodore Koster denies the turnaround by Daryl Kean | 32-35 |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | Theodore Koster grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - John Daigneault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Putnam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Hummell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert West (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Kean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Kinnard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Koster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Olin Konarski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Hicks | 32-37 |
| 15:16 | Oregon State | George Putnam clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Hicks - foul #1 on Robert Hicks, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lowell Tucker (PG), Brian Vermillion (SF), John Patchell (PF), Thomas Harmon (C) John Daigneault, William Hummell, Robert West, Daryl Kean | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner (PG), Tommy Pascarella (SG), Stephen Barclay (SF), Peter Resendiz (PF), Samuel Thibodeau (C) John Behne, Robert Hicks, Jim Kinnard, Theodore Koster, Olin Konarski | |
| 15:16 | Oregon State | George Putnam makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:16 | Oregon State | George Putnam makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:58 | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ricky Turner, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson (SG) George Putnam | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:37 | Oregon State | Peter Resendiz steps in front of the Thomas Harmon pass | 34-37 |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz is hacked by John Patchell - foul #4 on John Patchell, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert West (PF) John Patchell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:05 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz makes the floater in the paint | 34-39 |
| 13:41 | Oregon State | Brian Vermillion hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 34-39 |
| 13:40 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:15 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon connects on the jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 13:04 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Harmon - foul #3 on Thomas Harmon, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Daigneault (PG), George Putnam (SG), Daryl Kean (C) Lowell Tucker, Raymond Johnson, Thomas Harmon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Robert Hicks (SG), Jim Kinnard (SF) Ricky Turner, Tommy Pascarella, Stephen Barclay | |
| 13:04 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:04 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:43 | Oregon State | John Daigneault is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Daigneault, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Theodore Koster (PF), Olin Konarski (C) Peter Resendiz, Samuel Thibodeau | |
| 12:22 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski lays it up and in set up by John Behne | 36-43 |
| 11:59 | Oregon State | John Daigneault knocks in the floater in the lane | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - John Daigneault (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Putnam (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brian Vermillion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert West (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Kean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Kinnard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Koster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Olin Konarski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 38-43 |
| 11:42 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| 11:13 | Oregon State | Brian Vermillion clanks a shot from the left block | 38-45 |
| 11:12 | Oregon State | Robert West grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:47 | Oregon State | Robert West makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Behne - foul #1 on John Behne, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson (SG), William Hummell (SF), Thomas Harmon (C) George Putnam, Brian Vermillion, Daryl Kean | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (SG), Peter Resendiz (PF), Samuel Thibodeau (C) Robert Hicks, Theodore Koster, Olin Konarski | |
| 10:47 | Oregon State | Robert West makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:29 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Peter Resendiz is denied by John Daigneault | 41-45 |
| 10:28 | Oregon State | William Hummell pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:11 | Oregon State | Peter Resendiz denies the turnaround by Robert West | 41-45 |
| 10:09 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:44 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz makes the floater from the left side | 41-47 |
| 09:15 | Oregon State | John Daigneault misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tommy Pascarella - foul #1 on Tommy Pascarella, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Oregon State | George Putnam (SG), Earl Rowe (PF) Raymond Johnson, Robert West | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner (PG), Stephen Barclay (SF) John Behne, Jim Kinnard | |
| 09:15 | Oregon State | John Daigneault makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:15 | Oregon State | John Daigneault misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by John Daigneault - foul #4 on John Daigneault, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lowell Tucker (PG) John Daigneault | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:34 | Oregon State | Ricky Turner is called for the reach on Lowell Tucker - foul #2 on Ricky Turner, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Brian Vermillion (SF) William Hummell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski (C) Samuel Thibodeau | |
| 08:09 | Oregon State | George Putnam clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Stephen Barclay | 42-49 |
| 07:40 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski loses the dribble to Earl Rowe | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Lowell Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Putnam (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brian Vermillion (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Rowe (fresh) C - Thomas Harmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ricky Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Barclay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Resendiz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Olin Konarski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Lowell Tucker and he's fouled by Olin Konarski - foul #2 on Olin Konarski, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Daigneault (PG), John Patchell (PF) Lowell Tucker, Earl Rowe | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Robert Hicks (SG), Jim Kinnard (SF), Theodore Koster (PF), Samuel Thibodeau (C) Ricky Turner, Tommy Pascarella, Stephen Barclay, Peter Resendiz, Olin Konarski | |
| 07:13 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hicks | 45-51 |
| 06:26 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Brian Vermillion | 47-51 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau tips it in | 47-53 |
| 05:46 | Oregon State | John Daigneault's floater is knocked away by Jim Kinnard | 47-53 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Theodore Koster snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Thomas Harmon denies the turnaround by Samuel Thibodeau | 47-53 |
| 05:30 | Oregon State | Thomas Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:04 | Oregon State | Jim Kinnard is called for the reach on Brian Vermillion - foul #1 on Jim Kinnard, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Raymond Johnson (SG), Daryl Kean (C) George Putnam, Thomas Harmon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (SG), Peter Resendiz (PF), Olin Konarski (C) Robert Hicks, Theodore Koster, Samuel Thibodeau | |
| 05:04 | Oregon State | Brian Vermillion misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:04 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 04:44 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 04:43 | Oregon State | John Patchell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:19 | Oregon State | Olin Konarski is called for the reach on Daryl Kean - foul #3 on Olin Konarski, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Hummell (SF) Brian Vermillion | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:19 | Oregon State | Daryl Kean makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:19 | Oregon State | Daryl Kean misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:19 | Oregon State | John Patchell grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:07 | Oregon State | Daryl Kean can't finish the layup | 48-53 |
| 04:06 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | John Behne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert West (PF) John Patchell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner (PG), Samuel Thibodeau (C) John Behne, Olin Konarski | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - John Daigneault (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Hummell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert West (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daryl Kean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ricky Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jim Kinnard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Resendiz (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Thibodeau (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Oregon State | Daryl Kean misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Thibodeau - foul #3 on Samuel Thibodeau, team foul #10 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lowell Tucker (PG) John Daigneault | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stephen Barclay (SF) Jim Kinnard | |
| 03:26 | Oregon State | Daryl Kean misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 03:26 | Oregon State | Daryl Kean makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 02:53 | Oregon State | Robert West pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 02:53 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Daigneault (PG), George Putnam (SG), Brian Vermillion (SF), John Patchell (PF), Thomas Harmon (C) Lowell Tucker, Raymond Johnson, William Hummell, Robert West, Daryl Kean | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Jim Kinnard (SF) Ricky Turner, Stephen Barclay | |
| 02:28 | Oregon State | Samuel Thibodeau blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by George Putnam | 49-53 |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 02:07 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard misses short on a turnaround from close range | 49-53 |
| 02:05 | Oregon State | John Patchell gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 01:36 | Oregon State | John Patchell clanks a shot from close range | 49-53 |
| 01:34 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Samuel Thibodeau buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Behne | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Oregon State | John Daigneault connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by George Putnam | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard is hacked by John Daigneault in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Daigneault, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lowell Tucker (PG) John Daigneault | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Lowell Tucker is called for the reach on Jim Kinnard - foul #1 on Lowell Tucker, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Jim Kinnard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon 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 (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Oregon State | George Putnam misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 51-57 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tommy Pascarella | 51-57 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella is hacked by Lowell Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lowell Tucker, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner (PG) John Behne | |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:38 | Oregon State | Lowell Tucker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella is hacked by George Putnam in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Putnam, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:34 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to John Patchell | 51-59 |
| 00:27 | Oregon State | George Putnam hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-59 |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner is hacked by Lowell Tucker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lowell Tucker, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Theodore Koster (PF) Peter Resendiz | |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:17 | Oregon State | John Patchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz (PF) Theodore Koster | |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Lowell Tucker - foul #4 on Lowell Tucker, team foul #11 | 54-61 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:06 | Oregon State | Jim Kinnard steps in front of the George Putnam pass | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Ricky Turner runs out the clock | 54-63 |