| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Davis (fresh) SG - Donald Britt (fresh) SF - Kevin Conklin (fresh) PF - Justin Southwood (fresh) C - Douglas Moten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) SG - Nolan Thomas (fresh) SF - Gordon Street (fresh) PF - Wayne Lucky (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Washington State | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Washington State | Robert Brown drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mauricio Bruno | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Wayne Lucky | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Washington State | Robert Brown misses the dunk but he's fouled by Justin Southwood - foul #1 on Justin Southwood, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Washington State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Washington State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Southern Cal | William Davis connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Moten out of the doubleteam | 4-3 |
| 17:21 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Southern Cal | William Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Wayne Lucky - foul #1 on Wayne Lucky, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Williams (C) Douglas Moten | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:01 | Southern Cal | William Davis makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Gordon Street is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton (PG), Andre Romano (C) William Davis, Justin Southwood | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:18 | Southern Cal | Donald Britt hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Henry Woolverton and he's fouled by Nolan Thomas - foul #1 on Nolan Thomas, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| 16:18 | Southern Cal | Donald Britt makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Gordon Street misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Kevin Conklin - foul #1 on Kevin Conklin, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (SG), Milo Romano (PF) Nolan Thomas, Wayne Lucky | |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Gordon Street makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Gordon Street misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:06 | Southern Cal | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 15:48 | Southern Cal | Michael Williams makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Woolverton | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Henry Woolverton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Britt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Conklin (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andre Romano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Sydow (fresh) SF - Gordon Street (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Milo Romano (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Washington State | Milo Romano misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 12-6 |
| 15:32 | Southern Cal | Andre Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Milo Romano - foul #1 on Milo Romano, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood (PF), Douglas Moten (C) Michael Williams, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nolan Thomas (SG), Terry Gowin (SF), John Taylor (C) Mauricio Bruno, Gordon Street, Robert Brown | |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton makes the 3rd free throw | 15-6 |
| 14:55 | Washington State | John Taylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nolan Thomas | 15-8 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Nathan Sydow steps in front of the Douglas Moten pass | 15-8 |
| 14:28 | Washington State | Milo Romano misses short on a jumper in the lane | 15-8 |
| 14:27 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 13:44 | Washington State | Terry Gowin is hacked by Kevin Conklin - foul #2 on Kevin Conklin, team foul #3 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Davis (PG), Mark Clemons (SF), Michael Williams (C) Henry Woolverton, Kevin Conklin, Douglas Moten | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Gordon Street (SF), Wayne Lucky (PF), Robert Brown (C) Nolan Thomas, Terry Gowin, Milo Romano, John Taylor | |
| 13:27 | Washington State | Robert Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 18-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Morgenstern (SG) Donald Britt | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:08 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Justin Southwood, team foul #4 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Andre Romano (C) Justin Southwood | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ratko Broski (SG) Nathan Sydow | |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Robert Brown buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Mauricio Bruno | 18-10 |
| 12:41 | Southern Cal | James Morgenstern misses the 3 from straight away | 18-10 |
| 12:39 | Southern Cal | Michael Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:19 | Southern Cal | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 12:12 | Washington State | Gordon Street evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ratko Broski | 18-12 |
| 11:52 | Southern Cal | William Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andre Romano | 21-12 |
| 11:41 | Washington State | Robert Brown knocks in the floater from the baseline | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Morgenstern (fresh) SF - Mark Clemons (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Romano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ratko Broski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Street (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Lucky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | Michael Williams can't connect on a floater from the left side | 21-14 |
| 11:14 | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 11:01 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Britt (SG), Henry Woolverton (SF), Douglas Moten (C) William Davis, Mark Clemons, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Terry Gowin (SF), Milo Romano (PF), John Taylor (C) Mauricio Bruno, Ratko Broski, Gordon Street, Wayne Lucky, Robert Brown | |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 21-14 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Andre Romano snags the offensive board | 21-14 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 21-14 |
| 10:14 | Washington State | Terry Gowin grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:58 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-14 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Henry Woolverton | 21-14 |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton is open and buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Douglas Moten out of the doubleteam | 24-14 |
| 09:25 | Washington State | Milo Romano misses the easy layup | 24-14 |
| 09:23 | Washington State | Terry Gowin grabs the offensive board | 24-14 |
| 09:17 | Washington State | Terry Gowin is hacked by Donald Britt - foul #1 on Donald Britt, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Davis (PG), Mark Clemons (SF), Michael Williams (PF) James Morgenstern, Henry Woolverton, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Gordon Street (SF), Wayne Lucky (PF), Robert Brown (C) Nathan Sydow, Terry Gowin, Milo Romano, John Taylor | |
| 09:03 | Washington State | Robert Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-14 |
| 09:01 | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno snags the offensive board | 24-14 |
| 08:50 | Washington State | Robert Brown misses the lay-in | 24-14 |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Donald Britt grabs the board | 24-14 |
| 08:20 | Southern Cal | Mark Clemons is whistled for a carry | 24-14 |
| 08:09 | Washington State | Gordon Street evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (SG) Nolan Thomas | |
| 08:09 | Washington State | Gordon Street makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:09 | Washington State | Gordon Street misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 07:40 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Douglas Moten, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton (SF) Mark Clemons | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Britt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Woolverton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Moten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathan Sydow (fresh) SF - Gordon Street (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Lucky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Washington State | Michael Williams is called for the reach on Wayne Lucky - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Terry Gowin (SF) Gordon Street | |
| 07:31 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:31 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Douglas Moten | 24-15 |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | William Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Michael Williams snags the offensive board | 24-15 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Gowin - foul #1 on Terry Gowin, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Morgenstern (SG), Andre Romano (PF) Donald Britt, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nolan Thomas (SG), Milo Romano (C) Nathan Sydow, Robert Brown | |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:34 | Washington State | Terry Gowin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-15 |
| 06:32 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 06:15 | Washington State | Henry Woolverton takes the ball from Mauricio Bruno | 25-15 |
| 06:12 | Southern Cal | James Morgenstern lays it in set up by Henry Woolverton | 27-15 |
| 06:01 | Washington State | Milo Romano is hacked by Andre Romano - foul #1 on Andre Romano, team foul #9 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Clemons (SF), Justin Southwood (PF) William Davis, Douglas Moten | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gordon Street (SF), John Taylor (C) Terry Gowin, Wayne Lucky | |
| 06:01 | Washington State | Milo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:01 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood grabs the defensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 05:38 | Southern Cal | James Morgenstern buries a 3 from straight away set up by Henry Woolverton | 30-15 |
| 05:17 | Washington State | Milo Romano drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mauricio Bruno and he's hacked by Justin Southwood - foul #3 on Justin Southwood, team foul #10 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Britt (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Douglas Moten (C) James Morgenstern, Justin Southwood, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (PG), Robert Brown (C) Mauricio Bruno, John Taylor | |
| 05:17 | Washington State | Milo Romano makes the free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Taylor (C) Robert Brown | |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 04:48 | Washington State | John Taylor snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 04:38 | Washington State | Milo Romano loses the ball out of bounds | 31-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Morgenstern (PG) Henry Woolverton | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ratko Broski (SG), Wayne Lucky (PF) Nolan Thomas, John Taylor | |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-18 |
| 04:14 | Washington State | Gordon Street pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| 04:03 | Washington State | Nathan Sydow makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Milo Romano | 31-21 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Mark Clemons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 03:39 | Washington State | Nathan Sydow snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Morgenstern (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Britt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Clemons (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Moten (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Nathan Sydow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ratko Broski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Street (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Lucky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Milo Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Washington State | Gordon Street scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Milo Romano | 31-23 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Mark Clemons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 03:20 | Washington State | Gordon Street grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 03:15 | Washington State | Gordon Street shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner near the basket | 31-23 |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Douglas Moten grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Donald Britt's pass is intercepted by Nathan Sydow | 31-23 |
| 02:50 | Washington State | Gordon Street makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Nathan Sydow | 31-25 |
| 02:29 | Southern Cal | Mark Clemons drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Morgenstern | 34-25 |
| 02:14 | Washington State | Milo Romano banks in the layup | 34-27 |
| 02:08 | Southern Cal | Mark Clemons hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Moten | 37-27 |
| 01:48 | Washington State | Ratko Broski is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 01:25 | Southern Cal | Mark Clemons buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Douglas Moten out of the doubleteam | 40-30 |
| 01:15 | Washington State | Ratko Broski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Nathan Sydow picks off the pass by Michael Williams | 40-30 |
| 00:44 | Washington State | Milo Romano buries a jumper from close range | 40-32 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Michael Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Lucky - foul #2 on Wayne Lucky, team foul #7 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Davis (PG), Kevin Conklin (SF), Andre Romano (C) James Morgenstern, Mark Clemons, Douglas Moten | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Terry Gowin (SF), John Taylor (PF), Robert Brown (C) Nathan Sydow, Ratko Broski, Gordon Street, Wayne Lucky, Milo Romano | |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:02 | Washington State | John Taylor makes the runner from the left block | 41-34 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Kevin Conklin misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 41-34 |