| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Rix (fresh) SG - Dennis Lopes (fresh) SF - Todd Saul (fresh) PF - Willie Tice (fresh) C - Ronald Grant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) SG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) C - Brian Warren (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Ronald Grant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Washington State | Todd Saul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Southern Cal | John Bronson gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Washington State | Ronald Grant grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Warren - foul #1 on Brian Warren, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Willie Tice makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Ronald Grant - foul #1 on Ronald Grant, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren makes the free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:53 | Washington State | Travis Raglin is called for the reach on Eddie Rix - foul #1 on Travis Raglin, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 17:40 | Washington State | Todd Saul hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Travis Raglin - foul #2 on Travis Raglin, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Travis Raglin | |
| 17:40 | Washington State | Todd Saul makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:34 | Southern Cal | John Bronson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Grant - foul #2 on Ronald Grant, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi (PG), Ricky Johnson (C) Eddie Rix, Ronald Grant | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the shot from the right block | 4-3 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | Willie Tice pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:54 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi misses the floater from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Bianchi | 4-3 |
| 16:26 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Dennis Lopes is called for the reach on Ronald Barnes - foul #1 on Dennis Lopes, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Rix (PG), Kenneth Philpot (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Dennis Lopes, Todd Saul, Willie Tice | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick (SG), Joseph Stroman (SF) Ronald Barnes, Melvin Austin | |
| 15:47 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick is whistled for a carry | 6-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG) John Bronson | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Rix (fresh) SG - Alfredo Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Philpot (fresh) PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) C - Ricky Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Brian Warren (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Washington State | Eddie Rix misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke (C) Brian Warren | |
| 15:21 | Washington State | Eddie Rix makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:21 | Washington State | Eddie Rix makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:59 | Southern Cal | Eddie Rix is called for the reach on Kendall Forte - foul #1 on Eddie Rix, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Lopes (SG), Willie Tice (PF) Alfredo Bianchi, Ricky Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (SG) Russell Hedrick | |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-3 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:25 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses the lay-in | 8-3 |
| 14:24 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 14:01 | Washington State | Kyle Burke swats the layup by Willie Tice | 8-3 |
| 13:59 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 13:54 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke is called for traveling | 8-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi (PG), Todd Saul (SF) Eddie Rix, Kenneth Philpot | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Melvin Austin (SF), Brian Warren (C) Kendall Forte, Joseph Stroman, Kyle Burke | |
| 13:37 | Washington State | Todd Saul clanks a floater from the right side | 8-3 |
| 13:36 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Xyong grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 13:20 | Washington State | Willie Tice lays it up and in set up by Alfredo Bianchi | 10-3 |
| 13:08 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 10-3 |
| 13:06 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Xyong pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 12:46 | Washington State | Willie Tice drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-3 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Brian Warren | 12-5 |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Xyong travels with the ball | 12-5 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Rix (PG), Kenneth Philpot (SF), Ricky Johnson (C) Alfredo Bianchi, Dennis Lopes, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick (SG), Joseph Stroman (SF) Ronald Barnes, Melvin Austin | |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | Todd Saul is called for the reach on Russell Hedrick - foul #1 on Todd Saul, team foul #5 | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Rix (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Saul (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Philpot (fresh) PF - Willie Tice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ricky Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fairly fresh) C - Brian Warren (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren scores on a shot near the basket | 12-7 |
| 10:44 | Washington State | Dikembe Akiyama denies the turnaround by Todd Saul | 12-7 |
| 10:42 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 10:40 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Philpot in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| 10:39 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot hits the finger roll | 14-7 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Stroman and the foul's on Kenneth Philpot - foul #1 on Kenneth Philpot, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi (PG), Dennis Lopes (SG) Eddie Rix, Todd Saul | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Ronald Barnes (SG), Melvin Austin (SF) John Bronson, Russell Hedrick, Joseph Stroman | |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 09:57 | Washington State | Willie Tice comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #2 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Washington State | Todd Saul (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (C) Kenneth Philpot, Ricky Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin (PF), Kyle Burke (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Brian Warren | |
| 09:57 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 09:57 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Barnes | 14-12 |
| 09:09 | Washington State | Willie Tice loses the ball out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Johnson (C) Willie Tice | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:53 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kyle Burke, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot (SF) Todd Saul | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG) Kendall Forte, Ronald Barnes | |
| 08:38 | Washington State | Melvin Austin is called for the reach on Alfredo Bianchi - foul #1 on Melvin Austin, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Rix (PG), Willie Tice (PF) Dennis Lopes, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman (SF) Melvin Austin | |
| 08:38 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 08:38 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Alfredo Bianchi picks off the pass by Kyle Burke in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 08:16 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Willie Tice | 18-12 |
| 08:13 | Southern Cal | Eddie Rix is called for the reach on John Bronson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Rix, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Lopes (SG) Eddie Rix | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Brian Warren (C) Travis Raglin, Kyle Burke | |
| 08:13 | Southern Cal | John Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:13 | Southern Cal | John Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:55 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 07:48 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 07:36 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kendall Forte - foul #1 on Kendall Forte, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Todd Saul (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Kenneth Philpot, Willie Tice | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (SG), Travis Raglin (PF) Russell Hedrick, John Bronson | |
| 07:36 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 07:36 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Alfredo Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Lopes (fairly fresh) SF - Todd Saul (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) SG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 06:58 | Washington State | Kendall Forte is called for the reach on Alfredo Bianchi - foul #2 on Kendall Forte, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Russell (PG) Dennis Lopes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Melvin Austin (SF) Kendall Forte, Joseph Stroman | |
| 06:58 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:58 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | John Russell steps in front of the Melvin Austin pass in the backcourt | 22-16 |
| 06:54 | Washington State | John Russell lays it up and in | 24-16 |
| 06:28 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Melvin Austin | 24-18 |
| 05:59 | Washington State | Todd Saul scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Russell | 26-18 |
| 05:33 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Todd Saul - foul #2 on Todd Saul, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Rix (PG), Dennis Lopes (SG), Kenneth Philpot (SF), Willie Tice (PF), Ronald Grant (C) John Russell, Alfredo Bianchi, Todd Saul, Jiao-Long Xyong, Ricky Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick (SG), Joseph Stroman (SF), Kyle Burke (C) Ronald Barnes, Melvin Austin, Brian Warren | |
| 05:33 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:33 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:09 | Washington State | Willie Tice drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Eddie Rix | 28-19 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 28-19 |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke grabs the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | Eddie Rix steals it from Russell Hedrick | 28-19 |
| 04:30 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot lays it in set up by Eddie Rix | 30-19 |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | Eddie Rix is called for the reach on John Bronson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Rix, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Russell (PG) Eddie Rix | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Travis Raglin | |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | John Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | John Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:08 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #3 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #10 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | Todd Saul (SF) Kenneth Philpot | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:08 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:08 | Washington State | Willie Tice makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 03:33 | Washington State | Willie Tice is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Willie Tice, team foul #10 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Willie Tice | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Ronald Barnes (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Travis Raglin (PF), Brian Warren (C) John Bronson, Russell Hedrick, Joseph Stroman, Dikembe Akiyama, Kyle Burke | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Lopes (tiring) SF - Todd Saul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Grant (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) SG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) PF - Travis Raglin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren is hacked by John Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Russell, team foul #11 | 31-24 |
| 03:31 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:31 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:31 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Xyong gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 03:05 | Washington State | Todd Saul misses the easy layup | 31-25 |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 31-25 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Ronald Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:17 | Washington State | Kendall Forte is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #3 on Kendall Forte, team foul #11 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi (PG), Kenneth Philpot (SF) John Russell, Dennis Lopes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Joseph Stroman (SF) Kendall Forte, Melvin Austin | |
| 02:17 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Xyong makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:17 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Xyong misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:17 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Brian Warren | 32-25 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Todd Saul steals it from John Bronson in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Todd Saul misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Barnes - foul #1 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #12 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willie Tice (PF) Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick (SG), Kyle Burke (C) Ronald Barnes, Brian Warren | |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Todd Saul makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Todd Saul makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman is called for traveling | 34-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Lopes (SG) Todd Saul | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:59 | Washington State | The short jumper by Dennis Lopes is denied by Travis Raglin | 34-25 |
| 00:58 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi gets the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:37 | Washington State | The jump hook by Ronald Grant is blocked by Travis Raglin | 34-25 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 00:13 | Washington State | Willie Tice pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:02 | Washington State | Alfredo Bianchi misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-25 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kyle Burke | 34-25 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-25 |