| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Henry Zwigart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben O'Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Wright inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Cal | James Gerber drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Halter | 29-30 |
| 19:24 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford makes the runner in the paint | 31-30 |
| 19:04 | Southern Cal | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lester Alban - foul #2 on Lester Alban, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:04 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:04 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:42 | Stanford | Keith Kelly double dribbles | 31-32 |
| 18:29 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen is hacked by Kevin Crawford - foul #2 on Kevin Crawford, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 18:15 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen hits a shot from the right side set up by Larry Gunning | 31-34 |
| 17:46 | Stanford | Jason Allen swats the short shot by Kevin Crawford | 31-34 |
| 17:45 | Stanford | Keith Kelly hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Ruben O'Lowe steals it from Jason Allen | 33-34 |
| 16:53 | Stanford | Keith Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Halter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Rincon (SG) James Gerber, Larry Gunning | |
| 16:53 | Stanford | Keith Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:53 | Stanford | Keith Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:41 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 16:39 | Stanford | Lester Alban grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 16:16 | Stanford | Lester Alban misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 16:14 | Southern Cal | John Wright grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 15:56 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 15:55 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Henry Zwigart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben O'Lowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Crawford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen connects on the shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 15:26 | Stanford | John Wright is called for the reach on Ruben O'Lowe - foul #3 on John Wright, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SG) Larry Rincon | |
| 14:59 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe hits the finger roll set up by Lester Alban | 37-36 |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | Ruben O'Lowe picks off the pass by Jeffrey Halter | 37-36 |
| 14:23 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 14:22 | Stanford | Lester Alban tips it home | 39-36 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Keith Kelly - foul #3 on Keith Kelly, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ronald Taylor (SF) Ruben O'Lowe | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:46 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford lays it in on a great pass from Henry Zwigart | 41-38 |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 13:22 | Stanford | Keith Kelly snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:07 | Stanford | Lester Alban misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 13:05 | Southern Cal | John Wright grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 12:41 | Stanford | Lester Alban pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:18 | Stanford | Jeffrey Halter blocks the short jumper by Henry Zwigart | 41-38 |
| 12:17 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:03 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning is fouled on the floor by Keith Kelly - foul #4 on Keith Kelly, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (SG), Ruben O'Lowe (SF), Milton Coney (PF) Henry Zwigart, Ronald Taylor, Kevin Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Larry Rincon (SG) Mark Burkey, Larry Gunning | |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Ruben O'Lowe is called for the reach on John Wright - foul #2 on Ruben O'Lowe, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben O'Lowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Milton Coney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Kelly (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Wright (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Allen (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gerber | 41-41 |
| 11:22 | Stanford | Milton Coney misses the lay-in | 41-41 |
| 11:21 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | Ruben O'Lowe steps in front of the James Gerber pass | 41-41 |
| 11:13 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ruben O'Lowe | 43-41 |
| 10:55 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 10:53 | Stanford | Milton Coney snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:24 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe lays it in | 45-41 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:09 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Milton Coney | 45-41 |
| 09:46 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lester Alban | 47-41 |
| 09:24 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon buries a shot from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 09:00 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 08:59 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:46 | Stanford | Jeffrey Halter is called for the reach on Keith Kelly - foul #2 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Zwigart (SG), Ronald Taylor (SF), Kevin Crawford (PF) Lester Alban, Ruben O'Lowe, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Gunning (SG) James Gerber, Larry Rincon | |
| 08:25 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford knocks in the runner from close range | 49-43 |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | John Wright buries a turnaround from close range set up by Larry Gunning | 49-45 |
| 07:43 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Gunning - foul #2 on Larry Gunning, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| 07:43 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| 07:43 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:43 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Alvin Gilmore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Zwigart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Taylor (fresh) PF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Coney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Allen (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-47 |
| 07:06 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart clanks a turnaround from the left block | 51-47 |
| 07:05 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | Milton Coney blocks the jumper by Larry Gunning | 51-47 |
| 06:58 | Stanford | Milton Coney grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 06:53 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Wright - foul #4 on John Wright, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe (SF) Ronald Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG) Mark Burkey | |
| 06:53 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:53 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Crawford | 53-47 |
| 06:34 | Stanford | Milton Coney snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 06:10 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart's pass is intercepted by Larry Gunning | 53-47 |
| 05:53 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 53-47 |
| 05:52 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:27 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford misses long on a shot near the basket | 53-47 |
| 05:26 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford tips it in | 55-47 |
| 05:11 | Southern Cal | John Wright's layup is rejected by Milton Coney | 55-47 |
| 05:10 | Stanford | Milton Coney grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:54 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford buries a fadeaway from the left side | 57-47 |
| 04:31 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Gerber | 57-49 |
| 04:31 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Stanford | Lester Alban (PG), Keith Kelly (C) Alvin Gilmore, Milton Coney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:07 | Stanford | Keith Kelly misses the jumper from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 04:05 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to James Gerber | 57-49 |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | John Wright loses the dribble to Ruben O'Lowe | 57-49 |
| 03:43 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart banks in the layup on a great pass from Ruben O'Lowe | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Lester Alban (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Zwigart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben O'Lowe (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Wright (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jason Allen (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Southern Cal | James Gerber is fouled on the floor by Ruben O'Lowe - foul #3 on Ruben O'Lowe, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ronald Taylor (SF) Ruben O'Lowe | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:15 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning is hacked by Ronald Taylor - foul #1 on Ronald Taylor, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| 03:15 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 03:15 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Keith Kelly | 61-51 |
| 03:00 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe (SF) Ronald Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:45 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen clanks a floater from the right side | 61-51 |
| 02:43 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| 02:26 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Wright - foul #5 on John Wright, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) John Wright | |
| 02:26 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:26 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:26 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 02:08 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen's layup is rejected by Kevin Crawford | 62-53 |
| 02:06 | Stanford | Ruben O'Lowe grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 01:47 | Stanford | Lester Alban misses the runner from the baseline | 62-53 |
| 01:45 | Stanford | Keith Kelly hits the follow up shot | 64-53 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Gerber and he's hacked by Keith Kelly - foul #5 on Keith Kelly, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Stanford | Milton Coney (C) Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:36 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Gunning - foul #3 on Larry Gunning, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ronald Taylor (SF) Ruben O'Lowe | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:35 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:35 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:31 | Southern Cal | James Gerber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (SG) Henry Zwigart | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:30 | Stanford | Lester Alban is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Halter - foul #3 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| 01:30 | Stanford | Lester Alban makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:30 | Stanford | Lester Alban makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:11 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Milton Coney | 66-56 |
| 01:10 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 01:09 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford is fouled in the backcourt by James Gerber - foul #1 on James Gerber, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| 01:09 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Halter | 66-56 |
| 00:53 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley misses badly on a runner in the lane | 66-56 |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Alvin Gilmore is called for the reach on James Gerber - foul #3 on Alvin Gilmore, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Zwigart (SG), Ruben O'Lowe (SF) Alvin Gilmore, Ronald Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:47 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford is hacked by James Gerber in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gerber, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (SG), Ronald Taylor (SF) Henry Zwigart, Ruben O'Lowe | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:45 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:45 | Stanford | Kevin Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Milton Coney | 68-56 |
| 00:37 | Stanford | Milton Coney grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Stanford | Lester Alban clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Halter - foul #4 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #11 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Zwigart (SG), Ruben O'Lowe (SF) Alvin Gilmore, Ronald Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:14 | Stanford | Lester Alban makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:14 | Stanford | Lester Alban makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Milton Coney denies the turnaround by Jason Allen | 70-56 |
| 00:06 | Stanford | Milton Coney snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Lester Alban runs out the clock | 70-56 |