| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) SF - Richard Woods (fresh) PF - Joe Diggs (fresh) C - John Peckham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fresh) SG - Anthony West (fresh) SF - Joseph Hughes (fresh) PF - Bruce Cole (fresh) C - Gene Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Cal | John Peckham can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Southern Cal | John Peckham gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Joseph Hughes | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Arizona State | Anthony West's pass is intercepted by Joe Diggs | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Peckham | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Arizona State | The pull-up jumper by George Brower is blocked by Joe Diggs | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Arizona State | Anthony West pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Arizona State | David Purcell takes the ball from Joseph Hughes | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | David Purcell banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes hits a jump hook from the left block set up by George Brower | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | Southern Cal | David Purcell's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Johnson | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole is fouled on the floor by John Peckham - foul #1 on John Peckham, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (PG), Heriberto Rosa (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Joe Diggs, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 17:24 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Heriberto Rosa - foul #1 on Heriberto Rosa, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG) Quadrees Abdullah | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 17:24 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | Southern Cal | David Purcell hits a jumpshot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:37 | Arizona State | George Brower's fadeaway is rejected by Tomas Dietrich | 6-4 |
| 16:35 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson tips it home | 6-6 |
| 16:17 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Hughes - foul #1 on Joseph Hughes, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), John Peckham (C) Heriberto Rosa, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Okello Ake (PF) Bruce Cole | |
| 16:17 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:17 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:02 | Arizona State | George Brower misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Dorrough - foul #1 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 16:02 | Arizona State | George Brower makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | Arizona State | George Brower misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) SF - Russell Poteete (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) C - John Peckham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony West (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Okello Ake (fresh) C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 8-7 |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:20 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:04 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough is fouled on the floor by Okello Ake - foul #1 on Okello Ake, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Joe Diggs (PF), Bill Johnson (C) David Purcell, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bruce Cole (PF), Christopher Roepke (C) Okello Ake, Gene Johnson | |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| 14:31 | Arizona State | Joe Diggs picks off the pass by George Brower | 8-7 |
| 14:07 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Russell Poteete | 10-7 |
| 13:43 | Arizona State | Anthony West hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Hughes and he's fouled by Quadrees Abdullah - foul #1 on Quadrees Abdullah, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Richard Woods, Joe Diggs, Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 13:43 | Arizona State | Anthony West makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:14 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Okello Ake (PF), Gene Johnson (C) Bruce Cole, Christopher Roepke | |
| 13:07 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from George Brower | 10-12 |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 12:36 | Arizona State | Okello Ake pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:25 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes is fouled on the floor by John Peckham - foul #2 on John Peckham, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Quadrees Abdullah, Joe Diggs, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:19 | Arizona State | Okello Ake knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from George Brower | 10-14 |
| 11:52 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hughes - foul #2 on Joseph Hughes, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), Bill Johnson (C) Russell Poteete, Heriberto Rosa, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma (SG), Christopher Roepke (SF) Anthony West, Joseph Hughes | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) C - Bill Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Depalma (fresh) SF - Christopher Roepke (fresh) PF - Okello Ake (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | David Purcell knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Quadrees Abdullah | 12-14 |
| 11:21 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Irvin Regis - foul #1 on Irvin Regis, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SF), Joe Diggs (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Richard Woods, Irvin Regis, Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bruce Cole (PF) Okello Ake | |
| 11:21 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:21 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:21 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Joe Diggs | 12-15 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #1 on Bruce Cole, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bill Johnson (C) Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy (C) Gene Johnson | |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:51 | Arizona State | David Purcell steps in front of the Jesse Depalma pass | 14-15 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Quadrees Abdullah | 16-15 |
| 10:26 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 09:57 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:43 | Arizona State | Bill Johnson swats the layup by George Brower | 16-15 |
| 09:41 | Southern Cal | Bill Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:37 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jesse Depalma - foul #1 on Jesse Depalma, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (PG), Anthony West (SG), Okello Ake (PF), Gene Johnson (C) George Brower, Jesse Depalma, Bruce Cole, Jerry Grundy | |
| 09:37 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:37 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:27 | Arizona State | Kevin Dorrough swats the layup by Gene Johnson | 18-15 |
| 09:26 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses long on a shot from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 09:02 | Arizona State | Okello Ake pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony West | 18-19 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Buck Davis - foul #1 on Buck Davis, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Heriberto Rosa (SF), Joe Diggs (PF) Quadrees Abdullah, Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG), Jerry Grundy (SF), Bruce Cole (PF) Buck Davis, Christopher Roepke, Okello Ake | |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:14 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony West | 20-21 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | David Purcell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Bill Johnson (C) David Purcell, Heriberto Rosa, Joe Diggs, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bill Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Grundy (fresh) PF - Bruce Cole (fresh) C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods is hacked by George Brower - foul #1 on George Brower, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Joe Diggs (PF) Kevin Dorrough, Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Okello Ake (PF) Bruce Cole | |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:19 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Okello Ake | 20-21 |
| 07:03 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony West | 20-23 |
| 06:40 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 06:19 | Arizona State | George Brower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on David Purcell - foul #1 on David Purcell, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Joe Diggs, Richard Woods | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma (SG), Christopher Roepke (SF) Anthony West, Gene Johnson | |
| 06:19 | Arizona State | George Brower makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:19 | Arizona State | George Brower makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the lane | 23-25 |
| 05:48 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:30 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Dorrough - foul #2 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Richard Woods (SF), Joe Diggs (PF), Bill Johnson (C) Russell Poteete, Heriberto Rosa, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (PG), Bruce Cole (PF), Gene Johnson (C) George Brower, Okello Ake, Jerry Grundy | |
| 05:30 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:30 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SF) Richard Woods | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 04:49 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke blows the layup | 23-27 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah banks in the layup set up by David Purcell | 25-27 |
| 04:07 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG), Anthony West (SG) Buck Davis, Jesse Depalma | |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Quadrees Abdullah, Irvin Regis, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes (SF), Jerry Grundy (C) Christopher Roepke, Gene Johnson | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Cole (fresh) C - Jerry Grundy (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Dorrough - foul #3 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa (SF), Irvin Regis (PF) Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Okello Ake (PF) Bruce Cole | |
| 03:31 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:31 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | David Purcell lays it up and in | 27-29 |
| 02:58 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes scores on a runner near the basket set up by Anthony West | 27-31 |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 02:40 | Arizona State | Anthony West grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:31 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Hughes | 27-33 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | David Purcell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Irvin Regis | 29-33 |
| 01:50 | Arizona State | George Brower drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Anthony West | 29-35 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | John Peckham jams it | 31-35 |
| 01:14 | Arizona State | Okello Ake scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Hughes | 31-37 |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Hughes - foul #3 on Joseph Hughes, team foul #8 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Joe Diggs (PF) David Purcell, Heriberto Rosa, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (PG), Jesse Depalma (SG), Christopher Roepke (SF), Bruce Cole (PF), Gene Johnson (C) George Brower, Anthony West, Joseph Hughes, Okello Ake, Jerry Grundy | |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:46 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson's layup is rejected by John Peckham | 33-37 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Richard Woods and he's hacked by Jesse Depalma - foul #2 on Jesse Depalma, team foul #9 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG) Russell Poteete | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:04 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Woods - foul #1 on Richard Woods, team foul #10 | 36-37 |
| 00:04 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:04 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-39 |