| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Eaves (fresh) SG - Allen Dennie (fresh) SF - Keith Dawson (fresh) PF - James Barlowe (fresh) C - Gregory Hatfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fresh) SG - David Davies (fresh) SF - Steve Hoeft (fresh) PF - Michael Lenk (fresh) C - Mario Williamson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Mario Williamson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UCLA | David Davies's floater is knocked away by Gregory Hatfield | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | UCLA | David Bowman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | UCLA | Charles Eaves is called for the reach on David Bowman - foul #1 on Charles Eaves, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | UCLA | David Bowman blows the layup over the doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Davies | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson's pass is intercepted by David Davies | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | UCLA | David Davies banks in the layup | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves drills a jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft misses the jumper from close range | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | UCLA | David Davies makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-8 |
| 16:31 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | UCLA | George Bradley (C) Mario Williamson | |
| 16:17 | UCLA | David Davies hits the easy wide open finger roll | 4-10 |
| 15:55 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 15:53 | UCLA | David Bowman grabs the board | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Eaves (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Dennie (fresh) SF - Keith Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Barlowe (fresh) C - Gregory Hatfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fresh) SG - David Davies (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Hoeft (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Lenk (fairly fresh) C - George Bradley (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | UCLA | Michael Lenk is fouled on the floor by Keith Dawson - foul #1 on Keith Dawson, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Peter Carr (C) Gregory Hatfield | |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Wheeler (PG), Richard Fannin (SG), Steven Martindale (SF) David Bowman, David Davies, Steve Hoeft | |
| 15:37 | UCLA | George Bradley makes the contested jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Fannin | 4-12 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Michael Lenk picks off the pass by Allen Dennie | 4-12 |
| 14:57 | UCLA | Richard Fannin is hacked by James Barlowe - foul #1 on James Barlowe, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown (SG), Harvey Brown (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Allen Dennie, Keith Dawson, James Barlowe | |
| Subs | UCLA | Mario Williamson (C) George Bradley | |
| 14:43 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-14 |
| 14:18 | Southern Cal | Mario Williamson blocks the short jumper by Charles Eaves | 4-14 |
| 14:16 | UCLA | Richard Fannin pulls down the rebound | 4-14 |
| 14:04 | UCLA | Mario Williamson dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Wheeler and he's hacked by Peter Carr - foul #1 on Peter Carr, team foul #4 | 4-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie (SG), Gregory Hatfield (C) Charles Eaves, Peter Carr | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowman (PG), David Davies (SG), Steve Hoeft (SF) Mark Wheeler, Richard Fannin, Steven Martindale | |
| 14:04 | UCLA | Mario Williamson misses the free throw | 4-16 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 4-16 |
| 13:40 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-16 |
| 13:38 | UCLA | Michael Lenk pulls down the rebound | 4-16 |
| 13:28 | UCLA | Michael Lenk travels with the ball | 4-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson (SF), James Barlowe (PF) Harvey Brown, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 13:11 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Davies - foul #1 on David Davies, team foul #1 | 4-16 |
| 13:11 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie makes the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 13:11 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie misses the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 13:11 | UCLA | Michael Lenk grabs the board | 5-16 |
| 12:54 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Allen Dennie - foul #1 on Allen Dennie, team foul #5 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | UCLA | George Bradley (C) Michael Lenk | |
| 12:54 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft makes the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 12:54 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft makes the 2nd free throw | 5-18 |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-18 |
| 12:31 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Dennie | 5-18 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mario Williamson - foul #1 on Mario Williamson, team foul #2 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves (PG) Allen Dennie | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert White (PF) Mario Williamson | |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 5-18 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-18 |
| 11:59 | UCLA | David Davies misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 6-18 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson snags the defensive board | 6-18 |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on George Bradley - foul #1 on George Bradley, team foul #3 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Peter Carr (C) Gregory Hatfield | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lenk (PF) Robert White | |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves misses the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 11:31 | UCLA | George Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Eaves (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Brown (fresh) SF - Keith Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Barlowe (fresh) C - Peter Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fresh) SG - David Davies (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Hoeft (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Lenk (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | UCLA | David Bowman is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 7-18 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-18 |
| 11:01 | UCLA | David Davies snags the defensive board | 7-18 |
| 10:54 | UCLA | David Bowman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Phillip Brown - foul #1 on Phillip Brown, team foul #6 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie (SG) Phillip Brown | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Fannin (SG), Mark Wheeler (SF), Mario Williamson (C) David Davies, Steve Hoeft, George Bradley | |
| 10:54 | UCLA | David Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 7-19 |
| 10:54 | UCLA | David Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-20 |
| 10:30 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Eaves | 9-20 |
| 10:15 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by James Barlowe - foul #2 on James Barlowe, team foul #7 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Gregory Hatfield (C) Keith Dawson, James Barlowe, Peter Carr | |
| Subs | UCLA | Steven Martindale (SF) David Bowman | |
| 10:15 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 10:15 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 10:15 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gregory Hatfield | 9-21 |
| 09:51 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Eaves | 11-21 |
| 09:47 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Fannin | 11-23 |
| 09:36 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown is hacked by Steven Martindale - foul #1 on Steven Martindale, team foul #4 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown (PG) Charles Eaves | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Davies (PG), Steve Hoeft (SF), George Bradley (C) Mark Wheeler, Steven Martindale, Michael Lenk | |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Fannin - foul #1 on Richard Fannin, team foul #5 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert White (PF) Mario Williamson | |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:59 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Davies | 13-26 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | David Davies takes the ball from Harvey Brown | 13-26 |
| 08:35 | UCLA | David Davies can't finish the layup | 13-26 |
| 08:33 | UCLA | Robert White tips it back up and in | 13-28 |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown can't finish the layup | 13-28 |
| 08:04 | Southern Cal | Richard Johnson tips it home | 15-28 |
| 07:56 | UCLA | George Bradley hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Richard Fannin | 15-30 |
| 07:37 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by David Davies - foul #2 on David Davies, team foul #6 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves (PG), Peter Carr (C) Allen Dennie, Gregory Hatfield | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowman (PG), Mark Wheeler (SG), Michael Lenk (PF), Mario Williamson (C) David Davies, Richard Fannin, Robert White, George Bradley | |
| 07:37 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 07:37 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 07:19 | UCLA | David Bowman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 07:18 | UCLA | Mario Williamson grabs the offensive board | 17-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Eaves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Brown (fresh) SF - Harvey Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Hoeft (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Lenk (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:04 | UCLA | David Bowman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Lenk | 17-33 |
| 06:48 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phillip Brown | 19-33 |
| 06:42 | UCLA | Peter Carr takes the ball from Steve Hoeft | 19-33 |
| 06:40 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson (SF), James Barlowe (PF) Harvey Brown, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Davies (SG) Steve Hoeft | |
| 06:31 | UCLA | James Barlowe denies the turnaround by Mario Williamson | 19-33 |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 06:03 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Barlowe | 22-33 |
| 05:55 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler is hacked by Keith Dawson - foul #2 on Keith Dawson, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie (SG) Phillip Brown | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:55 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 05:55 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe makes the turnaround from the right block | 24-35 |
| 05:27 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Dawson - foul #3 on Keith Dawson, team foul #9 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown (SF), Gregory Hatfield (C) Keith Dawson, Peter Carr | |
| Subs | UCLA | George Bradley (C) Michael Lenk | |
| 05:27 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 05:27 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe clanks a floater from the free throw line | 24-36 |
| 05:03 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 04:46 | UCLA | Mario Williamson is open and scores on a runner from the baseline | 24-38 |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | David Bowman steps in front of the Allen Dennie pass | 24-38 |
| 04:19 | UCLA | David Bowman banks in the layup | 24-40 |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 24-40 |
| 04:02 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe gets the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves is hacked by David Bowman - foul #1 on David Bowman, team foul #7 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown (SF), Peter Carr (C) Allen Dennie, Gregory Hatfield | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Fannin (SG), Steve Hoeft (SF), Michael Lenk (PF) David Davies, Mark Wheeler, Mario Williamson | |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves misses the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 03:46 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Michael Lenk | 24-40 |
| 03:22 | UCLA | David Bowman lays it up and in on a great pass from Steve Hoeft | 24-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Eaves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harvey Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Barlowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Fannin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steve Hoeft (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Lenk (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - George Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown's layup is rejected by Michael Lenk | 24-42 |
| 03:00 | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown tips it but misses | 24-42 |
| 02:58 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Brown | 24-42 |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | Peter Carr is fouled on the floor by George Bradley - foul #2 on George Bradley, team foul #8 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie (SG), Richard Johnson (PF) Phillip Brown, James Barlowe | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Davies (PG), Robert White (C) David Bowman, George Bradley | |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | Peter Carr makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | Peter Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 02:36 | UCLA | Michael Lenk grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 02:23 | UCLA | Richard Fannin makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Davies | 25-44 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | Peter Carr blows the layup | 25-44 |
| 01:59 | UCLA | The rebound goes to David Davies | 25-44 |
| 01:47 | UCLA | Peter Carr steals it from Steve Hoeft | 25-44 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown misses the jumper from close range | 25-44 |
| 01:22 | UCLA | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 01:02 | UCLA | Robert White can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Carr - foul #2 on Peter Carr, team foul #10 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown (PG), James Barlowe (PF), Gregory Hatfield (C) Charles Eaves, Richard Johnson, Peter Carr | |
| Subs | UCLA | Mario Williamson (C) Michael Lenk | |
| 01:02 | UCLA | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 01:02 | UCLA | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to James Barlowe | 25-45 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe can't finish the layup | 25-45 |
| 00:39 | UCLA | Robert White grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 00:27 | UCLA | Robert White buries a runner from close range and he's fouled by Gregory Hatfield - foul #1 on Gregory Hatfield, team foul #11 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowman (PG), Mark Wheeler (SG), George Bradley (C) David Davies, Richard Fannin, Steve Hoeft | |
| 00:27 | UCLA | Robert White misses the free throw | 25-47 |
| 00:27 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Williamson | 25-47 |
| 00:03 | UCLA | George Bradley misses the layup against the doubleteam | 25-47 |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 25-47 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | The clock runs out | 25-47 |