| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Fredrick Dobbs (fresh) SG - Ross Bergren (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nixon (fresh) PF - Michael Flynn (fresh) C - Eric Huggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Daniel Simmons (fresh) SG - Weston Green (fresh) SF - George Shaw (fresh) PF - Floyd Duley (fresh) C - Mark Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Fredrick Dobbs | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn's layup is rejected by Mark Williams | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Southern Cal | George Shaw lays it up and in and he's hacked by Eric Huggins - foul #1 on Eric Huggins, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Southern Cal | George Shaw makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs is hacked by Weston Green - foul #1 on Weston Green, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Atkin (PG), Joe Whang (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF), Jack Crawford (PF), Micheal Laursen (C) Fredrick Dobbs, Ross Bergren, Kenneth Nixon, Michael Flynn, Eric Huggins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Mack (PG), Raymond Gillman (SG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF), Devin Cotta (C) Daniel Simmons, Weston Green, George Shaw, Floyd Duley, Mark Williams | |
| 17:45 | Arizona State | Lino Rusinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:23 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 17:04 | Arizona State | Michael Atkin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Atkin, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Eric Huggins (C) Jack Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alex Cottingham (C) Devin Cotta | |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Alex Cottingham is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Alex Cottingham, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs (PG), Kenneth Nixon (SF), Michael Flynn (PF) Michael Atkin, Lino Rusinski, Eric Huggins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Shaw (PG), Floyd Duley (PF), Devin Cotta (C) David Mack, Jeffrey Gilbert, Alex Cottingham | |
| 16:24 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Gillman - foul #1 on Raymond Gillman, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Atkin (SG), Eric Huggins (C) Joe Whang, Michael Flynn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Mack (PG), Richard Jones (SF), Alex Cottingham (C) George Shaw, Elmer Schindler, Devin Cotta | |
| 16:24 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:24 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:24 | Southern Cal | Alex Cottingham grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:03 | Southern Cal | David Mack is fouled on the floor by Eric Huggins - foul #2 on Eric Huggins, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ross Bergren (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF), Michael Flynn (PF) Fredrick Dobbs, Kenneth Nixon, Eric Huggins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Shaw (PG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF), Mark Williams (C) David Mack, Richard Jones, Floyd Duley, Alex Cottingham | |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs (PG), Joe Whang (SG), Kenneth Nixon (SF) Michael Atkin, Ross Bergren, Lino Rusinski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Simmons (PG), Richard Jones (SF), Floyd Duley (PF) George Shaw, Elmer Schindler, Jeffrey Gilbert | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Fredrick Dobbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Whang (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nixon (fresh) PF - Michael Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Laursen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Daniel Simmons (fresh) SG - Raymond Gillman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Floyd Duley (fresh) C - Mark Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Micheal Laursen | 6-6 |
| 15:18 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:04 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Flynn - foul #1 on Michael Flynn, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Atkin (PG), Ross Bergren (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF) Fredrick Dobbs, Joe Whang, Kenneth Nixon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Shaw (PG), Weston Green (SG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Devin Cotta (C) Daniel Simmons, Raymond Gillman, Richard Jones, Mark Williams | |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:32 | Arizona State | Ross Bergren drills a jumpshot from the right side | 8-10 |
| 14:12 | Southern Cal | Elmer Schindler makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Devin Cotta | 8-12 |
| 13:47 | Arizona State | Michael Atkin is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Atkin, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs (PG), Kenneth Nixon (SF), Jack Crawford (PF) Michael Atkin, Lino Rusinski, Michael Flynn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Mack (PG), Raymond Gillman (SG), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF), Mark Williams (C) Weston Green, Elmer Schindler, Floyd Duley, Devin Cotta | |
| 13:18 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:16 | Arizona State | Jack Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:03 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ross Bergren and he's fouled by George Shaw - foul #1 on George Shaw, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joe Whang (SG), Michael Flynn (PF) Ross Bergren, Jack Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Simmons (PG), Weston Green (SG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Alex Cottingham (C) David Mack, Raymond Gillman, George Shaw, Mark Williams | |
| 13:03 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | Weston Green drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 12:22 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Micheal Laursen | 14-15 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert makes the floater from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 11:38 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Alex Cottingham - foul #2 on Alex Cottingham, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ross Bergren (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF) Joe Whang, Kenneth Nixon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Mack (PG), Raymond Gillman (SG), George Shaw (SF), Floyd Duley (PF), Mark Williams (C) Daniel Simmons, Weston Green, Elmer Schindler, Jeffrey Gilbert, Alex Cottingham | |
| 11:38 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:38 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:38 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Fredrick Dobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Bergren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lino Rusinski (fresh) PF - Michael Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Micheal Laursen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Mack (fresh) SG - Raymond Gillman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Duley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by George Shaw and he's fouled by Michael Flynn - foul #2 on Michael Flynn, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jack Crawford (PF) Michael Flynn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 11:07 | Arizona State | Ross Bergren buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Fredrick Dobbs | 18-20 |
| 10:53 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon (SF) Lino Rusinski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Jones (SF) David Mack | |
| 10:37 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 10:05 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Williams | 18-20 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | George Shaw misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:48 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 09:21 | Arizona State | Jack Crawford lays it up and in on a great pass from Ross Bergren and the foul's on Raymond Gillman - foul #2 on Raymond Gillman, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joe Whang (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF) Ross Bergren, Kenneth Nixon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Simmons (PG), Weston Green (SG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Devin Cotta (C) George Shaw, Raymond Gillman, Richard Jones, Mark Williams | |
| 09:21 | Arizona State | Jack Crawford makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-24 |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Simmons - foul #1 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon (SF), Eric Huggins (C) Lino Rusinski, Jack Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Mack (PG) Daniel Simmons | |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:35 | Southern Cal | Micheal Laursen denies the turnaround by Elmer Schindler | 22-24 |
| 08:33 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Eric Huggins | 22-24 |
| 08:19 | Arizona State | Joe Whang misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Weston Green - foul #2 on Weston Green, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ross Bergren (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF) Kenneth Nixon, Eric Huggins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Simmons (PG), George Shaw (SF), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF) David Mack, Weston Green, Floyd Duley | |
| 08:19 | Arizona State | Joe Whang makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:19 | Arizona State | Joe Whang makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | George Shaw hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Daniel Simmons | 24-26 |
| 07:49 | Arizona State | Ross Bergren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Micheal Laursen - foul #1 on Micheal Laursen, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon (SF), Michael Flynn (PF), Eric Huggins (C) Lino Rusinski, Joe Whang, Micheal Laursen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Mack (PG), Floyd Duley (PF), Mark Williams (C) Daniel Simmons, Elmer Schindler, Devin Cotta | |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Fredrick Dobbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Bergren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Nixon (fresh) PF - Michael Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Huggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Mack (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Floyd Duley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Arizona State | Eric Huggins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 07:02 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn gets the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 06:45 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Nixon | 27-28 |
| 06:19 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joe Whang (SG), Jack Crawford (PF), Micheal Laursen (C) Ross Bergren, Michael Flynn, Eric Huggins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Simmons (PG), Elmer Schindler (SG), Richard Jones (SF) David Mack, Jeffrey Gilbert, George Shaw | |
| 05:56 | Arizona State | Jack Crawford blows the layup | 27-28 |
| 05:54 | Arizona State | Joe Whang grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 05:42 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 05:40 | Arizona State | Joe Whang can't tip it in | 27-28 |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Jack Crawford - foul #1 on Jack Crawford, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ross Bergren (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF), Eric Huggins (C) Joe Whang, Kenneth Nixon, Jack Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Shaw (SF), Devin Cotta (C) Richard Jones, Mark Williams | |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:58 | Arizona State | George Shaw steps in front of the Eric Huggins pass | 27-29 |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | George Shaw misses the dunk | 27-29 |
| 04:32 | Southern Cal | George Shaw tips it home | 27-31 |
| 04:08 | Arizona State | Eric Huggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 04:07 | Arizona State | Ross Bergren grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 03:49 | Arizona State | Lino Rusinski hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Floyd Duley is denied by Eric Huggins | 30-31 |
| 03:28 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 03:14 | Arizona State | Lino Rusinski drills a jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Fredrick Dobbs (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Bergren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lino Rusinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Micheal Laursen (tiring) 2 pts. C - Eric Huggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Daniel Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer Schindler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Shaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Floyd Duley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Devin Cotta (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | George Shaw works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 32-31 |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Devin Cotta | 32-31 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Micheal Laursen steals the ball from Elmer Schindler | 32-31 |
| 02:09 | Arizona State | Ross Bergren can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 02:08 | Southern Cal | Devin Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:52 | Southern Cal | Elmer Schindler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 01:50 | Arizona State | Eric Huggins grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 01:32 | Arizona State | Eric Huggins hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley hits the finger roll | 35-33 |
| 00:42 | Arizona State | George Shaw steals the ball from Ross Bergren | 35-33 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Daniel Simmons blows the layup | 35-33 |
| 00:37 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Eric Huggins is fouled on the floor by Devin Cotta - foul #1 on Devin Cotta, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Atkin (PG), Joe Whang (SG), Kenneth Nixon (SF), Michael Flynn (PF) Fredrick Dobbs, Ross Bergren, Lino Rusinski, Micheal Laursen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Mack (PG), Weston Green (SG), Raymond Gillman (SF), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF), Mark Williams (C) Daniel Simmons, Elmer Schindler, George Shaw, Floyd Duley, Devin Cotta | |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Eric Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Eric Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Eric Huggins swats the layup by Mark Williams | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon misses short on a fullcourt shot | 36-33 |