| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Eaves (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Allen Dennie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Dawson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Barlowe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hatfield (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Mays (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Robinson (fresh) PF - Kevin Jacobi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Porter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Chris Robinson inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Arizona State | John Porter hits a jumpshot from the right side | 34-31 |
| 19:21 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves's pass is intercepted by Robert Gunn | 34-31 |
| 19:09 | Arizona State | Robert Gunn clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield's pass is intercepted by Justin Mays | 34-31 |
| 18:21 | Arizona State | Kevin Jacobi drills a shot from close range set up by Chris Robinson | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Allen Dennie | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | Arizona State | Justin Mays misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Allen Dennie - foul #1 on Allen Dennie, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | Arizona State | Justin Mays makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:40 | Arizona State | Justin Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gregory Hatfield | 36-34 |
| 17:15 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 17:14 | Arizona State | Robert Gunn grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:49 | Arizona State | Kevin Jacobi knocks in the runner in the paint | 36-36 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Porter - foul #3 on John Porter, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown (PG), Harvey Brown (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Peter Carr (C) Charles Eaves, Allen Dennie, James Barlowe, Gregory Hatfield | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Lee Jones (C) John Porter | |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:14 | Arizona State | Lee Jones is hacked by Peter Carr - foul #2 on Peter Carr, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves (PG) Keith Dawson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:58 | Arizona State | Phillip Brown is called for the reach on Justin Mays - foul #2 on Phillip Brown, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Parker (PG), John Porter (C) Robert Gunn, Lee Jones | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Eaves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phillip Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harvey Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Justin Mays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Jacobi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - John Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Arizona State | Justin Mays is whistled for a carry | 38-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie (SG) Charles Eaves | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie is fouled on the floor by Justin Mays - foul #1 on Justin Mays, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson (SF), James Barlowe (PF) Harvey Brown, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 14:51 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 14:50 | Arizona State | Kevin Jacobi gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:28 | Arizona State | Justin Mays misses the easy open layup | 38-36 |
| 14:27 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Allen Dennie | 40-36 |
| 13:46 | Arizona State | Justin Mays misses the lay-in | 40-36 |
| 13:45 | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:26 | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 40-36 |
| 13:25 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to John Porter | 40-36 |
| 13:11 | Arizona State | Charles Parker travels with the ball | 40-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves (PG), Harvey Brown (SF), Gregory Hatfield (C) Allen Dennie, Keith Dawson, Peter Carr | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Lee Jones (PF) Kevin Jacobi | |
| 12:50 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Barlowe | 42-36 |
| 12:28 | Arizona State | John Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Johnson (PF) James Barlowe | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:07 | Southern Cal | Richard Johnson is hacked by Lee Jones - foul #2 on Lee Jones, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson (SF) Harvey Brown | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Richard Johnson misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 11:54 | Arizona State | Chris Robinson gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Eaves (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phillip Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Dawson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Hatfield (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Justin Mays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Arizona State | Charles Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 11:25 | Arizona State | John Porter tips it home | 42-38 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Chris Robinson - foul #3 on Chris Robinson, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie (SG), James Barlowe (PF) Phillip Brown, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jon Ford (SG), Robert Gunn (SF), Kevin Jacobi (PF) Justin Mays, Chris Robinson, Lee Jones | |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:38 | Arizona State | Robert Gunn is hacked by James Barlowe - foul #1 on James Barlowe, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| 10:25 | Arizona State | Kevin Jacobi is hacked by James Barlowe - foul #2 on James Barlowe, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| 10:17 | Arizona State | Jon Ford drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Parker | 44-41 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 44-41 |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe lays it in on a great pass from Allen Dennie | 46-41 |
| 09:23 | Arizona State | Charles Parker clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Eaves - foul #2 on Charles Eaves, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown (PG), Harvey Brown (SF), Peter Carr (C) Charles Eaves, Keith Dawson, Gregory Hatfield | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Justin Mays (SG), Chris Robinson (SF), Lee Jones (PF) Jon Ford, Robert Gunn, Kevin Jacobi | |
| 09:23 | Arizona State | Charles Parker makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:23 | Arizona State | Charles Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:58 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie dunks the ball and he's hacked by Charles Parker - foul #4 on Charles Parker, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Gunn (PG) Charles Parker | |
| 08:58 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:58 | Arizona State | Lee Jones gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:39 | Arizona State | Chris Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Phillip Brown | 48-43 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Harvey Brown is denied by Lee Jones | 48-43 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie is hacked by Chris Robinson - foul #4 on Chris Robinson, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves (PG), Keith Dawson (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Allen Dennie, Harvey Brown, James Barlowe | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Parker (PG), Kevin Jacobi (PF) Robert Gunn, Lee Jones | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Eaves (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phillip Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Dawson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Mays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Kevin Jacobi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Porter (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 48-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield (C) Peter Carr | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 07:01 | Arizona State | Charles Parker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 07:00 | Arizona State | Justin Mays tips it in | 48-45 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 06:21 | Arizona State | John Porter is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Charles Parker out of the doubleteam | 50-47 |
| 06:04 | Southern Cal | John Porter denies the turnaround by Keith Dawson | 50-47 |
| 06:03 | Arizona State | Justin Mays gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:46 | Arizona State | Phillip Brown picks off the pass by Charles Parker out of a doubleteam | 50-47 |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | Phillip Brown lays it up and in | 52-47 |
| 05:36 | Arizona State | Justin Mays loses the dribble to Charles Eaves | 52-47 |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie (SG), James Barlowe (PF) Phillip Brown, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 05:11 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield tips it but misses | 52-47 |
| 05:10 | Arizona State | John Porter gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:54 | Arizona State | Charles Eaves steps in front of the Chris Robinson pass | 52-47 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves hits the finger roll | 54-47 |
| 04:45 | Arizona State | John Porter knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Chris Robinson | 54-49 |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Keith Dawson out of the doubleteam | 57-49 |
| 04:14 | Arizona State | Gregory Hatfield swats the short shot by John Porter | 57-49 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 03:53 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Eaves (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Allen Dennie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Dawson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Barlowe (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Hatfield (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Mays (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Robinson (tiring) 4 pf. PF - Kevin Jacobi (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Porter (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Arizona State | The short jumper by John Porter is denied by Gregory Hatfield | 59-49 |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to James Barlowe | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the right block set up by Charles Eaves | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 03:08 | Arizona State | Kevin Jacobi misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Kevin Jacobi blocks the short jumper by Allen Dennie | 61-49 |
| 03:01 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson tips it home | 63-49 |
| 02:40 | Arizona State | John Porter clanks a runner in the lane | 63-49 |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:21 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe blows the dunk | 63-49 |
| 02:20 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves snags the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Keith Dawson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 02:01 | Arizona State | Justin Mays gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 01:49 | Arizona State | Justin Mays knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Parker - foul #5 on Charles Parker, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown (SF) Keith Dawson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Gunn (PG) Charles Parker | |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | James Barlowe makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:33 | Arizona State | Robert Gunn misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 01:31 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Allen Dennie | 67-51 |
| 00:57 | Arizona State | Kevin Jacobi clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-51 |
| 00:55 | Arizona State | John Porter tips it but misses | 67-51 |
| 00:53 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Cal | Harvey Brown buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Eaves | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Arizona State | Harvey Brown swats the shot by Justin Mays | 69-51 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Charles Eaves runs out the clock | 69-51 |