| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - William Richarson (fresh) SG - James Stanley (fresh) SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Jabulani Asaro (fresh) C - John Poulin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Darryl Bogart (fresh) SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) SF - Lance Lemay (fresh) PF - Kenny Cothran (fresh) C - Buford Glass (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | John Poulin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Arizona State | Darryl Bogart takes the ball from James Stanley | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Arizona State | John Poulin hits a floater from close range | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kenny Cothran | 2-4 |
| 18:53 | Arizona State | William Richarson is hacked by Darryl Bogart - foul #1 on Darryl Bogart, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Arizona State | Jabulani Asaro can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Buford Glass - foul #1 on Buford Glass, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Arizona State | Jabulani Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Arizona State | Jabulani Asaro misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay clanks a runner from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Arizona State | John Poulin grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Arizona State | John Poulin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Arizona State | Jabulani Asaro hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 18:01 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Segal, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Arizona State | John Poulin misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Lance Lemay - foul #1 on Lance Lemay, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Arizona State | John Poulin makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Arizona State | John Poulin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darryl Bogart | 6-6 |
| 17:09 | Arizona State | John Poulin misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 16:48 | Arizona State | John Poulin misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Buford Glass - foul #2 on Buford Glass, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vernon Jones (PG), Christopher Baker (SF), Edward Lumley (PF) William Richarson, William Smith, Jabulani Asaro | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill (SG), Donald Sak (SF), Vasily Miecznikowski (PF), Timothy Purpura (C) Daniel Segal, Lance Lemay, Kenny Cothran, Buford Glass | |
| 16:48 | Arizona State | John Poulin misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:48 | Arizona State | John Poulin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:33 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 16:32 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to James Stanley | 7-9 |
| 16:16 | Arizona State | James Stanley misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 7-9 |
| 16:14 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-9 |
| 15:58 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vernon Jones (fresh) SG - James Stanley (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Baker (fresh) PF - Edward Lumley (fresh) C - John Poulin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Darryl Bogart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hill (fresh) SF - Donald Sak (fresh) PF - Vasily Miecznikowski (fresh) C - Timothy Purpura (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Arizona State | Edward Lumley misses the easy layup | 7-9 |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Samuel Hill | 7-9 |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak is hacked by Edward Lumley - foul #1 on Edward Lumley, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Lance Lemay (SF), Kenny Cothran (PF) Darryl Bogart, Donald Sak, Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay's pass is intercepted by Vernon Jones | 7-9 |
| 14:56 | Arizona State | John Poulin knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Baker | 9-9 |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Hill and the foul's on Christopher Baker - foul #1 on Christopher Baker, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Richarson (PG), William Smith (SG), Jabulani Asaro (PF) Vernon Jones, James Stanley, Edward Lumley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:36 | Arizona State | Jabulani Asaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 14:35 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 14:20 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-12 |
| 14:19 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:00 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-12 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill misses the tip | 9-12 |
| 13:57 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to John Poulin | 9-12 |
| 13:48 | Arizona State | Jabulani Asaro misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay can't finish the layup | 9-12 |
| 13:29 | Arizona State | William Richarson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:22 | Arizona State | John Poulin clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-12 |
| 13:20 | Arizona State | William Richarson snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:06 | Arizona State | Daniel Segal picks off the pass by Christopher Baker | 9-12 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 9-12 |
| 12:45 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:26 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal throws it down | 9-14 |
| 12:03 | Arizona State | John Poulin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Richarson | 12-14 |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vernon Jones (PG), James Stanley (SG), Howard Manjarrez (SF), Edward Lumley (PF), Dane Johnson (C) William Richarson, William Smith, Christopher Baker, Jabulani Asaro, John Poulin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart (PG), Donald Sak (SF), Vasily Miecznikowski (PF) Samuel Hill, Lance Lemay, Kenny Cothran | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vernon Jones (fresh) SG - James Stanley (fresh) SF - Howard Manjarrez (fresh) PF - Edward Lumley (fresh) C - Dane Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Darryl Bogart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) PF - Vasily Miecznikowski (fresh) C - Timothy Purpura (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Arizona State | Howard Manjarrez can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Donald Sak - foul #1 on Donald Sak, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| 11:24 | Arizona State | Howard Manjarrez misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:24 | Arizona State | Howard Manjarrez makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart is hacked by Vernon Jones - foul #1 on Vernon Jones, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | Edward Lumley steps in front of the Darryl Bogart pass | 13-14 |
| 10:30 | Arizona State | Edward Lumley makes the jumper from the left block set up by Vernon Jones | 15-14 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart misses long on a 3 from straight away | 15-14 |
| 10:04 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:59 | Arizona State | Howard Manjarrez is whistled for a carry | 15-14 |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Richarson (PG), William Smith (SF) Vernon Jones, Howard Manjarrez | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:34 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Segal and he's hacked by William Richarson - foul #1 on William Richarson, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill (SG) Daniel Segal | |
| 09:34 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:19 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Purpura - foul #1 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| 09:19 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:19 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:19 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 08:57 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura clanks a jump hook from the left block | 15-17 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill tips it back up and in | 15-19 |
| 08:51 | Arizona State | James Stanley hits a floater from the right side set up by William Richarson | 17-19 |
| 08:47 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 17-19 |
| 08:45 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 08:30 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:13 | Arizona State | Edward Lumley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Christopher Baker (SF), Jabulani Asaro (PF), John Poulin (C) James Stanley, Edward Lumley, Dane Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay (SF), Kenny Cothran (PF) Donald Sak, Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Hill | 17-21 |
| 07:48 | Arizona State | John Poulin knocks in the runner from the baseline | 19-21 |
| 07:31 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay blows the layup | 19-21 |
| 07:30 | Arizona State | John Poulin grabs the board | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - William Richarson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Baker (fresh) PF - Jabulani Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Poulin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Darryl Bogart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Lance Lemay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenny Cothran (fresh) C - Timothy Purpura (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Arizona State | John Poulin blows the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Purpura - foul #2 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vernon Jones (PG), James Stanley (SG) William Richarson, William Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Buford Glass (C) Samuel Hill, Timothy Purpura | |
| 07:13 | Arizona State | John Poulin misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:13 | Arizona State | John Poulin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Baker - foul #2 on Christopher Baker, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Howard Manjarrez (SF) Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:35 | Arizona State | John Poulin misses the turnaround near the basket | 20-22 |
| 06:33 | Arizona State | James Stanley tips it but misses | 20-22 |
| 06:32 | Arizona State | John Poulin tips it in | 22-22 |
| 06:16 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart can't finish the layup | 22-22 |
| 06:14 | Arizona State | John Poulin gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:08 | Arizona State | John Poulin loses the dribble to Kenny Cothran | 22-22 |
| 05:54 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay dunks the ball on a great pass from Darryl Bogart and the foul's on Howard Manjarrez - foul #1 on Howard Manjarrez, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Richarson (PG), William Smith (SF) Vernon Jones, Howard Manjarrez | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill (SG), Donald Sak (SF), Vasily Miecznikowski (PF) Daniel Segal, Kenny Cothran, Buford Glass | |
| 05:54 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay misses the free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:54 | Arizona State | Jabulani Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:36 | Arizona State | John Poulin scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jabulani Asaro | 24-24 |
| 05:10 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Darryl Bogart | 24-26 |
| 05:02 | Arizona State | John Poulin clanks a jumper from the left side | 24-26 |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 04:38 | Arizona State | James Stanley grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 04:23 | Arizona State | Jabulani Asaro is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jabulani Asaro, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vernon Jones (PG), Howard Manjarrez (SF), Edward Lumley (PF), Dane Johnson (C) William Richarson, William Smith, Jabulani Asaro, John Poulin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Buford Glass (C) Darryl Bogart, Lance Lemay | |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 24-26 |
| 04:05 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Hill | 24-28 |
| 03:32 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Sak - foul #2 on Donald Sak, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart (PG), Lance Lemay (SF), Kenny Cothran (PF) Samuel Hill, Donald Sak, Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| 03:32 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:32 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Lance Lemay | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vernon Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Manjarrez (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Lumley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dane Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Darryl Bogart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Lemay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kenny Cothran (fresh) C - Buford Glass (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vernon Jones - foul #2 on Vernon Jones, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Richarson (PG), William Smith (SG) Vernon Jones, James Stanley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:08 | Arizona State | Edward Lumley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Segal - foul #2 on Daniel Segal, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| 03:08 | Arizona State | Edward Lumley makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:08 | Arizona State | Edward Lumley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-32 |
| 02:32 | Arizona State | Edward Lumley makes the turnaround from the right block | 29-32 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 02:13 | Arizona State | William Richarson grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 01:52 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson is called for traveling | 29-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Stanley (SG), Jabulani Asaro (PF), John Poulin (C) Howard Manjarrez, Edward Lumley, Dane Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill (PG), Donald Sak (SF) Darryl Bogart, Lance Lemay | |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | James Stanley is called for the reach on Buford Glass - foul #1 on James Stanley, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joe King (SF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski (PF) Kenny Cothran | |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:03 | Arizona State | Jabulani Asaro connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Richarson | 31-34 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Joe King is called for the reach on Samuel Hill - foul #1 on Joe King, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Howard Manjarrez (SF) Joe King | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart (PG) Daniel Segal | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:32 | Arizona State | John Poulin blows the layup | 31-36 |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Buford Glass | 31-36 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 00:03 | Arizona State | John Poulin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-39 |