| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Colorado (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Rincon (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Donald Skorupski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Dicks (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Cal | John Gray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 19:44 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the tip | 35-41 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams is fouled on the floor by Donald Skorupski - foul #4 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (PF) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses short on a shot from the left block | 35-41 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Larry Rincon - foul #4 on Larry Rincon, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Larry Rincon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 19:04 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Colorado | 37-43 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman clanks a shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:38 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | John Gray is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Gray, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG) Lewis Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (SG), Charles Zynda (PF), Roger Alexander (C) Gerald Williams, Todd Hoffman, Steve Young | |
| 18:00 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 37-43 |
| 17:58 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 17:41 | Southern Cal | John Gray comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on William Dimatteo - foul #2 on William Dimatteo, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Patrick Kramer (C) John Colorado, Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda (SG), Todd Hoffman (PF) William Dicks, Johnathan Derosa | |
| 17:41 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:41 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo is fouled on the floor by Lewis Brown - foul #4 on Lewis Brown, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (SG), Anthony Murphy (PF) Lewis Brown, John Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:16 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman lays it in set up by William Dimatteo | 37-45 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | John Colorado comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 16:58 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 16:52 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 16:51 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer tips it but misses | 37-45 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Anthony Murphy picks off the pass by Andrew Delacerda | 37-45 |
| 16:26 | Southern Cal | Todd Hoffman steals the ball from Tommy Terry | 37-45 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Terry - foul #1 on Tommy Terry, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Gerald Williams (SF), Johnathan Derosa (PF), Joseph Waltz (C) William Dimatteo, Roger Alexander, Todd Hoffman, Charles Zynda | |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | William Dicks makes the shot from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 16:03 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Gray (PF) Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steve Young (C) Joseph Waltz | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Colorado (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Hedrick (fairly fresh) SF - Tommy Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Dicks (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Delacerda (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steve Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa hits a floater from the baseline | 37-49 |
| 15:29 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (PF) Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman (PF) Andrew Delacerda | |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Steve Young can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tommy Terry - foul #2 on Tommy Terry, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Zynda (PF) Todd Hoffman | |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Steve Young misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 14:55 | Southern Cal | John Gray banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Colorado | 39-50 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | Steve Young scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnathan Derosa | 39-53 |
| 14:44 | Southern Cal | William Dicks picks off the pass by John Colorado in the backcourt | 39-53 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa misses the floater near the basket | 39-53 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 14:31 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | William Dicks scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-55 |
| 14:05 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick blows the layup | 42-55 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Steve Young snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | William Dicks misses the easy layup | 42-55 |
| 13:47 | Southern Cal | John Gray gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 13:29 | Southern Cal | John Gray is denied on a layup by Steve Young | 42-55 |
| 13:28 | Southern Cal | John Colorado snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | The jumper by John Colorado is denied by Gerald Williams | 42-55 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by John Gray - foul #4 on John Gray, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Larry Rincon (SF), Donald Skorupski (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) Roland Hedrick, Tommy Terry, Anthony Murphy, John Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (PG), Andrew Delacerda (SG), Roger Alexander (SF), Todd Hoffman (PF) William Dicks, Johnathan Derosa, Gerald Williams, Steve Young | |
| 12:48 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:35 | Southern Cal | John Colorado connects on the floater from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz (C) Charles Zynda | |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | John Colorado buries a floater from the right side set up by Lewis Brown | 46-57 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | John Colorado picks off the pass by William Dimatteo | 46-57 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer is fouled on the floor by Joseph Waltz - foul #1 on Joseph Waltz, team foul #2 | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Colorado (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Rincon (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Donald Skorupski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Dimatteo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Delacerda (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Waltz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Southern Cal | John Colorado comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #5 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (PF) Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Earl Little (SG), Gerald Williams (SF) William Dimatteo, Roger Alexander | |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:23 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 11:02 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-57 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Murphy | 48-57 |
| 10:34 | Southern Cal | John Colorado comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams can't connect on a runner from close range | 48-57 |
| 10:27 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 10:23 | Southern Cal | John Colorado misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Earl Little - foul #2 on Earl Little, team foul #3 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Gray (C) Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Johnathan Derosa (SF), Steve Young (C) Andrew Delacerda, Gerald Williams, Joseph Waltz | |
| 10:23 | Southern Cal | John Colorado misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:23 | Southern Cal | John Colorado makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Steve Young knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Johnathan Derosa | 49-59 |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-59 |
| 09:41 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Rincon | 49-59 |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | John Colorado buries a runner in the lane | 51-59 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Lewis Brown steals the ball from William Dicks in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | Todd Hoffman is called for the reach on Larry Rincon - foul #3 on Todd Hoffman, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG) John Colorado | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (SG), Charles Zynda (PF), Roger Alexander (C) Earl Little, Todd Hoffman, Steve Young | |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown connects on the floater from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | Anthony Murphy swats the shot by William Dicks | 53-59 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico | Roland Hedrick takes the ball from Charles Zynda | 53-59 |
| 08:27 | Southern Cal | John Gray drills a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Charles Zynda - foul #1 on Charles Zynda, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer (C) Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda (SG), Gerald Williams (SF) William Dicks, Johnathan Derosa | |
| 08:27 | Southern Cal | John Gray makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | John Gray drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Rincon and he's hacked by Charles Zynda - foul #2 on Charles Zynda, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa (SG) William Dimatteo | |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Roland Hedrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Rincon (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Gray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Delacerda (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gerald Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Zynda (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (PF) John Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman (PF) Roger Alexander | |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the driving attempt near the basket | 58-61 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda misses badly on a floater from close range | 58-61 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman can't tip it in | 58-61 |
| 07:16 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick's 3 pointer is rejected by Gerald Williams | 58-61 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Lewis Brown is called for the reach on Andrew Delacerda in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lewis Brown, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (PG), Anthony Murphy (PF), John Gray (C) Lewis Brown, Tommy Terry, Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Joseph Waltz (C) Johnathan Derosa, Charles Zynda | |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:47 | Southern Cal | William Dicks is called for the reach on Larry Rincon - foul #1 on William Dicks, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (SG) Andrew Delacerda | |
| 06:47 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:47 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to William Dimatteo | 59-63 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | William Dicks is fouled on the floor by John Colorado - foul #3 on John Colorado, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Alexander (SF) Gerald Williams | |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | William Dicks makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | William Dicks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Todd Hoffman - foul #4 on Todd Hoffman, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | John Colorado is called for the reach on William Dicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Colorado, team foul #11 | 61-65 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | William Dicks misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | William Dicks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:08 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | John Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by John Colorado is blocked by Todd Hoffman | 61-66 |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | John Gray knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roland Hedrick | 63-66 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander is fouled on the floor by Larry Rincon - foul #5 on Larry Rincon, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF), Patrick Kramer (C) Larry Rincon, Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda (PG), Johnathan Derosa (SG), Gerald Williams (SF), Charles Zynda (C) William Dicks, William Dimatteo, Todd Hoffman, Joseph Waltz | |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | John Gray connects on the shot near the basket | 65-68 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams's pass is intercepted by Roland Hedrick in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 04:43 | Southern Cal | John Colorado lays it up and in set up by Roland Hedrick | 67-68 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | Roland Hedrick steps in front of the Andrew Delacerda pass in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| 04:19 | Southern Cal | John Gray comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 67-68 |
| 04:18 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry grabs the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Hedrick - foul #2 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (PF) John Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Earl Little (SG), Steve Young (C) Andrew Delacerda, Gerald Williams, Roger Alexander | |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy is denied on a dunk by Charles Zynda | 70-68 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda grabs the board | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Colorado (tired) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roland Hedrick (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Terry (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Anthony Murphy (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Dicks (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Little (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Zynda (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Steve Young (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Roland Hedrick takes the ball from Earl Little in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | John Colorado clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-68 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | William Dicks is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Johnathan Derosa | 70-70 |
| 03:18 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (SG) Earl Little | |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Colorado | 72-70 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Gray (PF) Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman (PF) Charles Zynda | |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Steve Young hits the finger roll | 72-72 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Williams (SF) William Dimatteo | |
| 02:21 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Patrick Kramer is blocked by Gerald Williams | 72-72 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | William Dicks comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Gray - foul #5 on John Gray, team foul #14 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (PF) John Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | William Dicks makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | William Dicks misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Patrick Kramer | 72-73 |
| 01:53 | Southern Cal | John Colorado can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 72-73 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams is fouled on the floor by John Colorado - foul #5 on John Colorado, team foul #15 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Hill (SG) John Colorado | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| 01:17 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry is fouled on the floor by William Dicks - foul #2 on William Dicks, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 01:17 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:17 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico | Steve Young makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Johnathan Derosa | 73-76 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-76 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick is hacked by Steve Young - foul #1 on Steve Young, team foul #10 | 73-76 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Charles Hill is called for the reach on Johnathan Derosa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Hill, team foul #16 | 75-76 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the board | 75-77 |
| 00:33 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 75-77 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy tips it home | 77-77 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Steve Young | 77-79 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-79 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick buries a runner in the lane set up by Anthony Murphy and he's hacked by William Dicks - foul #3 on William Dicks, team foul #11 | 79-79 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the free throw | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams is fouled on the floor by Tommy Terry - foul #3 on Tommy Terry, team foul #17 | 80-79 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 80-81 |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick is hacked by William Dicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Dicks, team foul #12 | 80-81 |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman is whistled for traveling | 82-81 |