| Lineup | Cal | PG - Wallace Werts (fresh) SG - Robert Williams (fresh) SF - Rodney Pinkston (fresh) PF - Harold Carini (fresh) C - Ray Chambers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Allen Dennie (fresh) SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) SF - Michael Bonilla (fresh) PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) C - Ante Stolinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Harold Carini wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Cal | Harold Carini's dunk attempt is rejected by Ante Stolinski | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey clanks a jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Cal | Ray Chambers comes up short on the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Cal | Ray Chambers scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Wallace Werts | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Cal | Wallace Werts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla makes the shot from close range set up by Joseph Doman | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Rob Falls (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Mike Wedel (PF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Wallace Werts, Robert Williams, Rodney Pinkston, Harold Carini, Ray Chambers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla misses long on a floater in the paint | 2-4 |
| 16:50 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey is whistled for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Wallace Werts (SG) Rob Falls | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eric Bradley (SF) Michael Bonilla | |
| 16:16 | Cal | Michael Stark's pass is intercepted by Allen Dennie | 2-4 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie hits a floater in the lane set up by Eric Bradley | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Stark (fresh) SG - Wallace Werts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bowers (fresh) PF - Mike Wedel (fresh) C - Shane Schwalenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Allen Dennie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Bradley (fresh) PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ante Stolinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Cal | Wallace Werts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski drills a runner from the left block set up by Allen Dennie | 2-8 |
| 14:55 | Cal | Michael Stark is whistled for a carry | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Rob Falls (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Roger Campbell (SF), Harold Carini (PF), Ray Chambers (C) Michael Stark, Wallace Werts, Kevin Bowers, Mike Wedel, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Slinkard (PG), John Guidry (SG), Michael Bonilla (SF), Charles Koch (PF), Gregory Hatfield (C) Allen Dennie, Joseph Doman, Eric Bradley, Wayne Kirksey, Ante Stolinski | |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | Charles Koch can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 2-8 |
| 14:39 | Cal | Ray Chambers grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 14:34 | Cal | Roger Campbell is hacked by Michael Bonilla - foul #1 on Michael Bonilla, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Wallace Werts (PG) Rob Falls | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:22 | Cal | Robert Williams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-8 |
| 14:21 | Cal | Roger Campbell tips it home | 4-8 |
| 14:05 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Rob Falls (SG) Wallace Werts, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:51 | Cal | Ray Chambers misses badly on a shot in the lane | 4-8 |
| 13:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 13:31 | Southern Cal | Charles Koch misses the turnaround in the paint | 4-8 |
| 13:30 | Cal | Harold Carini gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Ray Chambers misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Michael Bonilla - foul #2 on Michael Bonilla, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Wallace Werts (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Rodney Pinkston (SF) Michael Stark, Rob Falls, Roger Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie (PG), Joseph Doman (SG), Eric Bradley (SF), Wayne Kirksey (PF), Ante Stolinski (C) John Slinkard, John Guidry, Michael Bonilla, Charles Koch, Gregory Hatfield | |
| 13:10 | Cal | Ray Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Ray Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:58 | Southern Cal | Wallace Werts steals the ball from Ante Stolinski | 6-8 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Harold Carini clanks a floater from the baseline | 6-8 |
| 12:38 | Cal | Harold Carini hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Eric Bradley misses long on a jumper from the right side | 8-8 |
| 12:17 | Cal | Ray Chambers grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 12:12 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston's pass is intercepted by Joseph Doman | 8-8 |
| 12:09 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman dunks the ball | 8-10 |
| 11:52 | Cal | Ray Chambers is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Roger Campbell (SF), Mike Wedel (PF) Robert Williams, Rodney Pinkston, Harold Carini | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Stark (fresh) SG - Wallace Werts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Wedel (fresh) C - Ray Chambers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Allen Dennie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Bradley (fresh) PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ante Stolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Cal | Eric Bradley loses the dribble to Roger Campbell | 8-10 |
| 11:29 | Cal | Wallace Werts can't finish the layup | 8-10 |
| 11:28 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey is fouled on the floor by Mike Wedel - foul #1 on Mike Wedel, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Williams (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Harold Carini (PF) Michael Stark, Roger Campbell, Mike Wedel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Guidry (SG), Charles Koch (PF), Gregory Hatfield (C) Joseph Doman, Wayne Kirksey, Ante Stolinski | |
| 11:05 | Southern Cal | Ray Chambers denies the turnaround by Allen Dennie | 8-10 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| 10:54 | Cal | Harold Carini is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Harold Carini, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Roger Campbell (SF) Kevin Bowers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield is hacked by Harold Carini - foul #2 on Harold Carini, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Rob Falls (SG), Rodney Pinkston (SF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Robert Williams, Roger Campbell, Harold Carini | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:25 | Southern Cal | Eric Bradley makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Allen Dennie | 8-14 |
| 10:09 | Cal | Wallace Werts is hacked by Charles Koch - foul #1 on Charles Koch, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Mike Wedel (PF) Wallace Werts, Rob Falls, Rodney Pinkston, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Slinkard (PG), Joseph Doman (SG), Jason Ploof (SF), Wayne Kirksey (PF) Allen Dennie, John Guidry, Eric Bradley, Charles Koch | |
| 09:55 | Cal | Michael Stark buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 10-14 |
| 09:38 | Southern Cal | Jason Ploof clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 09:37 | Cal | Ray Chambers grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 09:33 | Cal | Michael Stark clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Slinkard - foul #1 on John Slinkard, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Cal | Wallace Werts (SG), Rodney Pinkston (SF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Robert Williams, Kevin Bowers, Mike Wedel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski (C) Gregory Hatfield | |
| 09:33 | Cal | Michael Stark makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:33 | Cal | Michael Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ray Chambers - foul #1 on Ray Chambers, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Williams (SG), Roger Campbell (SF), Mike Wedel (PF) Michael Stark, Rodney Pinkston, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:02 | Cal | Mike Wedel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Wayne Kirksey - foul #1 on Wayne Kirksey, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Rob Falls (SG), Rodney Pinkston (SF) Robert Williams, Roger Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie (PG), Eric Bradley (SF) John Slinkard, Jason Ploof | |
| 09:02 | Cal | Mike Wedel makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:02 | Cal | Mike Wedel makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Doman | 14-18 |
| 08:35 | Cal | Rob Falls can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 08:34 | Cal | Wallace Werts grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 08:19 | Cal | Ray Chambers connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Rodney Pinkston | 16-18 |
| 08:14 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman is called for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Williams (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Rob Falls, Rodney Pinkston, Ray Chambers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Guidry (SG), Charles Koch (PF) Joseph Doman, Wayne Kirksey | |
| 08:01 | Cal | Mike Wedel misses long on a floater from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 08:00 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | John Guidry clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 07:55 | Cal | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 07:52 | Cal | Wallace Werts is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Roger Campbell (SF), Ray Chambers (PF) Wallace Werts, Kevin Bowers, Mike Wedel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Stark (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Chambers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Schwalenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Allen Dennie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Guidry (fresh) SF - Eric Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Koch (fresh) C - Ante Stolinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | Roger Campbell takes the ball from Ante Stolinski | 16-18 |
| 07:28 | Cal | Ray Chambers's dunk attempt is rejected by Ante Stolinski | 16-18 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Charles Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | Eric Bradley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Guidry | 16-20 |
| 06:53 | Cal | Roger Campbell hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Stark and the foul's on John Guidry - foul #1 on John Guidry, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Wallace Werts (PG), Rodney Pinkston (SG), Mike Wedel (PF) Michael Stark, Robert Williams, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Slinkard (PG), Joseph Doman (SG), Jason Ploof (SF), Wayne Kirksey (PF), Gregory Hatfield (C) Allen Dennie, John Guidry, Eric Bradley, Charles Koch, Ante Stolinski | |
| 06:53 | Cal | Roger Campbell makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:40 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Doman | 19-22 |
| 06:23 | Cal | Mike Wedel blows the layup | 19-22 |
| 06:21 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | John Slinkard's pass is intercepted by Ray Chambers | 19-22 |
| 06:11 | Cal | Wallace Werts is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Williams (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF) Rodney Pinkston, Mike Wedel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla (SF) Jason Ploof | |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 05:55 | Cal | Wallace Werts snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Wallace Werts clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-22 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 05:20 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Slinkard | 19-24 |
| 04:56 | Cal | Wallace Werts scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 04:32 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Slinkard | 22-26 |
| 04:17 | Cal | Joseph Doman is called for the reach on Roger Campbell - foul #1 on Joseph Doman, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Rodney Pinkston (SF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Robert Williams, Kevin Bowers, Ray Chambers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie (PG), John Guidry (SG), Eric Bradley (SF), Charles Koch (PF), Ante Stolinski (C) John Slinkard, Joseph Doman, Michael Bonilla, Wayne Kirksey, Gregory Hatfield | |
| 04:17 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Mike Wedel (PF) Roger Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:10 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg lays it in on a nice dish by Wallace Werts | 24-26 |
| 03:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Stark steps in front of the Allen Dennie pass | 24-26 |
| 03:49 | Cal | Wallace Werts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Stark | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Stark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Werts (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Pinkston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mike Wedel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane Schwalenberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Allen Dennie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Guidry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Koch (fresh) C - Ante Stolinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Shane Schwalenberg - foul #1 on Shane Schwalenberg, team foul #5 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Harold Carini (PF), Ray Chambers (C) Mike Wedel, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:10 | Cal | Ray Chambers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Koch - foul #2 on Charles Koch, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| 03:10 | Cal | Ray Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:10 | Cal | Ray Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:49 | Southern Cal | Eric Bradley misses the turnaround from close range | 28-28 |
| 02:47 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 02:45 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie gets the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | Allen Dennie knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Charles Koch | 28-31 |
| 02:07 | Cal | Ray Chambers drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Eric Bradley misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Michael Stark - foul #1 on Michael Stark, team foul #6 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Williams (SG), Roger Campbell (SF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Michael Stark, Rodney Pinkston, Ray Chambers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman (SG), Wayne Kirksey (PF), Gregory Hatfield (C) John Guidry, Charles Koch, Ante Stolinski | |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Eric Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Eric Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Gregory Hatfield steals it from Wallace Werts | 31-33 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Shane Schwalenberg is called for the reach on Gregory Hatfield - foul #2 on Shane Schwalenberg, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Ray Chambers (C) Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Slinkard (PG), Michael Bonilla (SF) Allen Dennie, Eric Bradley | |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:06 | Cal | Ray Chambers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | John Slinkard snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Roger Campbell - foul #1 on Roger Campbell, team foul #8 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Kevin Bowers (SF) Wallace Werts, Roger Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski (C) Gregory Hatfield | |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Ray Chambers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Bonilla | 31-38 |