| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roman Curran (fresh) SF - William Trapp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Morrissette (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | William Trapp inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette can't connect on a floater from the right side | 23-24 |
| 19:35 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 19:14 | Arizona | Ira Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Lane (SF), Kevin Able (PF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Roman Curran, William Trapp, Michael Morrissette, Michael Woods | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Ivey | 25-24 |
| 18:31 | Arizona | Ira Collins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gene Greenhaw | 25-26 |
| 18:06 | Southern Cal | Martin Craig steals it from William Lane | 25-26 |
| 18:03 | Arizona | Martin Craig lays it in | 25-28 |
| 17:35 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Lane | 28-28 |
| 17:14 | Arizona | Robert Ivey steals it from Eric Rader | 28-28 |
| 16:48 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Linton | 30-28 |
| 16:22 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Martin Craig | 30-30 |
| 15:57 | Southern Cal | Martin Craig picks off the pass by Robert Ivey | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darrell Linton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lane (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Able (fresh) C - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Ira Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Arizona | Ira Collins slams it home on a great pass from Eric Rader | 30-32 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Ira Collins - foul #2 on Ira Collins, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), William Trapp (SF), Michael Woods (C) Darrell Linton, William Lane, Kevin Able | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bryan Willard (PG), Clarence Bosarge (SG), William Hendricks (SF), Peter Witherspoon (PF), Lucio Vasquez (C) Martin Craig, Eric Rader, Gene Greenhaw, Eddie Sikorski, Ira Collins | |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 15:28 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:05 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Willard and the foul's on Roman Curran - foul #1 on Roman Curran, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette (PF) Charles Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 15:05 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:36 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the paint | 30-35 |
| 14:34 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Lucio Vasquez | 30-35 |
| 14:09 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez is called for traveling | 30-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG), Eddie Sikorski (PF), Ira Collins (C) Clarence Bosarge, Peter Witherspoon, Lucio Vasquez | |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 13:46 | Arizona | Ira Collins pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:23 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-35 |
| 13:22 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Sikorski | 30-35 |
| 12:57 | Arizona | William Hendricks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 12:55 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Woods | 30-35 |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey is hacked by Bryan Willard - foul #4 on Bryan Willard, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall (C) Michael Woods | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG), Gene Greenhaw (SF) Bryan Willard, William Hendricks | |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall hits a shot in the paint set up by Robert Ivey and he's hacked by Gene Greenhaw - foul #1 on Gene Greenhaw, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Gregg (SF) William Trapp | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 11:54 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw is hacked by Brian Gregg - foul #1 on Brian Gregg, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Trapp (SF) Brian Gregg | |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon (PF) Eddie Sikorski | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roman Curran (fairly fresh) SF - William Trapp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Morrissette (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Arizona | Eric Rader scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Craig | 33-37 |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette is fouled on the floor by Eric Rader - foul #1 on Eric Rader, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), Michael Woods (C) Roman Curran, Charles Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez (C) Ira Collins | |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Rader - foul #2 on Eric Rader, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), Brian Gregg (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Darrell Linton, William Trapp, Michael Woods | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:38 | Arizona | Martin Craig clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robert Ivey - foul #3 on Robert Ivey, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Trapp (SF), Michael Woods (C) Roman Curran, Brian Gregg, Charles Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clarence Bosarge (SG), Eddie Sikorski (PF) Eric Rader, Peter Witherspoon | |
| 10:38 | Arizona | Martin Craig makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 10:38 | Arizona | Martin Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 10:38 | Arizona | Martin Craig grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:24 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 10:23 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 10:09 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Ivey and he's hacked by Gene Greenhaw - foul #2 on Gene Greenhaw, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall (C) Michael Woods | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Collins (C) Lucio Vasquez | |
| 10:09 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 10:09 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 09:45 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw's pass is intercepted by Michael Morrissette | 36-40 |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette is hacked by Clarence Bosarge during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Clarence Bosarge, team foul #7 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), Brian Gregg (SF), Michael Woods (C) Darrell Linton, William Trapp, Charles Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bryan Willard (PG), Eric Rader (SG) Martin Craig, Clarence Bosarge | |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:03 | Arizona | Bryan Willard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | Ira Collins blocks the short jumper by Michael Morrissette | 38-40 |
| 08:32 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Ira Collins | 38-40 |
| 08:26 | Arizona | Eric Rader hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 08:25 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 08:07 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gene Greenhaw | 38-42 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roman Curran (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Gregg (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Morrissette (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bryan Willard (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Arizona | Ira Collins buries a floater in the paint set up by Eric Rader and he's fouled by Brian Gregg - foul #2 on Brian Gregg, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Trapp (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Roman Curran, Brian Gregg, Michael Woods | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG), William Hendricks (SF), Peter Witherspoon (PF) Bryan Willard, Gene Greenhaw, Eddie Sikorski | |
| 07:30 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | William Trapp hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 06:47 | Arizona | Robert Ivey steals it from Eric Rader | 43-45 |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton can't finish the layup | 43-45 |
| 06:41 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Ira Collins | 43-45 |
| 06:14 | Arizona | Eric Rader misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:58 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall can't connect on a shot from the right block | 43-45 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton is whistled for a carry | 43-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG), Roman Curran (SG) Robert Ivey, Darrell Linton | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF), Eddie Sikorski (PF), Lucio Vasquez (C) William Hendricks, Peter Witherspoon, Ira Collins | |
| 05:19 | Arizona | Martin Craig hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Greenhaw and the foul's on Michael Morrissette - foul #2 on Michael Morrissette, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (PG), William Lane (SF) Joseph Merritt, William Trapp | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clarence Bosarge (SG) Eric Rader | |
| 05:19 | Arizona | Martin Craig misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 43-47 |
| 04:49 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 04:25 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Lane - foul #2 on William Lane, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Trapp (SF), Michael Woods (C) William Lane, Charles Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bryan Willard (PG), Eric Rader (SG) Martin Craig, Clarence Bosarge | |
| 04:25 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:25 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:25 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Trapp | 45-47 |
| 03:37 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette grabs the board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roman Curran (fairly fresh) SF - William Trapp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Morrissette (tiring) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bryan Willard (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Lucio Vasquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 03:11 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 02:47 | Arizona | Bryan Willard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 02:45 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez tips it home | 45-49 |
| 02:18 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roman Curran | 48-49 |
| 02:18 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG), Darrell Linton (SG), Brian Gregg (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Robert Ivey, Roman Curran, William Trapp, Michael Woods | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG), Ira Collins (C) Bryan Willard, Lucio Vasquez | |
| 02:06 | Arizona | Eric Rader is fouled on the floor by Darrell Linton - foul #2 on Darrell Linton, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| 02:06 | Arizona | Eric Rader misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:06 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 01:52 | Arizona | Martin Craig drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gene Greenhaw | 48-51 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette throws it down | 50-51 |
| 01:13 | Arizona | Brian Gregg swats the layup by Ira Collins | 50-51 |
| 01:12 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski misses the tip | 50-51 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Brian Gregg | 50-51 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 00:47 | Arizona | Ira Collins grabs the board | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Michael Morrissette takes the ball from Eric Rader | 50-51 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Merritt | 52-51 |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Arizona calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Arizona | Ira Collins can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt runs out the clock | 52-51 |