| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McGann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) C - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terence Conger | 23-28 |
| 19:32 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp is fouled on the floor by William Schwarze - foul #3 on William Schwarze, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina (C) William Schwarze | |
| 19:21 | Fresno State | Charles McGann misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Purpura | 23-30 |
| 18:28 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Chester Herbert | 25-30 |
| 18:00 | Southern Cal | Charles Robinson is called for the reach on Terence Conger - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (PF) Timothy Purpura | |
| 17:18 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 17:01 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Charles Sanders, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (SG), Ronald Borders (C) Mack Sharp, Chester Herbert | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (SG) Charles Sanders | |
| 16:49 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Robinson | 28-30 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 16:23 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina misses the tip | 28-30 |
| 16:21 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 16:06 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 16:04 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Johnson | 28-30 |
| 15:47 | Fresno State | Dikembe Awada steals the ball from Charles Robinson | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Croskey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles McGann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drew Bangs (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Reinaldo Medina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule lays it in on a great pass from Drew Bangs | 28-32 |
| 14:55 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Reinaldo Medina - foul #2 on Reinaldo Medina, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Walter Martz (SF), Chester Herbert (PF), Nelson Polisky (C) Vernon Croskey, Charles McGann, Donald Johnson, Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), William Schwarze (PF), Timothy Purpura (C) Terence Conger, Randall Soule, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 14:55 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:31 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William Schwarze | 31-34 |
| 14:17 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp is hacked by William Schwarze - foul #4 on William Schwarze, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Coleman (SF) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Sean Turner (SG), Randall Soule (SF) Drew Bangs, William Schwarze | |
| 14:05 | Fresno State | Walter Martz misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Sean Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:43 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Randall Soule | 31-36 |
| 13:26 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina (C) Dikembe Awada | |
| 12:57 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura is denied on a layup by Nelson Polisky | 31-36 |
| 12:55 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:50 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Martz | 34-36 |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 12:00 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sean Turner - foul #1 on Sean Turner, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Charles McGann (SF) Walter Martz, Michael Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Drew Bangs (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Sean Turner, Randall Soule, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 12:00 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:00 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 11:42 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 11:40 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Chester Herbert | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mack Sharp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McGann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Herbert (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nelson Polisky (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drew Bangs (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Timothy Purpura (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 36-38 |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Timothy Purpura | 36-38 |
| 10:53 | Southern Cal | Chester Herbert is called for the reach on Terence Conger - foul #3 on Chester Herbert, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (SG), Donald Johnson (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Mack Sharp, Chester Herbert, Nelson Polisky | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Charles Sanders, Dikembe Awada | |
| 10:42 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Vernon Croskey - foul #1 on Vernon Croskey, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| 10:42 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:42 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:27 | Fresno State | Timothy Purpura swats the shot by Vernon Croskey | 36-39 |
| 10:25 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson can't tip it in | 36-39 |
| 10:23 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 10:21 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 09:56 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Johnson | 36-39 |
| 09:55 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:49 | Fresno State | Charles McGann buries a runner in the paint and the foul's on Randall Soule - foul #1 on Randall Soule, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky (C) Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF) Randall Soule | |
| 09:49 | Fresno State | Charles McGann makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:22 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Donald Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chester Herbert (PF) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (SG) Drew Bangs | |
| 09:22 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:22 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:08 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Sanders - foul #4 on Charles Sanders, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Sean Turner (SG), Randall Soule (SF) Charles Sanders, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 09:08 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:08 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses badly on a floater from the left side | 41-40 |
| 08:40 | Fresno State | Charles McGann snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 08:35 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 08:14 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 08:12 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Chester Herbert | 44-40 |
| 08:06 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles McGann | 46-40 |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura's layup is rejected by Charles McGann | 46-40 |
| 07:55 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:35 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger hits a jumpshot from the left side | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Croskey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles McGann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Polisky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Turner (fresh) SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Purpura (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky misses the runner from close range | 46-42 |
| 07:16 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:57 | Southern Cal | Sean Turner is fouled on the floor by Vernon Croskey - foul #2 on Vernon Croskey, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG), Mack Sharp (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Michael Coleman (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Charles Robinson, Vernon Croskey, Charles McGann, Chester Herbert, Nelson Polisky | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Drew Bangs (SG), William Schwarze (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Terence Conger, Sean Turner, Dikembe Awada, Timothy Purpura | |
| 06:35 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Johnson | 46-42 |
| 06:33 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:20 | Fresno State | Walter Martz blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Sanders - foul #5 on Charles Sanders, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Sean Turner (SG) Charles Sanders | |
| 06:20 | Fresno State | Walter Martz makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:20 | Fresno State | Walter Martz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina hits a floater from the left block | 48-44 |
| 05:45 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman blows the layup but he's fouled by William Schwarze - foul #5 on William Schwarze, team foul #9 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chester Herbert (PF), Nelson Polisky (C) Donald Johnson, Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF) Randall Soule, William Schwarze | |
| 05:45 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:45 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Nelson Polisky - foul #4 on Nelson Polisky, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Donald Johnson (SF) Walter Martz, Michael Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Mack Sharp | 52-46 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Sean Turner is hacked by Mack Sharp - foul #2 on Mack Sharp, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles McGann (SF) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (SF) Timothy Purpura | |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Sean Turner makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Sean Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:32 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Robinson | 54-48 |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 04:10 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:07 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (SG), Donald Johnson (PF) Mack Sharp, Chester Herbert | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SF) Sean Turner | |
| 03:41 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-48 |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina grabs the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Borders (C) Nelson Polisky | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Croskey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles McGann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drew Bangs (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Purpura (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Reinaldo Medina (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson's pass is intercepted by Randall Soule | 54-48 |
| 02:56 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 02:55 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Charles McGann | 54-48 |
| 02:55 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Chester Herbert (PF), Nelson Polisky (C) Vernon Croskey, Donald Johnson, Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF) Randall Soule | |
| 02:48 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 02:47 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 02:47 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| 02:18 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Drew Bangs | 54-50 |
| 02:12 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Reinaldo Medina - foul #3 on Reinaldo Medina, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SF) Timothy Purpura | |
| 02:12 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:12 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule is hacked by Charles McGann - foul #2 on Charles McGann, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:39 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Purpura | 56-54 |
| 01:02 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Mack Sharp | 58-54 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Drew Bangs | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky drills a jumper from the right block set up by Charles Robinson and the foul's on Timothy Purpura - foul #1 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #11 | 60-57 |
| 00:41 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky misses the free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Drew Bangs | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 00:18 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky is fouled in the backcourt by Drew Bangs - foul #1 on Drew Bangs, team foul #12 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (SF) Charles McGann | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:15 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:15 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles McGann (SF) Walter Martz | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:08 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Terence Conger is called for the reach on Charles McGann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terence Conger, team foul #13 | 62-60 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Charles McGann makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Charles McGann misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule grabs the board | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-60 |