| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Love (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Livingston (fresh) PF - David Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Odom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Murphy (fresh) PF - Michael Leach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rolando Ramirez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 19:44 | Stanford | Victor Livingston gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:40 | Stanford | Victor Livingston connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Paul Love | 35-26 |
| 19:27 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez throws it down despite the doubleteam and the foul's on Eric Odom - foul #1 on Eric Odom, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:27 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:12 | Stanford | Francis Rogers scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | Michael Leach tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 18:48 | Stanford | Chris Moore steals the ball from Eric Odom | 37-31 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Paul Love is called for the reach on Rolando Ramirez - foul #1 on Paul Love, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 18:11 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Eric Odom | 37-31 |
| 17:53 | Stanford | Francis Rogers misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Cobb - foul #3 on Raymond Cobb, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Peavler (PG) Raymond Cobb | |
| 17:53 | Stanford | Francis Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:53 | Stanford | Francis Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore is hacked by Victor Livingston - foul #2 on Victor Livingston, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Stanford | Paul Girard (PF), Troy Peasley (C) David Charles, Eric Odom | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oscar Taylor (C) Rolando Ramirez | |
| 17:11 | Southern Cal | George Peavler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 17:09 | Stanford | Paul Girard grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 16:58 | Stanford | Victor Livingston misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-31 |
| 16:56 | Stanford | Troy Peasley gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:40 | Stanford | Troy Peasley hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Francis Rogers | 40-31 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Peavler | 40-34 |
| 15:56 | Stanford | Victor Livingston misses the jumpshot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Love (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Livingston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Girard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Troy Peasley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - George Peavler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Murphy (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Leach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:28 | Stanford | Francis Rogers gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:10 | Stanford | Francis Rogers can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 40-34 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | George Peavler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 14:47 | Stanford | Paul Girard snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:18 | Stanford | Victor Livingston scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Peasley | 43-34 |
| 13:52 | Southern Cal | Oscar Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 43-34 |
| 13:50 | Stanford | Paul Love pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:31 | Stanford | Francis Rogers hits a 3 from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Springer (SG), Craig Hancock (SF), David Charles (PF), Eric Odom (C) Paul Love, Victor Livingston, Paul Girard, Troy Peasley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb (PG), Eric Parker (SG), Rob Evenson (SF), Joseph Flanigan (PF), Rolando Ramirez (C) George Peavler, Chris Moore, Larry Murphy, Michael Leach, Oscar Taylor | |
| 12:36 | Stanford | David Charles drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Francis Rogers | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 12:19 | Stanford | David Charles pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 11:55 | Stanford | David Charles misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-34 |
| 11:54 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Rolando Ramirez | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Odom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Parker (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Rob Evenson (fresh) PF - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) C - Rolando Ramirez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Cobb | 48-36 |
| 11:26 | Stanford | John Springer is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chris Moore (SG), Larry Murphy (SF) Eric Parker, Rob Evenson | |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez is fouled on the floor by Eric Odom - foul #2 on Eric Odom, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Victor Livingston (SF) Francis Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:49 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Cobb | 48-39 |
| 10:32 | Stanford | David Charles is hacked by Larry Murphy - foul #1 on Larry Murphy, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Stanford | Paul Girard (SF) Victor Livingston | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:26 | Stanford | Eric Odom misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Murphy - foul #2 on Larry Murphy, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Stanford | Francis Rogers (PG), Paul Love (SG) John Springer, David Charles | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oscar Taylor (C) Rolando Ramirez | |
| 10:26 | Stanford | Eric Odom misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 10:26 | Stanford | Eric Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 10:06 | Stanford | Paul Girard gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:55 | Stanford | Larry Murphy is called for the reach on Craig Hancock - foul #3 on Larry Murphy, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Stanford | Victor Livingston (SF), Troy Peasley (C) Craig Hancock, Eric Odom | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eric Parker (SG), Michael Leach (PF) Chris Moore, Joseph Flanigan | |
| 09:34 | Stanford | Francis Rogers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:32 | Stanford | Troy Peasley grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:19 | Stanford | Francis Rogers misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Michael Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:54 | Southern Cal | Oscar Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 08:53 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Paul Girard | 49-39 |
| 08:37 | Stanford | Paul Love loses the dribble to Larry Murphy | 49-39 |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Oscar Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | Oscar Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-39 |
| 07:47 | Stanford | Victor Livingston gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Love (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Livingston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Girard (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Troy Peasley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Parker (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Larry Murphy (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Leach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Taylor (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Stanford | Paul Love can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 07:25 | Stanford | Paul Love tips it but misses | 49-39 |
| 07:24 | Stanford | Paul Girard grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 07:04 | Stanford | Francis Rogers knocks in the floater from the right wing | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 06:47 | Stanford | Troy Peasley pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 06:24 | Stanford | Victor Livingston buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Love | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:19 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Murphy | 53-42 |
| 05:59 | Stanford | Victor Livingston scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Paul Love | 55-42 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-42 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Springer (SG), Craig Hancock (SF), David Charles (PF), Eric Odom (C) Paul Love, Victor Livingston, Paul Girard, Troy Peasley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chris Moore (SG), Rob Evenson (SF), Joseph Flanigan (PF), Rolando Ramirez (C) Eric Parker, Larry Murphy, Michael Leach, Oscar Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rob Evenson | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:19 | Stanford | David Charles misses short on a jumper near the basket | 55-45 |
| 05:18 | Stanford | David Charles grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:03 | Stanford | John Springer is fouled on the floor by Joseph Flanigan - foul #1 on Joseph Flanigan, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| 04:41 | Stanford | David Charles travels with the ball | 55-45 |
| Subs | Stanford | Paul Girard (SF) Francis Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez's floater is tipped away by David Charles | 55-45 |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan loses the ball out of bounds | 55-45 |
| 03:54 | Stanford | Eric Odom's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Cobb | 55-45 |
| 03:52 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 03:44 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 03:42 | Stanford | The rebound goes to David Charles | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Craig Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Girard (fresh) 7 reb. PF - David Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Moore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rob Evenson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) C - Rolando Ramirez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Stanford | Eric Odom connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 57-45 |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Chris Moore | 57-47 |
| 02:43 | Stanford | David Charles buries a jumper from the right block set up by Craig Hancock and he's fouled by Rob Evenson - foul #3 on Rob Evenson, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Stanford | Francis Rogers (PG), Paul Love (SG), Victor Livingston (SF), Troy Peasley (C) Craig Hancock, John Springer, Paul Girard, Eric Odom | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Peavler (PG), Eric Parker (SG), Oscar Taylor (C) Raymond Cobb, Chris Moore, Rolando Ramirez | |
| 02:43 | Stanford | David Charles makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | George Peavler misses the jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 02:23 | Stanford | Troy Peasley snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 02:16 | Stanford | David Charles connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Troy Peasley | 62-47 |
| 02:08 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Stanford | Travis Barlowe (PF) David Charles | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth (SF) Rob Evenson | |
| 01:43 | Stanford | Francis Rogers clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | George Peavler snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 01:36 | Southern Cal | George Peavler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 01:35 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Troy Peasley | 62-47 |
| 01:18 | Stanford | Victor Livingston misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alan Hildreth - foul #1 on Alan Hildreth, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Stanford | David Charles (PF), Eric Odom (C) Travis Barlowe, Troy Peasley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson (SF) Alan Hildreth | |
| 01:18 | Stanford | Victor Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:18 | Stanford | Victor Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 01:02 | Stanford | Francis Rogers pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Stanford | David Charles drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Love | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Paul Love is called for the reach on Eric Parker - foul #2 on Paul Love, team foul #5 | 66-47 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rob Evenson | 66-50 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Francis Rogers runs out the clock | 66-50 |