| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Oxendine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) C - David McKinney (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rob Evenson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frankie Lecompte (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | William Frank inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Southern Cal | William Frank can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 19:32 | Cal | Chuck Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 19:14 | Cal | Andre White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 19:12 | Cal | Bill Godoy tips it back up and in | 28-23 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Bill Godoy - foul #3 on Bill Godoy, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Landers (PF) Bill Godoy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Chuck Houghton clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Rob Evenson - foul #3 on Rob Evenson, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Hull (SG) Rob Evenson | |
| 18:38 | Cal | Chuck Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Chuck Houghton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:38 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | William Frank scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 18:01 | Cal | Chuck Houghton comes up short on the floater from the left block | 29-28 |
| 17:59 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 17:29 | Cal | David McKinney pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Chuck Houghton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-28 |
| 16:47 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 16:45 | Cal | Chuck Houghton grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 16:42 | Cal | Raymond Cobb picks off the pass by Chuck Houghton in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 16:24 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb clanks a floater from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 16:23 | Cal | Don Oxendine snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:11 | Cal | Andre White buries a shot from the left wing set up by Don Oxendine | 34-28 |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Hull is hacked by Andre White - foul #1 on Andre White, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Godoy (PF), Mark Hanson (C) Andrew Landers, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson (SG), Keith Thornberry (PF) Kenneth Hull, Liang Xiong | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Oxendine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rob Evenson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Frank (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Thornberry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frankie Lecompte (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Rob Evenson | 34-30 |
| 15:03 | Cal | Keith Thornberry denies the turnaround by Chuck Houghton | 34-30 |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Raymond Cobb | 34-30 |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry is fouled on the floor by Mark Hanson - foul #1 on Mark Hanson, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 14:36 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 14:35 | Cal | Bill Godoy gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:14 | Cal | Frankie Lecompte is called for the reach on Mark Hanson - foul #1 on Frankie Lecompte, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 14:04 | Cal | Andre White connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Don Oxendine and he's fouled by Keith Thornberry - foul #2 on Keith Thornberry, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Cal | David McKinney (C) Mark Hanson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:04 | Cal | Andre White makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:38 | Southern Cal | William Frank misses the easy dunk attempt | 37-30 |
| 13:37 | Cal | David McKinney grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 13:30 | Cal | Andre White hits a jumper in the paint set up by Chuck Houghton | 39-30 |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | Don Oxendine picks off the pass by Frankie Lecompte | 39-30 |
| 13:03 | Cal | Chuck Houghton lays it up and in set up by Don Oxendine | 41-30 |
| 12:53 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 41-32 |
| 12:36 | Cal | Andre White is fouled on the floor by William Frank - foul #1 on William Frank, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony McQuage (SG), Robert Israelson (SF), Andrew Landers (PF) Chuck Houghton, Don Oxendine, Bill Godoy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Hull (SG), Ramon Campos (SF), Liang Xiong (PF) Rob Evenson, William Frank, Keith Thornberry | |
| 12:30 | Cal | Kenneth Hull steals the ball from Robert Israelson | 41-32 |
| 12:01 | Southern Cal | Anthony McQuage steals it from Frankie Lecompte | 41-32 |
| 11:57 | Cal | Anthony McQuage hits the finger roll | 43-32 |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Cobb and the foul's on Robert Israelson - foul #1 on Robert Israelson, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Don Oxendine (SF), Mark Hanson (C) Robert Israelson, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Frank (SF) Ramon Campos | |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andre White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony McQuage (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Oxendine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. PF - Andrew Landers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Hull (fresh) SF - William Frank (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frankie Lecompte (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Cal | Liang Xiong steps in front of the Andrew Landers pass | 43-35 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth Hull | 43-38 |
| 10:26 | Cal | Andrew Landers hits a shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | William Frank clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 10:08 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte misses the tip | 45-38 |
| 10:06 | Cal | Anthony McQuage gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Andrew Landers comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 09:45 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Hull gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Don Oxendine blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by William Frank | 45-38 |
| 09:26 | Cal | Andrew Landers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:05 | Cal | Don Oxendine misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Chuck Houghton (PG), Robert Israelson (SF), Bill Godoy (PF), David McKinney (C) Andre White, Don Oxendine, Andrew Landers, Mark Hanson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Powell (PG), Rob Evenson (SG), Ramon Campos (SF), Keith Thornberry (PF) Raymond Cobb, Kenneth Hull, William Frank, Liang Xiong | |
| 08:46 | Cal | Chuck Houghton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Chuck Houghton pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:40 | Cal | David McKinney misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Keith Thornberry - foul #3 on Keith Thornberry, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| 08:40 | Cal | David McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:40 | Cal | David McKinney misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:40 | Southern Cal | Ramon Campos grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 08:20 | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 08:01 | Cal | Keith Thornberry is called for the reach on Chuck Houghton - foul #4 on Keith Thornberry, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong (PF) Keith Thornberry | |
| 07:54 | Cal | David McKinney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 07:53 | Cal | Bill Godoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:44 | Cal | Bill Godoy banks in the layup | 48-40 |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Bill Godoy steals it from Liang Xiong | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony McQuage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Israelson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David McKinney (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Evenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ramon Campos (fresh) PF - Liang Xiong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frankie Lecompte (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Cal | Chuck Houghton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Andre White (SG), Don Oxendine (SF) Anthony McQuage, Robert Israelson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb (PG), William Frank (SF), Keith Thornberry (C) James Powell, Ramon Campos, Frankie Lecompte | |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Frank | 48-42 |
| 06:17 | Cal | Don Oxendine is fouled on the floor by Rob Evenson - foul #4 on Rob Evenson, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Hull (SG), Frankie Lecompte (C) Rob Evenson, Liang Xiong | |
| 06:17 | Cal | Don Oxendine makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:17 | Cal | Don Oxendine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | William Frank misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Hull grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb is called for a charge - foul #2 on Raymond Cobb, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Landers (PF), Mark Hanson (C) Bill Godoy, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:08 | Cal | Don Oxendine misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by William Frank - foul #2 on William Frank, team foul #9 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson (SG) Kenneth Hull | |
| 05:08 | Cal | Don Oxendine makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:08 | Cal | Don Oxendine makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | Mark Hanson takes the ball from Raymond Cobb | 52-42 |
| 04:42 | Cal | Andrew Landers clanks a floater from the left side | 52-42 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | William Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:23 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 04:21 | Cal | Chuck Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 04:11 | Cal | Don Oxendine dunks the ball on a nice dish by Chuck Houghton | 54-42 |
| 03:58 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 03:56 | Cal | Mark Hanson snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Cal | Don Oxendine misses the fadeaway from the left side | 54-42 |
| 03:28 | Southern Cal | William Frank pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 03:09 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Godoy (PF), David McKinney (C) Andrew Landers, Mark Hanson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong (PF) Frankie Lecompte | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andre White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Oxendine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David McKinney (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rob Evenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Frank (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Thornberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:48 | Cal | Bill Godoy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte (C) Keith Thornberry | |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | William Frank buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Cobb and he's fouled by David McKinney - foul #2 on David McKinney, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | William Frank misses the free throw | 54-47 |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | Frankie Lecompte grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb's pass is intercepted by David McKinney | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:59 | Cal | Don Oxendine scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Chuck Houghton | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | Chuck Houghton picks off the pass by Rob Evenson | 56-47 |
| 01:43 | Cal | Chuck Houghton lays it up and in | 58-47 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 01:21 | Cal | Don Oxendine pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Cal | Don Oxendine is hacked by Liang Xiong - foul #1 on Liang Xiong, team foul #10 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Powell (PG), Kenneth Hull (SG), Ramon Campos (SF), Keith Thornberry (C) Raymond Cobb, Rob Evenson, William Frank, Frankie Lecompte | |
| 00:54 | Cal | Don Oxendine misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:54 | Cal | Don Oxendine misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Liang Xiong pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Bill Godoy steps in front of the Keith Thornberry pass | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal 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) | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Chuck Houghton connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Andre White and he's fouled by James Powell - foul #1 on James Powell, team foul #11 | 60-47 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Chuck Houghton makes the free throw | 61-47 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Keith Thornberry misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Don Oxendine grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Chuck Houghton runs out the clock | 61-47 |