| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dale Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Eshleman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Orlandi (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Conboy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Finn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Eric Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tallent (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Coleman (fresh) PF - Julian Benes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Saddler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | James Coleman inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Stanford | Steven Saddler hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Coleman | 31-29 |
| 19:21 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 19:19 | Stanford | Steven Saddler grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 18:59 | Stanford | Richard Eshleman is called for the reach on Julian Benes - foul #4 on Richard Eshleman, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Rusin (SG) Richard Eshleman | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 18:45 | Stanford | Robert Tallent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:15 | Stanford | James Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:10 | Stanford | Robert Tallent misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 18:09 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:47 | Southern Cal | John Finn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Rusin | 34-29 |
| 17:25 | Stanford | Eric Wallace misses short on a jumper near the basket | 34-29 |
| 17:24 | Stanford | Robert Tallent tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 17:23 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:58 | Southern Cal | John Finn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist (SF), Robert White (C) Walter Conboy, John Finn | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 16:46 | Stanford | Larry Siegrist is called for the reach on James Coleman - foul #1 on Larry Siegrist, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy (PF) John Orlandi | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 16:21 | Stanford | Robert Tallent knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | Robert White is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dale Kinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Rusin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Siegrist (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Conboy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Eric Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tallent (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Julian Benes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Saddler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Stanford | James Coleman clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robert White - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Orlandi (PF) Walter Conboy | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 15:39 | Stanford | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:39 | Stanford | James Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | Robert White pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:14 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 14:57 | Stanford | Julian Benes's floater is tipped away by Robert White | 34-33 |
| 14:55 | Stanford | Steven Saddler hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Donald Rusin | 36-35 |
| 14:10 | Stanford | Julian Benes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Yetter (SG), John Finn (C) Donald Rusin, Robert White | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 13:45 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi loses the dribble to Robert Tallent | 36-35 |
| 13:42 | Stanford | Robert Tallent lays it in | 36-37 |
| 13:20 | Southern Cal | John Finn's dunk attempt is rejected by Steven Saddler | 36-37 |
| 13:19 | Stanford | Steven Saddler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:13 | Stanford | John Finn steals it from Julian Benes | 36-37 |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 36-37 |
| 12:50 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist banks in the layup on a great pass from Dale Kinney and he's hacked by Julian Benes - foul #1 on Julian Benes, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman (PG), Donald Rusin (SG), Walter Conboy (PF), Robert White (C) Dale Kinney, Kevin Yetter, John Orlandi, John Finn | |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Beatty (PF) Julian Benes | |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:56 | Stanford | Robert Tallent misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 11:55 | Stanford | Robert Beatty grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Richard Eshleman (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Rusin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Siegrist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Conboy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Eric Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tallent (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Coleman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Saddler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Stanford | Eric Wallace buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Coleman | 39-39 |
| 11:29 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 11:27 | Stanford | Eric Wallace pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:04 | Stanford | Donald Rusin picks off the pass by Eric Wallace | 39-39 |
| 10:41 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 41-39 |
| 10:12 | Stanford | Robert Beatty is called for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Orlandi (SF), John Finn (C) Larry Siegrist, Robert White | |
| Subs | Stanford | Tyler Threatt (SG), Julian Benes (PF) Robert Tallent, Steven Saddler | |
| 09:45 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Rusin | 43-39 |
| 09:20 | Stanford | Julian Benes comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 43-39 |
| 09:19 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Finn | 43-39 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | Tyler Threatt steals it from Donald Rusin | 43-39 |
| 08:26 | Stanford | Julian Benes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | John Finn snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tyler Threatt - foul #1 on Tyler Threatt, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney (PG), Larry Siegrist (SF), Robert White (C) Donald Rusin, John Orlandi, John Finn | |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Tallent (SG), Douglas Peasley (SF), Steven Saddler (C) Eric Wallace, James Coleman, Robert Beatty | |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:03 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Steven Saddler | 44-39 |
| 07:46 | Stanford | Robert Tallent drills a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Richard Eshleman - foul #5 on Richard Eshleman, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Yetter (SG) Richard Eshleman | |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Beatty (PF) Julian Benes | |
| 07:46 | Stanford | Robert Tallent makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dale Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Yetter (fresh) SF - Larry Siegrist (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Conboy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Tyler Threatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Tallent (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Peasley (fresh) PF - Robert Beatty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Saddler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 44-42 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | Robert White is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Rusin (SG) Kevin Yetter | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 06:35 | Stanford | Robert Tallent misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 06:34 | Stanford | Steven Saddler tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 06:08 | Stanford | Steven Saddler pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:00 | Stanford | Robert Tallent buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Donald Rusin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 05:33 | Stanford | Tyler Threatt gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 05:14 | Stanford | Robert Tallent misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 05:13 | Stanford | Tyler Threatt tips it in | 44-49 |
| 05:13 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Orlandi (PF), John Finn (C) Walter Conboy, Robert White | |
| Subs | Stanford | Eric Wallace (PG), James Coleman (SF), Julian Benes (PF) Tyler Threatt, Douglas Peasley, Robert Beatty | |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Julian Benes - foul #2 on Julian Benes, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:50 | Stanford | Julian Benes gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:31 | Stanford | Donald Rusin picks off the pass by James Coleman | 46-49 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | John Finn is fouled on the floor by Julian Benes - foul #3 on Julian Benes, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Rusin | 49-49 |
| 03:27 | Stanford | Julian Benes misses the easy layup | 49-49 |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi grabs the board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dale Kinney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rusin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Siegrist (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Orlandi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - John Finn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Eric Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tallent (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Benes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Saddler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 02:57 | Stanford | Steven Saddler pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 02:34 | Stanford | Robert Tallent buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Steven Saddler | 49-52 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy (PF), Robert White (C) Larry Siegrist, John Finn | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 02:14 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi can't throw it down | 49-52 |
| 02:13 | Southern Cal | Robert White tips it in | 51-52 |
| 01:55 | Stanford | Robert Tallent misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 01:53 | Stanford | James Coleman snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 01:35 | Stanford | Julian Benes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 51-52 |
| 01:34 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:34 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Finn (C) Robert White | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 01:06 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 01:05 | Stanford | Eric Wallace gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 00:43 | Stanford | Dale Kinney steals it from Eric Wallace | 51-52 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney dunks the ball | 53-52 |
| 00:19 | Stanford | Eric Wallace banks in the layup | 53-54 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | John Finn misses long on a runner from the left block | 53-54 |
| 00:02 | Stanford | The rebound goes to James Coleman | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Stanford | James Coleman runs out the clock | 53-54 |