| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcelino Giordano (fresh) SF - Joel Linke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Kitt (fresh) C - Ronald Rayfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders travels with the ball | 23-28 |
| 19:14 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Marcelino Giordano | 25-28 |
| 19:11 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger loses the dribble to Joel Linke in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 19:09 | Cal | James Kitt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joel Linke | 27-28 |
| 18:49 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| 18:25 | Cal | James Kitt misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Dikembe Awada - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 18:25 | Cal | James Kitt makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:25 | Cal | James Kitt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:09 | Southern Cal | Eric Flowers is called for the reach on James Pimentel - foul #1 on Eric Flowers, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SF), Rafael Cost (PF) Joel Linke, James Kitt | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-28 |
| 17:47 | Cal | Rafael Cost grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:30 | Cal | Eric Flowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cal | David Condit (SF) Marcelino Giordano | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn (SF), William Schwarze (C) Dikembe Awada, Daniel Johnson | |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | David Condit picks off the pass by Cody Hearn | 29-28 |
| 17:05 | Cal | Eric Flowers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| 16:52 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders is fouled on the floor by Ronald Rayfield - foul #3 on Ronald Rayfield, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF) Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson (C) James Pimentel | |
| 16:38 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 16:37 | Cal | Joel Linke pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:18 | Cal | Rafael Cost scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Condit | 31-28 |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Sanders | 31-31 |
| 15:45 | Cal | Franklin Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (SG), James Kitt (PF), Ronald Rayfield (C) Joel Linke, Rafael Cost, David Condit | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF), James Pimentel (PF) Cody Hearn, Daniel Johnson | |
| 15:45 | Cal | Franklin Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:45 | Cal | Franklin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:45 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Nunez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Kitt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Rayfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Schwarze (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Ronald Rayfield is called for the reach on William Schwarze in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Rayfield, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF), Rafael Cost (C) Franklin Smith, Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:34 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rafael Cost - foul #2 on Rafael Cost, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| 15:34 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:34 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:10 | Cal | Rafael Cost misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Pimentel - foul #1 on James Pimentel, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson (C) William Schwarze | |
| 15:10 | Cal | Rafael Cost makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:10 | Cal | Rafael Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:56 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada double dribbles | 33-32 |
| Subs | Cal | David Condit (SF) Eric Flowers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:43 | Cal | Oscar Nunez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 33-32 |
| 14:41 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 14:38 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 14:10 | Cal | Oscar Nunez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Terence Conger - foul #1 on Terence Conger, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF), Franklin Smith (C) James Kitt, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Schwarze (PF) James Pimentel | |
| 14:10 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:10 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada is hacked by Oscar Nunez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oscar Nunez, team foul #5 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), James Kitt (PF) Oscar Nunez, David Condit | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:47 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 35-32 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 13:35 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze travels with the ball | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Rafael Cost (C) Marcelino Giordano | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Pimentel (PF) Daniel Johnson | |
| 13:12 | Cal | Eric Flowers can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Schwarze | 35-32 |
| 12:50 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 12:49 | Cal | Eric Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:20 | Cal | Joel Linke's fadeaway is rejected by William Schwarze | 35-32 |
| 12:19 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | James Kitt is called for the reach on Terence Conger - foul #1 on James Kitt, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SG), David Condit (C) Franklin Smith, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), Cody Hearn (SF), Daniel Johnson (C) Charles Sanders, Terence Conger, Dikembe Awada, William Schwarze | |
| 11:46 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel blows the layup | 35-32 |
| 11:44 | Cal | James Kitt grabs the board | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcelino Giordano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Linke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Kitt (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Condit (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Drew Bangs (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sean Turner (fresh) SF - Cody Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Pimentel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Cal | James Kitt's floater is tipped away by Daniel Johnson | 35-32 |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 35-32 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Pimentel | 35-35 |
| 10:46 | Cal | Eric Flowers scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Kitt | 38-35 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Rafael Cost (C) James Kitt | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), William Schwarze (PF) Sean Turner, James Pimentel | |
| 10:25 | Cal | Joel Linke misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 10:23 | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 10:15 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Rafael Cost - foul #3 on Rafael Cost, team foul #7 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Cal | James Kitt (PF) David Condit | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF) Drew Bangs, Cody Hearn | |
| 10:15 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:15 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 09:56 | Cal | James Kitt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joel Linke | 40-36 |
| 09:36 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Terence Conger | 40-39 |
| 09:09 | Cal | James Kitt drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Flowers | 42-39 |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Awada | 42-41 |
| 08:28 | Cal | James Kitt hits the finger roll | 44-41 |
| 08:05 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Terence Conger | 44-44 |
| 07:45 | Cal | Joel Linke is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joel Linke, team foul #8 | 44-44 |
| 07:45 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (PG), Oscar Nunez (SG), David Condit (PF), Ronald Rayfield (C) Eric Flowers, Joel Linke, James Kitt, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn (SF), James Pimentel (PF) William Schwarze, Daniel Johnson | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Franklin Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Nunez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Marcelino Giordano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Condit (fresh) 1 ast. C - Ronald Rayfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cody Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Rayfield - foul #5 on Ronald Rayfield, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Rafael Cost (C) Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:08 | Cal | Oscar Nunez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | Franklin Smith picks off the pass by Dikembe Awada | 44-46 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Rafael Cost misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 05:55 | Cal | Oscar Nunez snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 05:31 | Cal | James Pimentel swats the layup by Rafael Cost | 44-46 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:11 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Joel Linke (SF), James Kitt (PF) Franklin Smith, Marcelino Giordano, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), Richard Dubois (SF), William Schwarze (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Charles Sanders, Terence Conger, Cody Hearn, James Pimentel, Dikembe Awada | |
| 04:42 | Cal | Drew Bangs steals it from Joel Linke | 44-46 |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 04:15 | Cal | Eric Flowers gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 03:57 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-46 |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson is whistled for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF), Rafael Cost (C) Joel Linke, David Condit | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Terence Conger (SG), Cody Hearn (SF), James Pimentel (PF) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner, Richard Dubois, Daniel Johnson | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Nunez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Marcelino Giordano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Kitt (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Cost (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cody Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - William Schwarze (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cal | Charles Sanders is called for the reach on Oscar Nunez - foul #2 on Charles Sanders, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (C) Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF) Cody Hearn | |
| 02:54 | Cal | James Kitt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 02:52 | Cal | Franklin Smith snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 02:37 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 02:33 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada is fouled in the backcourt by Marcelino Giordano - foul #3 on Marcelino Giordano, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF), Rafael Cost (PF) Marcelino Giordano, James Kitt | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson (C) William Schwarze | |
| 02:33 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:33 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:06 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson is hacked by Franklin Smith - foul #1 on Franklin Smith, team foul #11 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Cal | James Kitt (PF) Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:42 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Rafael Cost snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Joel Linke is fouled on the floor by James Pimentel - foul #2 on James Pimentel, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| 01:01 | Cal | Oscar Nunez knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Linke | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Oscar Nunez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Cal | Oscar Nunez is hacked by Terence Conger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terence Conger, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (C) Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:43 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders hits a 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Oscar Nunez is hacked by Terence Conger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terence Conger, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF), Rafael Cost (C) Joel Linke, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:35 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Oscar Nunez is hacked by Charles Sanders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Sanders, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Pimentel | 56-55 |
| 00:12 | Cal | Eric Flowers is fouled in the backcourt by Terence Conger - foul #4 on Terence Conger, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF) Marcelino Giordano | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:12 | Cal | Eric Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:12 | Cal | Eric Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders is hacked by Eric Flowers - foul #2 on Eric Flowers, team foul #12 | 58-55 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Eric Flowers runs out the clock | 58-56 |