| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ernest Landis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Abe Speights (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roy Courtney (fresh) 3 pts. C - Karl Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is hacked by Ernest Landis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Landis, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SF) Richard Woods | |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | Roy Courtney is called for the reach on Russell Poteete - foul #1 on Roy Courtney, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| 19:16 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Arnold - foul #1 on Terry Arnold, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| 19:16 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:16 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Quadrees Abdullah steps in front of the Terry Arnold pass | 25-27 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | John Peckham is hacked by Karl Wilson - foul #2 on Karl Wilson, team foul #4 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed (PG), Mike Zepp (SG), Lloyd Tow (PF) Ernest Landis, Terry Arnold, Roy Courtney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Joe Diggs | |
| 18:15 | Southern Cal | David Purcell buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Quadrees Abdullah and the foul's on Thomas Reed - foul #1 on Thomas Reed, team foul #5 | 25-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG), Andrew Gardner (C) Abe Speights, Karl Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (PF), Bill Johnson (C) Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| 18:15 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 17:57 | UC Riverside | Lloyd Tow drills a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Bill Johnson - foul #1 on Bill Johnson, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Peckham (C) Bill Johnson | |
| 17:57 | UC Riverside | Lloyd Tow makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:53 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Tow - foul #3 on Lloyd Tow, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney (PF) Lloyd Tow | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Joe Diggs | |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Roy Courtney is called for the reach on Quadrees Abdullah - foul #2 on Roy Courtney, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG), Terry Arnold (SG) Scott Osborne, Mike Zepp | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (PF), Bill Johnson (C) Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:59 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Andrew Gardner is blocked by Russell Poteete | 28-32 |
| 16:57 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:35 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah buries a jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 16:09 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed grabs the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 15:44 | UC Riverside | Andrew Gardner is hacked by Bill Johnson - foul #2 on Bill Johnson, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG), Kent Wolfe (SG), Abe Speights (SF), Lloyd Tow (PF), Karl Wilson (C) Ernest Landis, Terry Arnold, Thomas Reed, Roy Courtney, Andrew Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) David Purcell, Quadrees Abdullah, Joe Diggs, Bill Johnson | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Scott Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kent Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Abe Speights (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Tow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Karl Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) SG - Heriberto Rosa (fresh) SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UC Riverside | Heriberto Rosa is called for the reach on Karl Wilson - foul #2 on Heriberto Rosa, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG) Heriberto Rosa | |
| 15:17 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe is fouled on the floor by John Peckham - foul #1 on John Peckham, team foul #4 | 28-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| 15:04 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to David Purcell | 28-34 |
| 14:38 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 3 from straight away | 28-37 |
| 14:17 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:59 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Woods, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kramer (PG), Roy Courtney (PF) Scott Osborne, Lloyd Tow | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Heriberto Rosa (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Joe Diggs | |
| 13:39 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Cedric Kramer | 30-37 |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah is hacked by Kent Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kent Wolfe, team foul #8 | 30-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG), Mike Zepp (SG), Thomas Reed (SF) Cedric Kramer, Kent Wolfe, Abe Speights | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG) Heriberto Rosa | |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 13:37 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 13:21 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold (PF), Andrew Gardner (C) Roy Courtney, Karl Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| 12:56 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Purcell | 30-40 |
| 12:40 | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-40 |
| 12:38 | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp grabs the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 12:17 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah is open but misses the lay-in | 32-40 |
| 12:01 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah tips it in | 32-42 |
| 11:34 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 11:32 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Quadrees Abdullah | 32-42 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ernest Landis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Zepp (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terry Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Gardner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Russell Poteete (tiring) PF - Joe Diggs (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 10:50 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed buries a 3 from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Quadrees Abdullah and he's hacked by Andrew Gardner - foul #2 on Andrew Gardner, team foul #9 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG), Abe Speights (SF), Roy Courtney (PF), Karl Wilson (C) Ernest Landis, Mike Zepp, Thomas Reed, Andrew Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) David Purcell, Quadrees Abdullah, Joe Diggs, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 10:21 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Scott Osborne and the foul's on Heriberto Rosa - foul #3 on Heriberto Rosa, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Quadrees Abdullah (SG) Russell Poteete, Heriberto Rosa | |
| 10:21 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:01 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses long on an open shot from the right side | 38-48 |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:53 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney is fouled on the floor by John Peckham - foul #2 on John Peckham, team foul #7 | 38-48 |
| 09:53 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:53 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 09:30 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses badly on a runner near the basket | 39-48 |
| 09:28 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:05 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney is denied on a layup by John Peckham | 39-48 |
| 09:04 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:37 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights is hacked by David Purcell - foul #1 on David Purcell, team foul #8 | 39-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kramer (PG), Thomas Reed (SG), Lloyd Tow (C) Scott Osborne, Terry Arnold, Karl Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (PG), Heriberto Rosa (SG), Joe Diggs (PF) David Purcell, Quadrees Abdullah, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 08:37 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 08:35 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Reed - foul #2 on Thomas Reed, team foul #10 | 39-48 |
| 08:35 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:35 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:35 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:20 | UC Riverside | Heriberto Rosa steals it from Thomas Reed | 39-48 |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa hits the finger roll | 39-50 |
| 08:01 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Reed | 42-50 |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa's pass is intercepted by Thomas Reed in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Heriberto Rosa - foul #4 on Heriberto Rosa, team foul #9 | 42-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe (SG) Cedric Kramer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Quadrees Abdullah (SG) Heriberto Rosa, Richard Woods | |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:12 | Southern Cal | Thomas Reed picks off the pass by Joe Diggs | 44-50 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kent Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Abe Speights (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roy Courtney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Tow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (tiring) 26 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Russell Poteete (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Joe Diggs (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:53 | UC Riverside | Lloyd Tow misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 44-50 |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Abe Speights | 44-50 |
| 06:39 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights dunks the ball set up by Thomas Reed | 46-50 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Poteete | 46-52 |
| 05:50 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Reed | 48-52 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG), Andrew Gardner (PF), Karl Wilson (C) Thomas Reed, Roy Courtney, Lloyd Tow | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs | |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Quadrees Abdullah | 48-54 |
| 05:22 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Landis and he's hacked by Richard Woods - foul #3 on Richard Woods, team foul #10 | 50-54 |
| 05:22 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:20 | Southern Cal | Ernest Landis steps in front of the David Purcell pass in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 05:01 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe drills a jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah lays it in | 53-56 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to David Purcell | 53-56 |
| 04:08 | Southern Cal | John Peckham is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG), Mike Zepp (SG), Terry Arnold (SF), Roy Courtney (PF), Lloyd Tow (C) Ernest Landis, Kent Wolfe, Abe Speights, Andrew Gardner, Karl Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (PG), Heriberto Rosa (SF), Joe Diggs (PF) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 03:53 | UC Riverside | Lloyd Tow knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Zepp | 55-56 |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Quadrees Abdullah, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed (SF) Terry Arnold | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG) Heriberto Rosa | |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the board | 55-56 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Scott Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Zepp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Roy Courtney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Tow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (tiring) 30 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Russell Poteete (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Joe Diggs (tired) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - John Peckham (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Mike Zepp - foul #3 on Mike Zepp, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe (SG), Andrew Gardner (PF), Karl Wilson (C) Mike Zepp, Roy Courtney, Lloyd Tow | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Bill Johnson (C) David Purcell, John Peckham | |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:41 | UC Riverside | Bill Johnson steals it from Scott Osborne | 55-57 |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods is hacked by Kent Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kent Wolfe, team foul #12 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG), Roy Courtney (PF) Scott Osborne, Kent Wolfe | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), John Peckham (C) Quadrees Abdullah, Bill Johnson | |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-59 |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney tips it home | 57-59 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Joe Diggs is denied by Roy Courtney | 57-59 |
| 02:02 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 01:39 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson tips it home | 59-59 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold (SG), Abe Speights (SF) Thomas Reed, Andrew Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG) Russell Poteete | |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | David Purcell tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 01:16 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 00:59 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights clanks a jump hook in the paint | 59-59 |
| 00:57 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Wilson | 59-59 |
| 00:41 | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold buries a 3 from straight away set up by Abe Speights | 62-59 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah dunks the ball | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis is fouled in the backcourt by David Purcell - foul #2 on David Purcell, team foul #12 | 62-61 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-61 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:08 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 00:07 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney is fouled in the backcourt by David Purcell - foul #3 on David Purcell, team foul #13 | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |