| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Richard Eshleman (fresh) SG - John Colorado (fresh) SF - Lewis Brown (fresh) PF - John Gray (fresh) C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Rosendo Mancini (fresh) SG - Marko Topolinski (fresh) SF - Edwin Lacombe (fresh) PF - Lynn Rollins (fresh) C - Branko Stachurski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | John Colorado clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Hawaii | Branko Stachurski snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Hawaii | Lynn Rollins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lynn Rollins - foul #1 on Lynn Rollins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Hawaii | Rosendo Mancini clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Kramer - foul #1 on Patrick Kramer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Hawaii | Rosendo Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Hawaii | Rosendo Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | John Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lynn Rollins - foul #2 on Lynn Rollins, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Antonio Villegas (PF) Lynn Rollins | |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | John Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Hawaii | Branko Stachurski grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:34 | Hawaii | Branko Stachurski misses the dunk | 3-0 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Gray | 3-0 |
| 17:17 | Southern Cal | John Colorado is hacked by Rosendo Mancini - foul #1 on Rosendo Mancini, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs (PG), Paul Cyrus (PF), David Shaw (C) Richard Eshleman, John Gray, Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edwin Lacombe - foul #1 on Edwin Lacombe, team foul #4 | 3-0 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:56 | Hawaii | Branko Stachurski gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:52 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Brown - foul #1 on Lewis Brown, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 16:35 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 3-0 |
| 16:33 | Hawaii | Antonio Villegas hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 16:14 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 16:13 | Hawaii | Branko Stachurski grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 15:52 | Hawaii | Branko Stachurski connects on the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Lewis Brown - foul #2 on Lewis Brown, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson (SF), John Gray (PF) Lewis Brown, Paul Cyrus | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Michael Johnson (PF) Antonio Villegas | |
| 15:52 | Hawaii | Branko Stachurski misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to David Shaw | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Paul Isaacs (fresh) SG - John Colorado (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Wilson (fresh) PF - John Gray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Shaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Rosendo Mancini (fairly fresh) SG - Marko Topolinski (fairly fresh) SF - Edwin Lacombe (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) C - Branko Stachurski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Southern Cal | David Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman (PG) Paul Isaacs | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 15:11 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Rosendo Mancini and he's fouled by John Gray - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| 15:11 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:55 | Southern Cal | John Gray connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:33 | Hawaii | Edwin Lacombe misses badly on a floater from the left side | 5-7 |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | David Shaw snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:10 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman loses the dribble to Rosendo Mancini | 5-7 |
| 13:41 | Hawaii | Jason Wilson steps in front of the Rosendo Mancini pass | 5-7 |
| 13:27 | Southern Cal | David Shaw throws it down on a great pass from John Colorado and he's hacked by Branko Stachurski - foul #1 on Branko Stachurski, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs (PG), Patrick Kramer (C) Richard Eshleman, John Gray | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rodney Hungerford (PG), William Harvey (SG), Gary Anderson (SF), Antonio Villegas (PF), Jeremy Brinegar (C) Rosendo Mancini, Marko Topolinski, Edwin Lacombe, Michael Johnson, Branko Stachurski | |
| 13:27 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses the free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:27 | Hawaii | Jeremy Brinegar pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:25 | Hawaii | Gary Anderson is hacked by David Shaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Shaw, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Cyrus (PF) David Shaw | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 13:04 | Hawaii | Paul Cyrus blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Brinegar | 7-7 |
| 13:02 | Hawaii | Gary Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 12:42 | Hawaii | Gary Anderson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Anderson, team foul #6 | 7-7 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs is fouled on the floor by William Harvey - foul #1 on William Harvey, team foul #7 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rosendo Mancini (PG) Rodney Hungerford | |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 11:49 | Hawaii | Rosendo Mancini is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Paul Isaacs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Colorado (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jason Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Cyrus (fresh) C - Patrick Kramer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Rosendo Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Harvey (fresh) SF - Gary Anderson (fresh) PF - Antonio Villegas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Brinegar (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Patrick Kramer | 12-9 |
| 11:24 | Hawaii | John Colorado is called for the reach on Antonio Villegas - foul #1 on John Colorado, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman (PG), Donnie Millikan (SG), John Gray (PF), David Shaw (C) Paul Isaacs, John Colorado, Paul Cyrus, Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Edwin Lacombe (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Gary Anderson, Antonio Villegas | |
| 11:07 | Hawaii | Jason Wilson steps in front of the Jeremy Brinegar pass | 12-9 |
| 11:04 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson lays it in | 14-9 |
| 10:37 | Hawaii | William Harvey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | John Gray pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Eshleman | 17-9 |
| 10:17 | Hawaii | William Harvey is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Rosendo Mancini | 17-11 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Rosendo Mancini steals it from John Gray | 17-11 |
| 09:54 | Hawaii | Rosendo Mancini lays it up and in | 17-13 |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | John Gray clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 17-13 |
| 09:24 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Rosendo Mancini | 17-13 |
| 09:08 | Hawaii | Jeremy Brinegar hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 17-13 |
| 09:06 | Hawaii | Edwin Lacombe grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:43 | Hawaii | Edwin Lacombe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Wilson - foul #1 on Jason Wilson, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs (PG), John Colorado (SG), Paul Cyrus (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) Richard Eshleman, Donnie Millikan, John Gray, David Shaw | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rodney Hungerford (PG), Marko Topolinski (SG), Antonio Villegas (PF), Branko Stachurski (C) Rosendo Mancini, William Harvey, Michael Johnson, Jeremy Brinegar | |
| 08:43 | Hawaii | Edwin Lacombe makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:43 | Hawaii | Edwin Lacombe makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Paul Cyrus blows the layup | 17-15 |
| 08:17 | Southern Cal | John Colorado tips it home | 19-15 |
| 08:04 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Marko Topolinski, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gary Anderson (SF) Edwin Lacombe | |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | Paul Cyrus can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Rodney Hungerford - foul #1 on Rodney Hungerford, team foul #9 | 19-15 |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | Paul Cyrus makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | Paul Cyrus makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Paul Isaacs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Colorado (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Cyrus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Rodney Hungerford (fresh) SG - Marko Topolinski (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Anderson (fresh) PF - Antonio Villegas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Branko Stachurski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Hawaii | John Colorado steals it from Gary Anderson in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| 07:11 | Southern Cal | Paul Cyrus buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Paul Isaacs | 23-15 |
| 06:51 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Kramer - foul #2 on Patrick Kramer, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Gray (PF), David Shaw (C) Paul Cyrus, Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 06:51 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:51 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | David Shaw grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 06:48 | Southern Cal | Rodney Hungerford picks off the pass by Paul Isaacs in the backcourt | 23-16 |
| 06:47 | Hawaii | Gary Anderson lays it up and in set up by Rodney Hungerford | 23-18 |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from John Gray | 25-18 |
| 06:01 | Hawaii | Branko Stachurski hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 25-18 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman (PG), Donnie Millikan (SG), Lewis Brown (SF), Paul Cyrus (PF) Paul Isaacs, John Colorado, Jason Wilson, John Gray | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rosendo Mancini (PG), Edwin Lacombe (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Jeremy Brinegar (C) Rodney Hungerford, Gary Anderson, Antonio Villegas, Branko Stachurski | |
| 05:13 | Hawaii | Rosendo Mancini comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 05:11 | Hawaii | Michael Johnson tips it home | 25-20 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | David Shaw makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Eshleman | 27-20 |
| 04:25 | Hawaii | Rosendo Mancini scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-22 |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 04:02 | Hawaii | Jeremy Brinegar pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 03:52 | Hawaii | Edwin Lacombe is called for 10 seconds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs (PG), John Colorado (SG), John Gray (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) Richard Eshleman, Donnie Millikan, Paul Cyrus, David Shaw | |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Harvey (SG), Gary Anderson (SF), Lynn Rollins (PF), Branko Stachurski (C) Marko Topolinski, Edwin Lacombe, Michael Johnson, Jeremy Brinegar | |
| 03:30 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Paul Isaacs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Colorado (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Brown (fairly fresh) PF - John Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Rosendo Mancini (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lynn Rollins (fresh) C - Branko Stachurski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Hawaii | Branko Stachurski buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-24 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | John Gray steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan (SG) John Colorado | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rodney Hungerford (PG), Jeremy Brinegar (C) Rosendo Mancini, Branko Stachurski | |
| 02:44 | Hawaii | Rodney Hungerford is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Isaacs - foul #1 on Paul Isaacs, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| 02:44 | Hawaii | Rodney Hungerford makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:44 | Hawaii | Rodney Hungerford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 02:26 | Southern Cal | John Gray grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | William Harvey is called for the reach on Donnie Millikan - foul #2 on William Harvey, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Shaw (C) Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Edwin Lacombe (SF) Gary Anderson | |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:09 | Hawaii | Jeremy Brinegar grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 01:50 | Hawaii | Lewis Brown swats the short shot by Lynn Rollins | 31-26 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Gray | 31-26 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 01:20 | Hawaii | William Harvey grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 00:58 | Hawaii | Edwin Lacombe is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Hungerford | 31-28 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown is hacked by Edwin Lacombe - foul #2 on Edwin Lacombe, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman (PG), John Colorado (SG), Paul Cyrus (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) Paul Isaacs, Donnie Millikan, John Gray, David Shaw | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rosendo Mancini (PG), Marko Topolinski (SG), Gary Anderson (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Rodney Hungerford, William Harvey, Edwin Lacombe, Jeremy Brinegar | |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:32 | Hawaii | Lynn Rollins grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski is hacked by John Colorado - foul #2 on John Colorado, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Marko Topolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | John Colorado misses the halfcourt shot | 32-29 |