| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Johnny Whitlock (fresh) SG - Tracy Reid (fresh) SF - Edward Keltner (fresh) PF - Johnny Becker (fresh) C - Dale Sauter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Colorado (fresh) SG - Paul Isaacs (fresh) SF - Jason Wilson (fresh) PF - John Gray (fresh) C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | John Gray connects on the shot in the paint set up by Jason Wilson and he's fouled by Dale Sauter - foul #1 on Dale Sauter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | John Gray makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Fresno State | Tracy Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | John Gray drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Isaacs | 2-5 |
| 18:47 | Fresno State | Tracy Reid connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 18:29 | Southern Cal | John Colorado scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Isaacs | 5-7 |
| 18:07 | Fresno State | Johnny Becker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 17:53 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 17:52 | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:45 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:44 | Fresno State | Johnny Becker tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 17:43 | Southern Cal | John Gray gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer double dribbles | 5-7 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Sean Jones (C) Dale Sauter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Roland Hedrick (SG), Donnie Millikan (SF), Walter Kruger (PF), Tommy Terry (C) John Colorado, Paul Isaacs, Jason Wilson, John Gray, Patrick Kramer | |
| 17:16 | Fresno State | Sean Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:15 | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Terry | 5-10 |
| 16:36 | Fresno State | Roland Hedrick is called for the reach on Johnny Becker - foul #1 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Carl Hicks (PG), Evan Gault (SG), John Stafford (C) Johnny Whitlock, Tracy Reid, Edward Keltner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (PG), John Gray (PF) Roland Hedrick, Walter Kruger | |
| 16:23 | Fresno State | Carl Hicks's floater is tipped away by Lewis Brown | 5-10 |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | John Gray grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 16:07 | Southern Cal | John Colorado misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Johnny Becker - foul #1 on Johnny Becker, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dale Sauter (C) Johnny Becker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson (SG), Anthony Murphy (C) Lewis Brown, Tommy Terry | |
| 16:07 | Southern Cal | John Colorado makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:07 | Southern Cal | John Colorado misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:07 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 16:02 | Fresno State | Evan Gault is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Carl Hicks (fresh) SG - Evan Gault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Jones (fresh) PF - John Stafford (fresh) C - Dale Sauter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Colorado (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donnie Millikan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Murphy (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | John Colorado misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Hicks - foul #1 on Carl Hicks, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG), Edward Keltner (SF) Evan Gault, Sean Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (SF), Walter Kruger (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) Donnie Millikan, John Gray, Anthony Murphy | |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | John Colorado makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | John Colorado makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:19 | Fresno State | Carl Hicks is hacked by Walter Kruger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Kruger, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Becker (PF) Dale Sauter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG) John Colorado | |
| 15:04 | Fresno State | Jason Wilson is called for the reach on Johnny Whitlock - foul #1 on Jason Wilson, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tracy Reid (SG) Carl Hicks | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs (SG) Roland Hedrick | |
| 14:55 | Fresno State | Jason Wilson takes the ball from Johnny Whitlock | 7-13 |
| 14:31 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 14:29 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson tips it back up and in | 7-15 |
| 14:00 | Fresno State | Tracy Reid misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:45 | Southern Cal | John Stafford swats the short shot by Walter Kruger | 7-15 |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | Tracy Reid grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 13:36 | Fresno State | John Stafford's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Kramer | 7-15 |
| 13:35 | Southern Cal | Walter Kruger grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 13:18 | Fresno State | Johnny Becker gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:13 | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 13:12 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Kruger | 7-18 |
| 12:45 | Fresno State | Lewis Brown picks off the pass by Johnny Whitlock in the backcourt | 7-18 |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson is hacked by Edward Keltner - foul #1 on Edward Keltner, team foul #4 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Carl Hicks (PG), Evan Gault (SG), Sean Jones (PF), Dale Sauter (C) Johnny Whitlock, Tracy Reid, Johnny Becker, John Stafford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (PG), Roland Hedrick (SG), Donnie Millikan (SF), John Gray (PF), Tommy Terry (C) Lewis Brown, Paul Isaacs, Jason Wilson, Walter Kruger, Patrick Kramer | |
| 12:17 | Southern Cal | John Gray lays it in on a nice dish by John Colorado | 7-20 |
| 12:13 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Carl Hicks | 9-20 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-23 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Carl Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Evan Gault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Keltner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Jones (fresh) C - Dale Sauter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Colorado (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donnie Millikan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Terry (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Fresno State | Carl Hicks scores on a floater from the left block | 11-23 |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | John Gray hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 11-23 |
| 11:11 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Sean Jones | 11-23 |
| 11:07 | Fresno State | Evan Gault drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Keltner | 13-23 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 13-23 |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | John Gray tips it in | 13-25 |
| 10:41 | Fresno State | Donnie Millikan steals the ball from Evan Gault in the backcourt | 13-25 |
| 10:40 | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan hits the finger roll | 13-27 |
| 10:24 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner can't connect on a floater from the right side | 13-27 |
| 10:22 | Fresno State | Evan Gault pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 10:09 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter blows the layup | 13-27 |
| 10:08 | Southern Cal | John Gray gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-27 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry gets the offensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 09:51 | Southern Cal | John Gray comes up short on the floater from the left side | 13-27 |
| 09:49 | Fresno State | Sean Jones grabs the board | 13-27 |
| 09:46 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner loses the dribble to Roland Hedrick in the backcourt | 13-27 |
| 09:37 | Southern Cal | John Colorado is fouled on the floor by Dale Sauter - foul #2 on Dale Sauter, team foul #5 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG), Tracy Reid (SG), Johnny Becker (PF), Jon Tourville (C) Carl Hicks, Evan Gault, Sean Jones, Dale Sauter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Paul Isaacs (SG), Jason Wilson (SF), Walter Kruger (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) John Colorado, Roland Hedrick, Donnie Millikan, John Gray, Tommy Terry | |
| 09:32 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs travels with the ball | 13-27 |
| 09:17 | Fresno State | Johnny Becker knocks in the runner from the baseline | 15-27 |
| 08:57 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-27 |
| 08:55 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner gets the rebound | 15-27 |
| 08:50 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 15-27 |
| 08:48 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville tips it in | 17-27 |
| 08:30 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jason Wilson | 17-30 |
| 08:08 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville is fouled on the floor by Patrick Kramer - foul #1 on Patrick Kramer, team foul #4 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Stafford (SF) Edward Keltner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (PG), John Gray (PF), Anthony Murphy (C) Lewis Brown, Walter Kruger, Patrick Kramer | |
| 07:48 | Fresno State | John Stafford is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Tracy Reid and the foul's on Jason Wilson - foul #2 on Jason Wilson, team foul #5 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Carl Hicks (SG), Sean Jones (C) Tracy Reid, Jon Tourville | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan (SF) Jason Wilson | |
| 07:48 | Fresno State | John Stafford makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Johnny Whitlock (fresh) SG - Carl Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Colorado (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Isaacs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Millikan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Murphy (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan is fouled on the floor by John Stafford - foul #1 on John Stafford, team foul #6 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Petitt (SG) Johnny Whitlock | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Gray and he's hacked by Carl Hicks - foul #2 on Carl Hicks, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Evan Gault (PG) Carl Hicks | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the free throw | 20-33 |
| 07:21 | Fresno State | Evan Gault travels in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| 07:05 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs clanks a 3 from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | John Colorado grabs the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donnie Millikan | 20-36 |
| 06:28 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-36 |
| 06:26 | Fresno State | John Stafford gets the offensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 06:15 | Fresno State | John Gray swats the layup by Johnny Becker | 20-36 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | John Colorado hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-36 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 05:32 | Southern Cal | Sean Jones picks off the pass by John Gray | 20-36 |
| 05:30 | Fresno State | Sean Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG), Tracy Reid (SG), Edward Keltner (SF), Jon Tourville (C) Evan Gault, Keith Petitt, Sean Jones, John Stafford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Roland Hedrick (SG), Jason Wilson (SF), Walter Kruger (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) John Colorado, Paul Isaacs, Donnie Millikan, John Gray, Anthony Murphy | |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson is hacked by Johnny Whitlock - foul #1 on Johnny Whitlock, team foul #8 | 20-36 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 05:13 | Fresno State | Lewis Brown is called for the reach on Tracy Reid in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Brown, team foul #6 | 20-38 |
| 04:58 | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock makes the wide open turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Lewis Brown - foul #2 on Lewis Brown, team foul #7 | 22-38 |
| 04:58 | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock makes the free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 23-38 |
| 04:45 | Fresno State | Tracy Reid loses the dribble to Jason Wilson in the backcourt | 23-38 |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 23-38 |
| 04:25 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Johnny Becker | 23-38 |
| 04:21 | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tracy Reid | 25-38 |
| 04:10 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lewis Brown | 25-41 |
| 03:53 | Fresno State | Jason Wilson picks off the pass by Johnny Becker | 25-41 |
| 03:49 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown banks in the layup set up by Jason Wilson | 25-43 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Johnny Whitlock (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tracy Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Keltner (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Becker (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Tourville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Hedrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Walter Kruger (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Kramer (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:42 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roland Hedrick | 25-45 |
| 03:02 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Lewis Brown - foul #3 on Lewis Brown, team foul #8 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Carl Hicks (PG), Evan Gault (SG), Sean Jones (PF), Dale Sauter (C) Johnny Whitlock, Tracy Reid, Johnny Becker, Jon Tourville | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (PG), Donnie Millikan (SG), John Gray (PF), Tommy Terry (C) Lewis Brown, Roland Hedrick, Walter Kruger, Patrick Kramer | |
| 03:02 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 03:02 | Fresno State | Edward Keltner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | John Colorado is hacked by Edward Keltner - foul #2 on Edward Keltner, team foul #9 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Stafford (PF) Edward Keltner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | John Colorado makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | John Colorado makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 02:50 | Fresno State | Evan Gault is hacked by John Colorado in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Colorado, team foul #9 | 27-47 |
| 02:50 | Fresno State | Evan Gault makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 02:50 | Fresno State | Evan Gault makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | John Gray buries a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Evan Gault - foul #1 on Evan Gault, team foul #10 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs (SG) Jason Wilson | |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | John Gray makes the free throw | 29-50 |
| 02:07 | Fresno State | Evan Gault misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-50 |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | John Gray gets the rebound | 29-50 |
| 02:00 | Southern Cal | Carl Hicks steps in front of the John Gray pass | 29-50 |
| 01:46 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by John Colorado - foul #2 on John Colorado, team foul #10 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG), Johnny Becker (PF) Evan Gault, Sean Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (C) Tommy Terry | |
| 01:46 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter misses the free throw | 31-50 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Gray | 31-50 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Isaacs | 31-52 |
| 01:26 | Fresno State | John Gray steps in front of the Johnny Becker pass in the backcourt | 31-52 |
| 01:07 | Southern Cal | Johnny Whitlock steals it from Donnie Millikan | 31-52 |
| 00:46 | Fresno State | Johnny Becker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-52 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Paul Isaacs | 31-52 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | John Colorado buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Isaacs | 31-54 |
| 00:37 | Fresno State | John Colorado steps in front of the Johnny Whitlock pass in the backcourt | 31-54 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Stafford - foul #2 on John Stafford, team foul #11 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Evan Gault (PG), Tracy Reid (SG), Edward Keltner (SF), Sean Jones (PF), Jon Tourville (C) Johnny Whitlock, Carl Hicks, John Stafford, Johnny Becker, Dale Sauter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG), Jason Wilson (SF), Patrick Kramer (C) Paul Isaacs, Donnie Millikan, Anthony Murphy | |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | John Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 00:14 | Fresno State | Roland Hedrick is called for the reach on Evan Gault in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #11 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Walter Kruger (PF) John Gray | |
| 00:14 | Fresno State | Evan Gault misses the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 00:14 | Fresno State | Evan Gault makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Colorado | 32-58 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Evan Gault hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 32-58 |