| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Rick Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry Mancia (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Tanksley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Gravelle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Patrick Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Leclerc (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harry Collins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | George Tanksley inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Fresno State | George Tanksley misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Phillip Brown - foul #1 on Phillip Brown, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:36 | Fresno State | George Tanksley makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:36 | Fresno State | George Tanksley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-31 |
| 19:13 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Rick Lee | 31-31 |
| 18:52 | Fresno State | Steven Jones misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 18:50 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Gravelle | 31-31 |
| 18:21 | Fresno State | Rick Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:15 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes is hacked by Roy Gravelle - foul #2 on Roy Gravelle, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 17:56 | Southern Cal | George Tanksley steals it from Patrick Barnes | 31-31 |
| 17:38 | Fresno State | Roy Gravelle is fouled on the floor by Henry Woodard - foul #1 on Henry Woodard, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 17:17 | Fresno State | Roy Gravelle lays it up and in | 33-31 |
| 17:11 | Southern Cal | Gary Leclerc makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Barnes and he's fouled by Roy Gravelle - foul #3 on Roy Gravelle, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno (PF) Roy Gravelle | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Lindsey (PF) Harry Collins | |
| 17:11 | Southern Cal | Gary Leclerc makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:43 | Fresno State | Steven Jones can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 16:42 | Southern Cal | Gary Leclerc snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:35 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on Henry Woodard - foul #2 on Henry Woodard, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Edward Huff (SF) George Tanksley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard (SF) Phillip Brown | |
| 16:07 | Fresno State | Steven Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Vance (PG) Rick Lee | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerard Garbutt (SG), Harry Collins (PF) Gary Leclerc, Henry Woodard | |
| 15:51 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 15:50 | Fresno State | Steven Jones grabs the board | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Paul Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Mancia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Huff (fresh) PF - Edmundo Bruno (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Patrick Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerard Garbutt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Oscar Gabbard (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harry Collins (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Fresno State | Steven Jones can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-34 |
| 15:29 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:14 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | David Lindsey tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 14:48 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Lindsey - foul #2 on David Lindsey, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ferman Higginbotham (PG), George Tanksley (SF), Roy Gravelle (C) Larry Mancia, Edward Huff, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rodolfo Fernandez (PG), Gary Leclerc (SG), Phillip Brown (SF) Patrick Barnes, Gerard Garbutt, Oscar Gabbard | |
| 14:48 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:48 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | David Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:33 | Southern Cal | Gary Leclerc buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Phillip Brown | 34-39 |
| 14:04 | Fresno State | Ferman Higginbotham is hacked by Harry Collins - foul #2 on Harry Collins, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Henry Woodard (C) David Lindsey | |
| 13:47 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno can't finish the layup | 34-39 |
| 13:45 | Fresno State | Roy Gravelle grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 13:25 | Fresno State | Rodolfo Fernandez steals the ball from Ferman Higginbotham | 34-39 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Rodolfo Fernandez misses badly on a shot in the paint | 34-39 |
| 13:18 | Fresno State | Paul Vance pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:55 | Fresno State | Paul Vance's pass is intercepted by Henry Woodard | 34-39 |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Rodolfo Fernandez misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Edmundo Bruno - foul #4 on Edmundo Bruno, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Mancia (SG), Steven Jones (PF) Paul Vance, Edmundo Bruno | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Lindsey (PF) Harry Collins | |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Rodolfo Fernandez misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Rodolfo Fernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:16 | Fresno State | Roy Gravelle can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 34-40 |
| 12:14 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Gravelle | 34-40 |
| 11:58 | Fresno State | Phillip Brown is called for the reach on Roy Gravelle - foul #2 on Phillip Brown, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Edward Huff (SF) George Tanksley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes (PG), Oscar Gabbard (SF) Rodolfo Fernandez, Phillip Brown | |
| 11:44 | Fresno State | Larry Mancia misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-40 |
| 11:42 | Southern Cal | Henry Woodard grabs the board | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Ferman Higginbotham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Mancia (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Huff (fresh) PF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Gravelle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Patrick Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Leclerc (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Gabbard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Cal | Edward Huff is called for the reach on Henry Woodard - foul #2 on Edward Huff, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Henry Woodard is fouled on the floor by Edward Huff - foul #3 on Edward Huff, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| 11:09 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes's layup is rejected by Steven Jones | 34-40 |
| 11:07 | Fresno State | Roy Gravelle grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 11:01 | Fresno State | Larry Mancia comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerard Garbutt (SG) Gary Leclerc | |
| 10:41 | Fresno State | Larry Mancia evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 10:40 | Fresno State | Roy Gravelle grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 10:18 | Fresno State | Larry Mancia shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 10:17 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Henry Woodard | 34-40 |
| 10:12 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 10:11 | Fresno State | Roy Gravelle snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 09:49 | Fresno State | Steven Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 34-40 |
| 09:48 | Fresno State | Ferman Higginbotham pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 09:28 | Fresno State | Larry Mancia splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | Henry Woodard makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Oscar Gabbard | 37-42 |
| 08:56 | Fresno State | Larry Mancia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-42 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | David Lindsey's pass is intercepted by Edward Huff | 37-42 |
| 08:46 | Fresno State | Edward Huff lays it up and in | 39-42 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Gerard Garbutt misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 08:26 | Southern Cal | Henry Woodard snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Henry Woodard buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Patrick Barnes | 39-44 |
| 07:54 | Fresno State | Larry Mancia is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Henry Woodard snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gerard Garbutt and he's fouled by Larry Mancia - foul #2 on Larry Mancia, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Rick Lee (PG), Paul Vance (SG), George Tanksley (SF), Edmundo Bruno (PF) Ferman Higginbotham, Larry Mancia, Edward Huff, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gary Leclerc (SG), Harry Collins (PF) Gerard Garbutt, David Lindsey | |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Rick Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Tanksley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edmundo Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Roy Gravelle (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Patrick Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Leclerc (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Gabbard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Collins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Woodard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 07:27 | Fresno State | Paul Vance can't tip it in | 39-47 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 07:12 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:54 | Fresno State | George Tanksley loses the ball out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rodolfo Fernandez (PG), Phillip Brown (SF) Patrick Barnes, Oscar Gabbard | |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Rodolfo Fernandez misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 06:43 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:14 | Fresno State | Harry Collins is called for the reach on Edmundo Bruno - foul #3 on Harry Collins, team foul #7 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Mancia (SG) Paul Vance | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Lindsey (C) Henry Woodard | |
| 06:14 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 06:14 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | Rodolfo Fernandez can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Rick Lee - foul #2 on Rick Lee, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ferman Higginbotham (PG) Rick Lee | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | Rodolfo Fernandez makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | Rodolfo Fernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 05:34 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Harry Collins - foul #4 on Harry Collins, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes (PG) Rodolfo Fernandez | |
| 05:34 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:34 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | Gary Leclerc connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 04:57 | Fresno State | Larry Mancia misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-52 |
| 04:55 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roy Gravelle - foul #4 on Roy Gravelle, team foul #8 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Steven Jones (C) Roy Gravelle | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Henry Woodard (C) David Lindsey | |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 04:50 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:30 | Fresno State | Steven Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Collins | 43-53 |
| 04:29 | Fresno State | Edmundo Bruno grabs the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 04:14 | Fresno State | Steven Jones makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Mancia | 45-53 |
| 03:58 | Southern Cal | Gary Leclerc is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Leclerc, team foul #9 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Edward Huff (SF) George Tanksley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard (SF) Phillip Brown | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Fresno State | Edward Huff misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Henry Woodard grabs the board | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Ferman Higginbotham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Mancia (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edmundo Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Patrick Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Leclerc (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Gabbard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Henry Woodard (tiring) 7 pts. 13 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Steven Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerard Garbutt (SG) Gary Leclerc | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Fresno State | The short jumper by Ferman Higginbotham is denied by Henry Woodard | 45-56 |
| 03:17 | Fresno State | Larry Mancia grabs the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 03:05 | Fresno State | Steven Jones misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harry Collins - foul #5 on Harry Collins, team foul #10 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Rick Lee (PG), Paul Vance (SG) Ferman Higginbotham, Larry Mancia | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Lindsey (PF) Harry Collins | |
| 03:05 | Fresno State | Steven Jones misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 03:05 | Fresno State | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Oscar Gabbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Roy Gravelle (C) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown (SF) Oscar Gabbard | |
| 02:22 | Fresno State | Rick Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 02:21 | Southern Cal | Gerard Garbutt gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes is fouled on the floor by Rick Lee - foul #3 on Rick Lee, team foul #10 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ferman Higginbotham (PG), Larry Mancia (SG), George Tanksley (SF) Rick Lee, Paul Vance, Edward Huff | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gary Leclerc (SG) Gerard Garbutt | |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 02:06 | Fresno State | George Tanksley is whistled for a carry | 46-58 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| 01:50 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Roy Gravelle | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Fresno State | Phillip Brown takes the ball from Edmundo Bruno | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | Henry Woodard buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Barnes | 46-60 |
| 01:04 | Fresno State | Larry Mancia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 01:03 | Fresno State | Roy Gravelle snags the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 00:51 | Fresno State | Ferman Higginbotham scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roy Gravelle | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Brown | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Fresno State | George Tanksley is called for traveling | 48-62 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Patrick Barnes runs out the clock | 48-62 |