| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Edgar Gilham (fresh) SG - Thomas Maffei (fresh) SF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) PF - Dustin Brophy (fresh) C - Benjamin Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (fresh) SG - John Colorado (fresh) SF - Larry Rincon (fresh) PF - Donald Skorupski (fresh) C - John Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Colorado | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Stanford | Larry Rincon is called for the reach on Dustin Brophy - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei's floater is tipped away by John Gray | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Southern Cal | Benjamin Jones steps in front of the John Gray pass | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Stanford | Lewis Brown is called for the reach on Edgar Gilham - foul #1 on Lewis Brown, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Jones | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Southern Cal | John Colorado clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Southern Cal | John Gray tips it home | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Larry Rincon | |
| 17:18 | Southern Cal | John Colorado clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Stanford | Benjamin Jones grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Stanford | Donald Skorupski picks off the pass by Dustin Brophy in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry blows the layup | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | Stanford | Benjamin Jones is fouled on the floor by John Gray - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Keith Kelly (C) Benjamin Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG), Patrick Kramer (C) John Colorado, John Gray | |
| 16:18 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tommy Terry - foul #1 on Tommy Terry, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll (SG), Timothy McGill (PF) Thomas Maffei, Dustin Brophy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SF) Tommy Terry | |
| 16:18 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Timothy McGill takes the ball from Roland Hedrick | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Edgar Gilham (fresh) SG - Anthony Nicoll (fresh) SF - Kevin Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy McGill (fresh) C - Keith Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roland Hedrick (fresh) SF - Larry Rincon (fresh) PF - Donald Skorupski (tiring) 2 pts. C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Stanford | Timothy McGill is hacked by Larry Rincon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Rincon, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Sims (SF) Kevin Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (SF) Larry Rincon | |
| 15:36 | Stanford | Timothy McGill misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Murphy - foul #1 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #6 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Benjamin Jones (C) Edgar Gilham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (PG), Tommy Terry (SF), John Gray (C) Lewis Brown, Anthony Murphy, Patrick Kramer | |
| 15:36 | Stanford | Timothy McGill misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:36 | Stanford | Timothy McGill misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:36 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy McGill - foul #1 on Timothy McGill, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Thomas Maffei (SG) Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:54 | Stanford | Roland Hedrick steps in front of the Benjamin Jones pass | 6-7 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:35 | Stanford | Timothy McGill grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:33 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Maffei, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Stanford | Edgar Gilham (PG), Kevin Crawford (SF), Dustin Brophy (C) Anthony Nicoll, Keith Kelly, Benjamin Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Anthony Murphy (SF) Roland Hedrick, Tommy Terry | |
| 14:12 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dustin Brophy - foul #1 on Dustin Brophy, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Stanford | Erasmo Mancini (SG), Richard Sims (C) Thomas Maffei, Timothy McGill | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:12 | Southern Cal | John Gray makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:12 | Southern Cal | John Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:43 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 13:41 | Southern Cal | John Colorado gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | John Colorado scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Erasmo Mancini - foul #1 on Erasmo Mancini, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll (SG) Erasmo Mancini | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG), Patrick Kramer (C) Lewis Brown, John Gray | |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | John Colorado makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:08 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy is open and lays it up and in | 8-12 |
| 12:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy clanks a shot from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 12:47 | Stanford | Richard Sims pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:22 | Stanford | The short jumper by Kevin Crawford is denied by Patrick Kramer | 8-12 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:01 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Colorado and he's hacked by Richard Sims - foul #1 on Richard Sims, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Stanford | Thomas Maffei (SG), Timothy McGill (SF), Keith Kelly (PF), Benjamin Jones (C) Anthony Nicoll, Kevin Crawford, Dustin Brophy, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Tommy Terry (SF), John Gray (C) Roland Hedrick, Donald Skorupski, Patrick Kramer | |
| 12:01 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Edgar Gilham (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Maffei (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy McGill (fresh) PF - Keith Kelly (fresh) C - Benjamin Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Colorado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Terry (fresh) PF - Anthony Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Gray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Stanford | Keith Kelly misses the driving attempt from the left block | 8-15 |
| 11:45 | Stanford | Timothy McGill pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 11:25 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tommy Terry - foul #2 on Tommy Terry, team foul #7 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG), Donald Skorupski (PF) Tommy Terry, Anthony Murphy | |
| 11:25 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:25 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | John Gray snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick scores on a 3 from the right wing | 8-18 |
| 11:12 | Stanford | Keith Kelly is hacked by Roland Hedrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #8 | 8-18 |
| 11:12 | Stanford | Keith Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:12 | Stanford | Keith Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | John Colorado knocks in the shot from the right side | 10-20 |
| 10:44 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham is hacked by Roland Hedrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #9 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (SF) Roland Hedrick | |
| 10:44 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:44 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 10:30 | Southern Cal | John Gray hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lewis Brown | 11-22 |
| 10:20 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei is called for 10 seconds | 11-22 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll (PG), Kevin Crawford (SF) Edgar Gilham, Benjamin Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:08 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown is hacked by Timothy McGill - foul #2 on Timothy McGill, team foul #6 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Stanford | Erasmo Mancini (SG), Dustin Brophy (PF), Richard Sims (C) Thomas Maffei, Timothy McGill, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:55 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 11-22 |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy tips it home | 11-24 |
| 09:25 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford misses the easy layup | 11-24 |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 09:07 | Southern Cal | John Gray comes up short on the floater from close range | 11-24 |
| 09:06 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 08:46 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Anthony Nicoll | 13-24 |
| 08:34 | Southern Cal | John Gray buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Lewis Brown | 13-26 |
| 08:11 | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll misses the dunk | 13-26 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | John Gray gets the rebound | 13-26 |
| 08:04 | Southern Cal | John Colorado is called for traveling | 13-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | Edgar Gilham (PG), Thomas Maffei (SG), Keith Kelly (PF), Benjamin Jones (C) Anthony Nicoll, Erasmo Mancini, Dustin Brophy, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer (C) John Gray | |
| 07:41 | Stanford | Benjamin Jones scores on a jumper from the right block | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Edgar Gilham (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Maffei (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Colorado (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Murphy (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy clanks a jumper from the right block | 15-26 |
| 07:20 | Stanford | Benjamin Jones gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 06:56 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Murphy - foul #2 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #10 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SF) Anthony Murphy | |
| 06:56 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:56 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 06:34 | Southern Cal | Keith Kelly blocks the jumper by John Colorado | 16-26 |
| 06:32 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 06:11 | Stanford | Benjamin Jones is fouled on the floor by Patrick Kramer - foul #1 on Patrick Kramer, team foul #11 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll (PG), Erasmo Mancini (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Timothy McGill (PF) Edgar Gilham, Thomas Maffei, Kevin Crawford, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG), Tommy Terry (PF), John Gray (C) John Colorado, Donald Skorupski, Patrick Kramer | |
| 06:11 | Stanford | Benjamin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:11 | Stanford | Benjamin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | John Gray grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | John Gray is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Jones - foul #1 on Benjamin Jones, team foul #7 | 17-26 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:56 | Stanford | Timothy McGill grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 05:40 | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 05:38 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | Timothy McGill swats the shot by Roland Hedrick | 17-26 |
| 05:27 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Timothy McGill | 17-26 |
| 05:03 | Stanford | Timothy McGill slams it home and he's fouled by Tommy Terry - foul #3 on Tommy Terry, team foul #12 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | Dustin Brophy (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Richard Sims, Benjamin Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) Tommy Terry, John Gray | |
| 05:03 | Stanford | Timothy McGill misses the free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:03 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | Thomas Maffei (SG) Erasmo Mancini | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:34 | Stanford | Keith Kelly knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Maffei and the foul's on Roland Hedrick - foul #3 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #13 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | Edgar Gilham (PG), Kevin Crawford (SF) Anthony Nicoll, Timothy McGill | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (SG) Roland Hedrick | |
| 04:34 | Stanford | Keith Kelly makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | John Colorado's floater is knocked away by Dustin Brophy | 22-26 |
| 04:10 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:58 | Southern Cal | John Colorado can't connect on a floater from the right side | 22-26 |
| 03:56 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:34 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Maffei | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Edgar Gilham (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Maffei (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Crawford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Brophy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Colorado (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Rincon (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Kramer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown's floater is knocked away by Keith Kelly | 24-26 |
| 03:12 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:53 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham hits a shot from the right wing set up by Dustin Brophy | 26-26 |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | John Colorado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 02:38 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:18 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy blows the wide open dunk | 26-26 |
| 02:17 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll (PG), Erasmo Mancini (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Timothy McGill (PF), Benjamin Jones (C) Edgar Gilham, Thomas Maffei, Kevin Crawford, Dustin Brophy, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Gray (C) Patrick Kramer | |
| 01:33 | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Erasmo Mancini | 28-26 |
| 01:27 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | Edgar Gilham (PG) Erasmo Mancini | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (PF) Donald Skorupski | |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Lewis Brown is denied by Timothy McGill | 28-26 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 00:50 | Stanford | Benjamin Jones is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Edgar Gilham | 30-28 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy scores on a shot from the right side | 30-30 |
| 00:15 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 00:14 | Stanford | Benjamin Jones tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | John Colorado comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 00:04 | Stanford | Timothy McGill gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Timothy McGill comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-30 |