| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Dycus (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Carnell (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James England (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Brent Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Zalk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Hodgkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Southern Cal | John Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Jones - foul #1 on Brent Jones, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:46 | Southern Cal | Brent Jones is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #2 on Brent Jones, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 19:19 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Phillip Wright | 26-28 |
| 19:10 | Utah State | John Jackson picks off the pass by Phillip Wright | 26-28 |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus lays it up and in set up by John Jackson | 28-28 |
| 18:56 | Utah State | Douglas Jordan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 18:55 | Southern Cal | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | Clarence Hodgkinson takes the ball from Robert Smith | 28-28 |
| 18:11 | Utah State | John Zalk scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Hodgkinson | 28-31 |
| 18:06 | Southern Cal | John Jackson is hacked by Brent Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brent Jones, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norris Smith (PG), Douglas Foulk (SG) John Jackson, Carl Dycus | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Coleman (PG), Martin Tollison (SG), James Perry (SF), William Warren (PF), Nathaniel Lady (C) Brent Jones, Douglas Jordan, John Zalk, Clarence Hodgkinson, Phillip Wright | |
| 17:43 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Lady is called for the reach on Ronald Carnell - foul #1 on Nathaniel Lady, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 17:18 | Southern Cal | Norris Smith connects on the jumper from the right side | 30-31 |
| 17:02 | Utah State | Martin Tollison scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Coleman | 30-33 |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco makes the wide open jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Carnell and the foul's on William Warren - foul #1 on William Warren, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Jackson (PG), Carl Dycus (SG) Norris Smith, Douglas Foulk | |
| Subs | Utah State | Douglas Jordan (SG), John Zalk (SF), Clarence Hodgkinson (PF), Phillip Wright (C) William Coleman, James Perry, William Warren, Nathaniel Lady | |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:30 | Utah State | John Zalk misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-33 |
| 16:28 | Utah State | Phillip Wright tips it home | 33-35 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell travels in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Smith (PF), Robert Marshall (C) Reynaldo Greco, James England | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:10 | Utah State | John Zalk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norris Smith (SF) Ronald Carnell | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Coleman (PG) Martin Tollison | |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Dycus (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Norris Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Zalk (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clarence Hodgkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Utah State | John Zalk's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Marshall | 36-35 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:04 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Jackson | 39-35 |
| 14:52 | Utah State | John Zalk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 14:51 | Utah State | Phillip Wright misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:43 | Utah State | Clarence Hodgkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:25 | Utah State | Phillip Wright is whistled for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Foulk (SG), Ronald Carnell (SF), Reynaldo Greco (PF), James England (C) Carl Dycus, Norris Smith, Robert Smith, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brent Jones (PG), Martin Tollison (SG), James Perry (SF), William Warren (PF), Nathaniel Lady (C) William Coleman, Douglas Jordan, John Zalk, Clarence Hodgkinson, Phillip Wright | |
| 14:01 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Jackson | 41-35 |
| 13:47 | Utah State | James Perry misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-35 |
| 13:46 | Utah State | Nathaniel Lady tips it in | 41-37 |
| 13:44 | Southern Cal | Douglas Foulk is hacked by Martin Tollison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Tollison, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| 13:29 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Foulk | 43-37 |
| 13:13 | Utah State | Martin Tollison drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Brent Jones | 43-39 |
| 12:50 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco misses badly on a floater from close range | 43-39 |
| 12:48 | Southern Cal | James England tips it home | 45-39 |
| 12:35 | Utah State | James Perry misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-39 |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | James England grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John Jackson | 47-39 |
| 11:58 | Utah State | William Warren knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Brent Jones | 47-41 |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | James England's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norris Smith (PG), Carl Dycus (SG), Robert Smith (PF), Robert Marshall (C) John Jackson, Douglas Foulk, Reynaldo Greco, James England | |
| Subs | Utah State | Douglas Jordan (SG), John Zalk (SF), Clarence Hodgkinson (PF), Phillip Wright (C) Martin Tollison, James Perry, William Warren, Nathaniel Lady | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Norris Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Dycus (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ronald Carnell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Brent Jones (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Zalk (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clarence Hodgkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Utah State | Phillip Wright lays it in set up by John Zalk | 47-43 |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | Phillip Wright picks off the pass by Carl Dycus in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 11:05 | Utah State | Douglas Jordan hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 47-43 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Marshall | 47-43 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Norris Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Jones - foul #4 on Brent Jones, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Coleman (PG) Brent Jones | |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Norris Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Norris Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:59 | Utah State | Douglas Jordan snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:41 | Utah State | Clarence Hodgkinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 10:39 | Utah State | John Zalk tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Robert Marshall knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Dycus | 50-45 |
| 09:51 | Utah State | The jump hook by Clarence Hodgkinson is blocked by Ronald Carnell | 50-45 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Robert Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 09:33 | Utah State | John Zalk grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 09:28 | Utah State | William Coleman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Robert Marshall snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-45 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Norris Smith hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | William Coleman loses the dribble to Norris Smith | 52-45 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Robert Marshall buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Norris Smith | 54-45 |
| 08:24 | Utah State | Phillip Wright can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Jackson (PG), Douglas Foulk (SF), James England (C) Norris Smith, Ronald Carnell, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Utah State | Martin Tollison (PG), James Perry (SF), Nathaniel Lady (PF) William Coleman, John Zalk, Clarence Hodgkinson | |
| 08:24 | Utah State | Phillip Wright makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:24 | Utah State | Phillip Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:04 | Southern Cal | James England misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 08:03 | Utah State | James Perry gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 07:55 | Utah State | The jump hook by Nathaniel Lady is blocked by James England | 54-47 |
| 07:53 | Utah State | James Perry grabs the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 07:44 | Utah State | Phillip Wright can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-47 |
| 07:43 | Southern Cal | James England snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 07:41 | Southern Cal | Martin Tollison is called for the reach on John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Tollison, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brent Jones (PG), William Warren (PF), Lester Calloway (C) Douglas Jordan, Nathaniel Lady, Phillip Wright | |
| 07:41 | Southern Cal | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:41 | Southern Cal | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:28 | Utah State | James Perry connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Calloway | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Dycus (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Foulk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Reynaldo Greco (fresh) 9 pts. C - James England (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Brent Jones (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Martin Tollison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Jackson | 59-49 |
| 06:40 | Utah State | William Warren comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Douglas Jordan (SG), John Zalk (SF) Martin Tollison, James Perry | |
| 06:40 | Utah State | William Warren makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:40 | Utah State | William Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | Douglas Jordan picks off the pass by Douglas Foulk in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 06:17 | Utah State | John Zalk misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 06:16 | Utah State | Lester Calloway tips it home | 59-53 |
| 05:53 | Southern Cal | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Brent Jones - foul #5 on Brent Jones, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Douglas Foulk, Reynaldo Greco | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Coleman (PG), Clarence Hodgkinson (PF), Nathaniel Lady (C) Brent Jones, William Warren, Lester Calloway | |
| 05:53 | Southern Cal | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:53 | Southern Cal | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:31 | Utah State | James England swats the short shot by Clarence Hodgkinson | 61-53 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 05:17 | Utah State | Clarence Hodgkinson can't finish the layup | 64-53 |
| 05:15 | Utah State | Nathaniel Lady grabs the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:59 | Utah State | John Zalk makes the 3 from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 04:54 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-56 |
| 04:53 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith misses the tip | 64-56 |
| 04:52 | Utah State | Douglas Jordan gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:37 | Utah State | Clarence Hodgkinson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Zalk | 64-59 |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Jackson | 66-59 |
| 03:53 | Utah State | Nathaniel Lady is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norris Smith (PG), Douglas Foulk (SF), Robert Marshall (C) John Jackson, Ronald Carnell, James England | |
| Subs | Utah State | Martin Tollison (SG), James Perry (SF), Phillip Wright (C) Douglas Jordan, John Zalk, Nathaniel Lady | |
| 03:38 | Utah State | Robert Smith steals the ball from Martin Tollison | 66-59 |
| 03:17 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 03:16 | Utah State | Clarence Hodgkinson snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Norris Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Dycus (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Foulk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Coleman (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Martin Tollison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Hodgkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Wright (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Utah State | Phillip Wright can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Marshall - foul #2 on Robert Marshall, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell (SF), Reynaldo Greco (PF) Carl Dycus, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Douglas Jordan (SG), William Warren (PF) William Coleman, Clarence Hodgkinson | |
| 03:04 | Utah State | Phillip Wright makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:04 | Utah State | Phillip Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:04 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to William Warren | 66-60 |
| 02:59 | Utah State | James Perry buries a fadeaway from the right block | 66-62 |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | Norris Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 02:35 | Utah State | William Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 02:35 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| 02:12 | Utah State | James Perry blows the layup | 66-62 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Jackson (PG), Robert Smith (PF) Ronald Carnell, Reynaldo Greco | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Zalk (SF), Clarence Hodgkinson (PF) Douglas Jordan, William Warren | |
| 01:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith clanks a driving attempt from close range | 66-62 |
| 01:41 | Utah State | John Zalk pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:41 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus (SG), Ronald Carnell (SF), James England (C) Norris Smith, Douglas Foulk, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Coleman (PG), Douglas Jordan (SG) James Perry, Martin Tollison | |
| 01:20 | Utah State | Carl Dycus steps in front of the Phillip Wright pass | 66-62 |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus misses the jumpshot from the left side | 66-62 |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus can't tip it in | 66-62 |
| 00:53 | Utah State | Clarence Hodgkinson pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Utah State | Clarence Hodgkinson makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Zalk | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on William Coleman - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Utah State | Carl Dycus is called for the reach on Douglas Jordan - foul #3 on Carl Dycus, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| 00:11 | Utah State | John Zalk buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Hodgkinson | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | James England is hacked by William Coleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | James England misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | James England makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Phillip Wright misses the shot near the basket | 69-67 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | The clock runs out | 69-67 |