| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 5 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Guinan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cargile (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 19:30 | Cal | Randy Palmer snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 19:15 | Cal | James Cargile misses the dunk but the foul's on Irvin Regis - foul #2 on Irvin Regis, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF) Christopher Espinosa, Jason Shelor, Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 19:15 | Cal | James Cargile misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 19:15 | Cal | James Cargile makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Seymour | 29-41 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Barry Blackstone's pass is intercepted by Richard Woods | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 18:08 | Cal | Barry Blackstone grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 17:59 | Cal | Melvin Gallman steals it from James Cargile | 29-41 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis is open but misses the lay-in | 29-41 |
| 17:30 | Cal | James Cargile gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 17:09 | Cal | Arnold Guinan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 17:07 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 17:03 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 17:02 | Cal | Barry Blackstone pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:23 | Southern Cal | Randy Palmer blocks the jumper by Frederick Seymour | 29-44 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Vincente Costa pulls down the rebound | 29-44 |
| 15:52 | Cal | Barry Blackstone is hacked by Irvin Regis - foul #3 on Irvin Regis, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Jon Pomeroy (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Charles Mota (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Vincente Costa, Randy Palmer, Barry Blackstone, James Cargile | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Mota (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Guinan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Pederson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - Michael Linderman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Arnold Guinan | 29-47 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough drills a floater from the left block | 31-47 |
| 15:04 | Cal | Jason Shelor takes the ball from Arnold Guinan | 31-47 |
| 14:49 | Southern Cal | Jon Pomeroy is hacked by James Gardiner - foul #2 on James Gardiner, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Irvin Regis (C) Jon Pomeroy, Charles Mota | |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG) Nwake Abdalla | |
| 14:33 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-47 |
| 14:32 | Cal | Michael Linderman grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 14:16 | Cal | Vincente Costa shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 14:15 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods is called for traveling | 31-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Melvin Gallman (SF) Christopher Espinosa, Jason Shelor | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:55 | Cal | Vincente Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Woods - foul #2 on Richard Woods, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| 13:43 | Cal | Vincente Costa clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 13:41 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket | 33-47 |
| 13:15 | Cal | Kevin Dorrough takes the ball from Michael Linderman | 33-47 |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Browning (SG), Jon Pomeroy (SF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Richard Woods, Melvin Gallman, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | Cal | Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF), James Cargile (C) Johnnie Pederson, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| 12:42 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 33-47 |
| 12:41 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Arnold Guinan - foul #3 on Arnold Guinan, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Irvin Regis (C) David Browning, Jon Pomeroy, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:24 | Cal | Barry Blackstone grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 12:11 | Cal | Arnold Guinan misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 12:09 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 34-47 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods can't tip it in | 34-47 |
| 11:55 | Cal | James Cargile pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 11:48 | Cal | James Cargile scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Guinan (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cargile (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the tip | 34-49 |
| 11:30 | Cal | James Cargile gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 11:14 | Cal | Arnold Guinan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 11:13 | Cal | James Cargile can't tip it in | 34-49 |
| 11:11 | Cal | James Cargile pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:57 | Cal | Barry Blackstone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Palmer | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Vincente Costa - foul #1 on Vincente Costa, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Jason Shelor, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Vincente Costa, Randy Palmer, Barry Blackstone, James Cargile | |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 10:47 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Linderman | 34-51 |
| 10:32 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla is fouled on the floor by Christopher Espinosa - foul #1 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Charles Mota (PF), Irvin Regis (C) David Browning, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:12 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-51 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 09:57 | Cal | James Gardiner pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 09:36 | Cal | Arnold Guinan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 09:34 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson hits the follow up shot | 34-53 |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the jump hook from close range set up by Charles Mota | 36-53 |
| 09:15 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), David Browning (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Christopher Espinosa, Richard Woods, Charles Mota, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Randy Palmer (SF), James Cargile (C) Nwake Abdalla, Johnnie Pederson, Michael Linderman | |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Browning | 38-53 |
| 08:35 | Cal | Randy Palmer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 08:34 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Frederick Seymour | 38-53 |
| 08:24 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour is hacked by James Cargile - foul #1 on James Cargile, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Jon Pomeroy (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Irvin Regis (C) David Browning, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Cal | Barry Blackstone (PF) James Gardiner | |
| 08:14 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Irvin Regis | 40-53 |
| 07:52 | Cal | Vincente Costa shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Guinan (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cargile (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough hits a wide open jump hook from the left block set up by Frederick Seymour out of the doubleteam | 42-53 |
| 07:19 | Cal | Barry Blackstone drills a turnaround from close range | 42-55 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough's pass is intercepted by Randy Palmer | 42-55 |
| 06:56 | Cal | Arnold Guinan lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Palmer | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough's floater is tipped away by Barry Blackstone | 42-57 |
| 06:42 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods tips it home | 44-57 |
| 06:30 | Cal | Jon Pomeroy is called for the reach on Arnold Guinan - foul #1 on Jon Pomeroy, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Jon Pomeroy, Kevin Dorrough, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Arnold Guinan, Randy Palmer, Barry Blackstone, James Cargile | |
| 06:24 | Cal | Vincente Costa is fouled on the floor by Christopher Espinosa - foul #2 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| 06:16 | Cal | Vincente Costa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 06:15 | Cal | Michael Linderman tips it but misses | 44-57 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Michael Linderman pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 05:56 | Cal | Vincente Costa scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Johnnie Pederson | 44-60 |
| 05:51 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 05:50 | Cal | Vincente Costa snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 05:36 | Cal | Michael Linderman is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-60 |
| 05:34 | Cal | Vincente Costa gets the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 05:17 | Cal | Phillip Ross blocks the short jumper by Michael Linderman | 44-60 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 04:59 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman misses long on a floater from the right side | 44-60 |
| 04:57 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross tips it in | 46-60 |
| 04:38 | Cal | Vincente Costa splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Gardiner | 46-63 |
| 04:24 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Gardiner - foul #3 on James Gardiner, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Irvin Regis (C) Christopher Espinosa, David Browning, Melvin Gallman, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), Arnold Guinan (SG), Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF) Vincente Costa, Kevin Hockaday, Johnnie Pederson, James Gardiner | |
| 04:24 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 04:24 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:03 | Cal | Frederick Seymour is called for the reach on Nwake Abdalla - foul #2 on Frederick Seymour, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Phillip Ross | |
| Subs | Cal | James Cargile (C) Michael Linderman | |
| 04:03 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:03 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 03:59 | Southern Cal | Nwake Abdalla picks off the pass by Frederick Seymour in the backcourt | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Cal | Barry Blackstone can't throw it down but the foul's on Kevin Dorrough - foul #1 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #8 | 48-65 |
| 03:34 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 03:34 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Woods (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Guinan (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Cargile (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Shelor | 50-67 |
| 02:59 | Cal | Barry Blackstone is fouled on the floor by Kevin Dorrough - foul #2 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #9 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF) Jason Shelor | |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Kevin Hockaday (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF) Nwake Abdalla, Arnold Guinan, Randy Palmer | |
| 02:59 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:59 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 02:36 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Cal | Barry Blackstone is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-69 |
| 02:07 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis can't connect on a shot from the left side | 50-69 |
| 01:49 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Woods | 50-69 |
| 01:35 | Southern Cal | Johnnie Pederson blocks the jumper by Frederick Seymour | 50-69 |
| 01:34 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman tips it home | 52-69 |
| 01:20 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses the jumper from the left side | 52-69 |
| 01:19 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Barry Blackstone - foul #2 on Barry Blackstone, team foul #6 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Jason Shelor (SF) Frederick Seymour, Melvin Gallman | |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Guinan (SG), Randy Palmer (SF) Kevin Hockaday, Johnnie Pederson | |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Cal | James Cargile blows the layup | 53-69 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Barry Blackstone picks off the pass by Irvin Regis | 53-69 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Vincente Costa runs out the clock | 53-69 |