| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Marion (fresh) SF - Jason Arnott (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mitch Maughan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roman Curran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Trapp (fresh) PF - Michael Morrissette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Jason Arnott inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Cal | Mitch Maughan is hacked by Michael Morrissette - foul #2 on Michael Morrissette, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), Brian Gregg (SF) Roman Curran, William Trapp | |
| 19:21 | Cal | James Trautman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Woods | 26-25 |
| 19:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses the lay-in | 26-25 |
| 19:02 | Southern Cal | Brian Gregg grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-25 |
| 18:46 | Cal | James Trautman pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:30 | Cal | Mitch Maughan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-25 |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Jason Arnott grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 17:46 | Cal | James Trautman drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Patrick Marion | 28-25 |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Mitch Maughan - foul #2 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Elliot Croy (SG), Robert Eubanks (C) Patrick Marion, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), William Lane (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Darrell Linton, Brian Gregg, Michael Woods | |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses the free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:30 | Cal | Mitch Maughan snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Robert Ivey steals the ball from Jason Arnott | 28-27 |
| 16:52 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey drills a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Eubanks - foul #3 on Robert Eubanks, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Delp (SF), Gary Sclafani (C) Jason Arnott, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Trapp (SF) William Lane | |
| 16:52 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:28 | Cal | Michael Morrissette steals the ball from Mitch Maughan | 28-30 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | Elliot Croy is called for the reach on Roman Curran - foul #2 on Elliot Croy, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Marion (SG), Stanley Bryant (C) Elliot Croy, Gary Sclafani | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Lane (SF) Roman Curran, William Trapp | |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey loses the dribble to Patrick Marion | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Marion (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Delp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Darrell Linton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lane (fresh) PF - Michael Morrissette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cal | The short jumper by Patrick Marion is denied by William Lane | 28-30 |
| 15:30 | Cal | Mitch Maughan can't tip it in | 28-30 |
| 15:29 | Southern Cal | William Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 15:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Arnott (SF) Rodney Delp | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), William Trapp (SF), Michael Woods (C) Darrell Linton, William Lane, Michael Morrissette | |
| 14:52 | Cal | Mitch Maughan drills a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Charles Mendenhall - foul #1 on Charles Mendenhall, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette (PF) Charles Mendenhall | |
| 14:52 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette lays it in | 31-32 |
| 14:12 | Cal | Jason Arnott misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Trapp - foul #1 on William Trapp, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Elliot Croy (SG), Robert Eubanks (C) Patrick Marion, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), Brian Gregg (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Roman Curran, William Trapp, Michael Woods | |
| 14:12 | Cal | Jason Arnott makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:12 | Cal | Jason Arnott misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:12 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey scores on a 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 13:38 | Cal | Mitch Maughan hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from James Trautman | 34-35 |
| 13:22 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 13:20 | Cal | Jason Arnott grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:15 | Cal | James Trautman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 13:13 | Cal | Jason Arnott snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 12:51 | Cal | Darrell Linton is called for the reach on Elliot Croy - foul #1 on Darrell Linton, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Delp (SF), Gary Sclafani (C) Jason Arnott, Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), William Trapp (SF), Kevin Able (PF), Michael Woods (C) Darrell Linton, Brian Gregg, Michael Morrissette, Charles Mendenhall | |
| 12:33 | Cal | Rodney Delp is whistled for a carry | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Marion (SG), Stanley Bryant (C) Elliot Croy, Gary Sclafani | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall (PF) Kevin Able | |
| 12:16 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Ivey | 34-37 |
| 11:50 | Cal | Stanley Bryant hits a shot from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Marion (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Delp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Eubanks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roman Curran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Trapp (fresh) PF - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey connects on the 3 from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 11:02 | Cal | James Trautman hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Marion | 38-40 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), Elliot Croy (SG), Jason Arnott (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF), Gary Sclafani (C) James Trautman, Patrick Marion, Rodney Delp, Robert Eubanks, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Lane (SF), Michael Morrissette (PF) Roman Curran, William Trapp, Michael Woods | |
| 10:32 | Cal | Jason Arnott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 10:30 | Cal | Mitch Maughan hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 10:19 | Cal | Jason Arnott pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:54 | Cal | Michael Morrissette swats the shot by Jason Arnott | 40-40 |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | William Lane gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall's floater is tipped away by Jason Arnott | 40-40 |
| 09:30 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 09:04 | Cal | Ronald Moody drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jason Arnott | 42-42 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Morrissette | 42-44 |
| 08:18 | Cal | Mitch Maughan's layup is rejected by William Lane | 42-44 |
| 08:17 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Charles Mendenhall | 42-44 |
| 08:10 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette tips it in | 42-46 |
| 07:43 | Cal | Jason Arnott hits a shot from the right block set up by Ronald Moody and he's fouled by William Lane - foul #2 on William Lane, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cal | James Trautman (PG), Patrick Marion (SG), Robert Eubanks (PF), Stanley Bryant (C) Ronald Moody, Elliot Croy, Mitch Maughan, Gary Sclafani | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), William Trapp (SF), Michael Woods (C) Darrell Linton, William Lane, Charles Mendenhall | |
| 07:43 | Cal | Jason Arnott makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Marion (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Arnott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Eubanks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roman Curran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Trapp (fresh) PF - Michael Morrissette (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Arnott - foul #2 on Jason Arnott, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Delp (SF) Jason Arnott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:13 | Cal | James Trautman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Ivey - foul #3 on Robert Ivey, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| 07:13 | Cal | James Trautman makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:13 | Cal | James Trautman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:47 | Southern Cal | Rodney Delp picks off the pass by Robert Ivey | 47-47 |
| 06:27 | Cal | Rodney Delp misses badly on a shot from the right block | 47-47 |
| 06:25 | Cal | Stanley Bryant grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 06:19 | Cal | James Trautman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Marion | 50-47 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette drills a fadeaway from the left block | 50-49 |
| 05:24 | Cal | Stanley Bryant misses short on a floater from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Rodney Delp tips it but misses | 50-49 |
| 05:22 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 04:55 | Southern Cal | Robert Eubanks picks off the pass by Michael Morrissette | 50-49 |
| 04:55 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Arnott (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF) Rodney Delp, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Gregg (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) William Trapp, Michael Woods | |
| 04:26 | Cal | Mitch Maughan blows the wide open layup | 50-49 |
| 04:24 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Roman Curran | 50-49 |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Stanley Bryant snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 03:49 | Cal | Jason Arnott misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 03:47 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Marion (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Arnott (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mitch Maughan (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roman Curran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Gregg (fresh) PF - Michael Morrissette (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall buries a runner from the baseline set up by Robert Ivey and he's fouled by Stanley Bryant - foul #1 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Elliot Croy (SG), Robert Eubanks (C) Patrick Marion, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Trapp (SF) Roman Curran, Brian Gregg | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Jason Arnott's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Mendenhall | 50-52 |
| 03:02 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Elliot Croy | 50-52 |
| 02:47 | Cal | Charles Mendenhall blocks the short jumper by Jason Arnott | 50-52 |
| 02:45 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses the shot from the right block | 50-52 |
| 02:28 | Cal | Elliot Croy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:28 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Marion (SG), Stanley Bryant (C) Elliot Croy, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), Brian Gregg (SF), Kevin Able (PF), Michael Woods (C) Darrell Linton, William Trapp, Michael Morrissette, Charles Mendenhall | |
| 02:03 | Cal | James Trautman evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Patrick Marion | 53-52 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey's layup is rejected by Stanley Bryant | 53-52 |
| 01:38 | Cal | Stanley Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Patrick Marion makes the jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stanley Bryant - foul #2 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Trapp (SF), Michael Morrissette (PF) Brian Gregg, Kevin Able | |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Cal | James Trautman misses the lay-in | 55-54 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Mitch Maughan swats the layup by Robert Ivey | 55-54 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Mitch Maughan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Cal | Mitch Maughan is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ivey - foul #4 on Robert Ivey, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Mitch Maughan gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Mitch Maughan runs out the clock | 57-54 |