| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Travis Graves (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Milton Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Lang (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Olin Konarski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Peter Resendiz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 30-20 |
| 19:36 | Washington State | Travis Graves pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 19:10 | Washington State | William Lang steals the ball from Paul Stone | 30-20 |
| 19:06 | Southern Cal | William Lang banks in the layup | 30-22 |
| 18:45 | Washington State | Christopher Watkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Milton Conway is called for the reach on John Behne - foul #1 on Milton Conway, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Pratt (PG), Cory Smith (SG), William Charlie (SF), David Reulet (PF), Li Wang (C) Dennis Blair, Christopher Watkins, Travis Graves, Paul Stone, Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:58 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Charlie - foul #1 on William Charlie, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG) Nathan Pratt | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:58 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 17:58 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:41 | Washington State | Dennis Blair is fouled on the floor by Robert Hicks - foul #1 on Robert Hicks, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Christopher Watkins (SG), Paul Stone (PF) Cory Smith, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:23 | Washington State | Paul Stone's layup is rejected by Olin Konarski | 30-24 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Olin Konarski | 30-24 |
| 17:18 | Southern Cal | John Behne misses long on a floater from the right side | 30-24 |
| 17:17 | Washington State | Paul Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:05 | Washington State | Dennis Blair is fouled on the floor by John Behne - foul #3 on John Behne, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (PG), Travis Graves (SF), Milton Conway (C) Dennis Blair, William Charlie, Paul Stone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (PG) John Behne | |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Christopher Watkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Travis Graves | 32-24 |
| 16:48 | Southern Cal | Travis Graves steals it from Robert Hicks | 32-24 |
| 16:43 | Washington State | Christopher Watkins banks in the layup set up by Travis Graves | 34-24 |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | David Reulet is called for the reach on Olin Konarski - foul #1 on David Reulet, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), William Charlie (SF), Paul Stone (PF), Li Wang (C) Christopher Watkins, Travis Graves, David Reulet, Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Robert Hicks | |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-24 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz tips it in | 34-26 |
| 15:44 | Washington State | William Charlie is hacked by William Lang - foul #1 on William Lang, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Pratt (PG), Christopher Watkins (SG), Travis Graves (SF), Milton Conway (C) Dennis Blair, Cory Smith, William Charlie, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Irving Smith (SF), Garland Nichols (C) Tommy Pascarella, William Lang, Peter Resendiz | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Nathan Pratt (fresh) SG - Christopher Watkins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Travis Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Farrell (fresh) SF - Irving Smith (fresh) PF - Olin Konarski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Washington State | Nathan Pratt knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | John Behne is hacked by Nathan Pratt - foul #2 on Nathan Pratt, team foul #4 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), William Charlie (SF), David Reulet (PF), Li Wang (C) Nathan Pratt, Travis Graves, Paul Stone, Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks (SF) Olin Konarski | |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | Christopher Watkins is called for the reach on Thomas Farrell - foul #2 on Christopher Watkins, team foul #5 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (SG), Travis Graves (SF), Paul Stone (PF), Milton Conway (C) Christopher Watkins, William Charlie, David Reulet, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (SG) Thomas Farrell | |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | John Behne misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 14:16 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Travis Graves | 36-26 |
| 13:54 | Washington State | Paul Stone buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Cory Smith | 38-26 |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | William Lang buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Behne | 38-29 |
| 13:12 | Washington State | Cory Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Travis Graves - foul #1 on Travis Graves, team foul #6 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Pratt (PG), Christopher Watkins (SG), William Charlie (SF), David Reulet (PF), Li Wang (C) Dennis Blair, Cory Smith, Travis Graves, Paul Stone, Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski (PF), Peter Resendiz (C) Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 13:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 12:40 | Washington State | Li Wang misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 12:39 | Washington State | David Reulet gets the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 12:14 | Washington State | Li Wang comes up short on the runner near the basket | 38-30 |
| 12:13 | Washington State | William Charlie grabs the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 11:55 | Washington State | Li Wang knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Watkins | 40-30 |
| 11:26 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks loses the dribble to Christopher Watkins | 40-30 |
| 11:21 | Washington State | Christopher Watkins hits the finger roll | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Nathan Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Watkins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Charlie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Reulet (fresh) 3 reb. C - Li Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Lang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Olin Konarski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Resendiz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), Cory Smith (SG), Travis Graves (SF), Paul Stone (PF), Milton Conway (C) Nathan Pratt, Christopher Watkins, William Charlie, David Reulet, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (PG), Thomas Farrell (SG), Irving Smith (SF) John Behne, William Lang, Robert Hicks | |
| 10:38 | Washington State | Paul Stone makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Milton Conway | 44-30 |
| 10:15 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Irving Smith | 44-33 |
| 09:49 | Washington State | Paul Stone misses long on a runner in the lane | 44-33 |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Christopher Watkins (SG), William Charlie (SF), David Reulet (C) Cory Smith, Travis Graves, Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), William Lang (SG) Tommy Pascarella, Irving Smith | |
| 09:09 | Washington State | Paul Stone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 09:07 | Washington State | William Charlie hits the follow up shot | 46-33 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by David Reulet - foul #2 on David Reulet, team foul #7 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Travis Graves (SF), Milton Conway (C) William Charlie, David Reulet | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks (SF) Thomas Farrell | |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Milton Conway | 46-34 |
| 08:19 | Washington State | William Lang picks off the pass by Travis Graves | 46-34 |
| 08:15 | Southern Cal | John Behne hits the finger roll set up by William Lang | 46-36 |
| 07:51 | Washington State | Christopher Watkins is hacked by William Lang - foul #2 on William Lang, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Reulet (C) Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irving Smith (PF), Garland Nichols (C) Olin Konarski, Peter Resendiz | |
| 07:35 | Washington State | Christopher Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | John Behne clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Paul Stone gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Watkins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Stone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Reulet (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 06:41 | Washington State | Irving Smith picks off the pass by Paul Stone | 46-36 |
| 06:17 | Southern Cal | John Behne knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Lang | 46-38 |
| 05:55 | Washington State | Paul Stone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 05:54 | Washington State | David Reulet can't tip it in | 46-38 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks hits a fadeaway near the basket | 46-40 |
| 05:03 | Washington State | Garland Nichols denies the turnaround by Travis Graves | 46-40 |
| 05:02 | Washington State | Paul Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 04:40 | Washington State | Christopher Watkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 04:39 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 04:39 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Pratt (PG), Cory Smith (SG), William Charlie (SF), Milton Conway (C) Dennis Blair, Christopher Watkins, Travis Graves, David Reulet | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski (PF), Peter Resendiz (C) Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 04:12 | Washington State | Milton Conway pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 03:53 | Washington State | Paul Stone misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on William Lang - foul #3 on William Lang, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Robert Hicks | |
| 03:53 | Washington State | Paul Stone makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 03:53 | Washington State | Paul Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Olin Konarski | 48-42 |
| 03:14 | Washington State | Milton Conway clanks a jumper near the basket | 48-42 |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell grabs the board | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Lang | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Nathan Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cory Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Charlie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Stone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Conway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Lang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) PF - Olin Konarski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Resendiz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Washington State | Cory Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 02:21 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 02:19 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | John Behne buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Peter Resendiz | 48-46 |
| 01:45 | Washington State | Milton Conway clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-46 |
| 01:44 | Washington State | Milton Conway tips it in | 50-46 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Cory Smith picks off the pass by William Lang | 50-46 |
| 01:15 | Washington State | Cory Smith misses the easy layup | 50-46 |
| 01:13 | Washington State | Paul Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 00:46 | Washington State | Paul Stone misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Olin Konarski - foul #2 on Olin Konarski, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), Christopher Watkins (SG), Travis Graves (SF) Nathan Pratt, Cory Smith, William Charlie | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks (SF) Thomas Farrell | |
| 00:46 | Washington State | Paul Stone makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:46 | Washington State | Paul Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks is hacked by Christopher Watkins - foul #3 on Christopher Watkins, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | Robert Hicks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-47 |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Milton Conway snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Washington State | Milton Conway is hacked by William Lang in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Lang, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Charlie (SF) Travis Graves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:31 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:31 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Olin Konarski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz misses badly on a runner in the lane | 52-47 |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Paul Stone pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:23 | Washington State | Paul Stone is hacked by William Lang in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Lang, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (SG) Christopher Watkins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SG) William Lang | |
| 00:23 | Washington State | Paul Stone makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:23 | Washington State | Paul Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Peter Resendiz grabs the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | John Behne makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Farrell | 54-50 |
| 00:08 | Washington State | John Behne is called for the reach on Cory Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Behne, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Christopher Watkins (SG) Dennis Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Cory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Cory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell travels with the ball | 56-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG) Christopher Watkins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Dennis Blair runs out the clock | 56-50 |