| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Stephen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Grijalva (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carroll Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chuck Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alex Stutts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ante Stolinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 19:43 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 19:22 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey misses the lay-in | 22-37 |
| 19:21 | Arizona State | William Cobb pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 18:54 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stephen Jones | 25-37 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Carroll Smith is called for the reach on Chuck Washington - foul #3 on Carroll Smith, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Omer Pietrowski (SF) Carroll Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:38 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 18:36 | Arizona State | William Cobb pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 18:21 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 17:52 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Doman | 28-40 |
| 17:42 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:37 | Southern Cal | Stephen Jones is called for the reach on Chuck Washington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Jones, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard (PG) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:26 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Doman | 28-42 |
| 17:10 | Arizona State | Wayne Kirksey is called for the reach on Richard Carter - foul #2 on Wayne Kirksey, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla (SF), Gregory Hatfield (C) Alex Stutts, Ante Stolinski | |
| 16:51 | Arizona State | Richard Carter jams it on a nice dish by Billy Pinkard and he's fouled by Wayne Kirksey - foul #3 on Wayne Kirksey, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Guidry (PG) Chuck Washington | |
| 16:51 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses the free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:51 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 16:38 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 16:37 | Arizona State | Omer Pietrowski pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:29 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Cobb | 33-42 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla buries a shot near the basket set up by Joseph Doman | 33-44 |
| 15:45 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 15:44 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Pinkard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Grijalva (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Omer Pietrowski (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Guidry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Doman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Bonilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Kirksey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Hatfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Omer Pietrowski - foul #1 on Omer Pietrowski, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Stephen Jones (PG), Carroll Smith (SF) Billy Pinkard, Omer Pietrowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington (PG), John Slinkard (SG), Ante Stolinski (C) John Guidry, Joseph Doman, Wayne Kirksey | |
| 15:26 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:26 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 15:05 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Carroll Smith | 36-46 |
| 14:43 | Southern Cal | John Slinkard misses the dunk | 36-46 |
| 14:41 | Arizona State | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:20 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 14:18 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:57 | Arizona State | Michael Bonilla picks off the pass by Richard Carter | 36-46 |
| 13:54 | Southern Cal | John Slinkard misses the lay-in | 36-46 |
| 13:52 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield grabs the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | John Slinkard misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| 13:29 | Arizona State | William Cobb pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:12 | Arizona State | William Cobb hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ante Stolinski - foul #2 on Ante Stolinski, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Guidry (PG), Joseph Doman (SG), Alex Stutts (SF), Wayne Kirksey (PF) Chuck Washington, John Slinkard, Michael Bonilla, Gregory Hatfield | |
| 13:12 | Arizona State | William Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:12 | Arizona State | William Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:58 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman is hacked by Stephen Jones during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Stephen Jones, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Omer Pietrowski (SF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Carroll Smith - foul #4 on Carroll Smith, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard (PG), Michael Dennis (PF) Carroll Smith, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 12:25 | Arizona State | Omer Pietrowski double dribbles | 38-48 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Ante Stolinski is blocked by Michael Dennis | 38-48 |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey grabs the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | John Guidry buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Doman | 38-50 |
| 11:22 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-50 |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Pinkard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Grijalva (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Omer Pietrowski (fresh) PF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cobb (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Guidry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alex Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ante Stolinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 10:58 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts grabs the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Guidry and he's hacked by William Cobb - foul #2 on William Cobb, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Carter (PF), Mark Robinson (C) Michael Dennis, William Cobb | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington (PG), Gregory Hatfield (C) John Guidry, Ante Stolinski | |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 10:32 | Arizona State | Alex Stutts steals the ball from Thomas Grijalva | 38-53 |
| 10:04 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 10:02 | Arizona State | Omer Pietrowski grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 09:57 | Arizona State | Chuck Washington is called for the reach on Billy Pinkard - foul #2 on Chuck Washington, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla (SF) Alex Stutts | |
| 09:38 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva's layup is rejected by Gregory Hatfield | 38-53 |
| 09:37 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:25 | Arizona State | Gregory Hatfield denies the turnaround by Thomas Grijalva | 38-53 |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Carter | 38-53 |
| 09:15 | Arizona State | Mark Robinson gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva misses the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Kirksey - foul #4 on Wayne Kirksey, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Cobb (C) Mark Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Slinkard (SG), Ante Stolinski (C) Joseph Doman, Wayne Kirksey | |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva makes the 3rd free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield dunks the ball | 41-55 |
| 08:22 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva hits a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Gregory Hatfield - foul #1 on Gregory Hatfield, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts (SF) Michael Bonilla | |
| 08:22 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman (SG) John Slinkard | |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:46 | Arizona State | Richard Carter hits a floater from the right side | 46-57 |
| 07:28 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 07:27 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to William Cobb | 46-57 |
| 07:09 | Arizona State | Ante Stolinski picks off the pass by Thomas Grijalva | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Pinkard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Grijalva (tiring) 20 pts. SF - Omer Pietrowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cobb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chuck Washington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alex Stutts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Hatfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ante Stolinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Chuck Washington | 46-59 |
| 06:37 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | Thomas Grijalva picks off the pass by Ante Stolinski | 49-59 |
| 05:56 | Arizona State | Alex Stutts steps in front of the Omer Pietrowski pass | 49-59 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman jams it set up by Alex Stutts | 49-61 |
| 05:52 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-61 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Stephen Jones (PG), Carroll Smith (SG) Billy Pinkard, Thomas Grijalva | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey (PF) Gregory Hatfield | |
| 05:39 | Arizona State | William Cobb misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 05:38 | Arizona State | Richard Carter gets the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 05:21 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith hits a 3 from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | William Cobb steals it from Alex Stutts | 52-61 |
| 04:52 | Arizona State | William Cobb makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Omer Pietrowski | 54-61 |
| 04:31 | Southern Cal | Ante Stolinski can't finish the uncontested layup | 54-61 |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman tips it in | 54-63 |
| 04:27 | Arizona State | Stephen Jones is hacked by Chuck Washington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chuck Washington, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva (SG), Michael Dennis (PF) Omer Pietrowski, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Guidry (PG), Michael Bonilla (SF), Gregory Hatfield (C) Chuck Washington, Alex Stutts, Ante Stolinski | |
| 04:27 | Arizona State | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:27 | Arizona State | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Michael Bonilla misses the shot from the baseline | 56-63 |
| 04:10 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:02 | Arizona State | William Cobb misses badly on a jumper from close range | 56-63 |
| 04:00 | Arizona State | Stephen Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 03:37 | Arizona State | William Cobb hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 03:35 | Arizona State | William Cobb grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 03:18 | Arizona State | Gregory Hatfield steals the ball from Carroll Smith | 56-63 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Guidry | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Grijalva (tiring) 23 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carroll Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cobb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Guidry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Doman (fresh) 21 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Bonilla (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Kirksey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory Hatfield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Arizona State | Michael Dennis can't connect on a shot from close range | 56-66 |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | Wayne Kirksey gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Carter (PF) Michael Dennis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington (PG), Alex Stutts (SF), Ante Stolinski (C) John Guidry, Michael Bonilla, Gregory Hatfield | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| 02:31 | Arizona State | Richard Carter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Wayne Kirksey - foul #5 on Wayne Kirksey, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield (PF) Wayne Kirksey | |
| 02:31 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:31 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Ante Stolinski | 57-66 |
| 02:17 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Doman out of a doubleteam | 57-68 |
| 02:06 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-68 |
| 02:04 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Chuck Washington | 57-70 |
| 01:33 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva travels with the ball | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield is hacked by Thomas Grijalva in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Grijalva, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:19 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith makes the floater from just outside the lane | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Chuck Washington and he's hacked by Stephen Jones - foul #5 on Stephen Jones, team foul #9 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Omer Pietrowski (SF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Alex Stutts makes the free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:50 | Arizona State | William Cobb clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 59-75 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Gregory Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman is hacked by Carroll Smith - foul #5 on Carroll Smith, team foul #10 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard (PG) Carroll Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman misses the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Joseph Doman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Arizona State | Thomas Grijalva misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-76 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington grabs the board | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Chuck Washington runs out the clock | 59-76 |