| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Jimmerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fager (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlin Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Dycus (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - James England (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 19:31 | Cal | Marlin Ryan double dribbles | 34-31 |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | James England hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 18:44 | Cal | James England is called for the reach on Marlin Ryan - foul #3 on James England, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco (PF) James England | |
| 18:37 | Cal | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Ronald Carnell - foul #3 on Ronald Carnell, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Foulk (SG) Ronald Carnell | |
| 18:24 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith | 34-33 |
| 18:01 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco lays it in | 34-35 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Robert Smith steals the ball from Edward Fager | 34-35 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edward Fager - foul #1 on Edward Fager, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Oleg Synakowski (SF), Todd Love (C) Edward Fager, Anthony Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:22 | Cal | Marlin Ryan grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 17:03 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-36 |
| 17:01 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:32 | Southern Cal | Oleg Synakowski is called for the reach on Carl Dycus - foul #1 on Oleg Synakowski, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG), Steve Harrison (SG), Michael Scott (PF) Gary Jimmerson, James Williams, Marlin Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norris Smith (PG) John Jackson | |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Oleg Synakowski is called for the reach on Douglas Foulk - foul #2 on Oleg Synakowski, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Marshall (C) Robert Smith | |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco drills a shot in the paint set up by Norris Smith and he's hacked by Steve Harrison - foul #1 on Steve Harrison, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Fager (PF) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:55 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski double dribbles | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Elliott (C) Oleg Synakowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell (SG), James England (PF) Douglas Foulk, Reynaldo Greco | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Weldon Dunkel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steve Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Fager (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Love (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Norris Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Carnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Dycus (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - James England (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | James England can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Steve Harrison - foul #2 on Steve Harrison, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cal | James Williams (SG), Marlin Ryan (PF) Steve Harrison, Todd Love | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Jackson (PG) Carl Dycus | |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | James England misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | James England misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | James England pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell is called for a charge - foul #4 on Ronald Carnell, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Jimmerson (PG) Weldon Dunkel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus (SF), Robert Smith (C) Ronald Carnell, Robert Marshall | |
| 14:55 | Cal | Edward Fager clanks a jumper from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 14:53 | Cal | Anthony Elliott tips it in | 36-39 |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | James England hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 14:25 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Oleg Synakowski (SF), Todd Love (C) Edward Fager, Anthony Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Foulk (SG) Carl Dycus | |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith loses the dribble to Gary Jimmerson | 36-41 |
| 14:01 | Cal | James Williams can't finish the layup | 36-41 |
| 13:59 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 13:35 | Southern Cal | Norris Smith is whistled for a carry | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Harrison (SG), Michael Scott (PF) James Williams, Marlin Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus (SF) Norris Smith | |
| 13:15 | Cal | Michael Scott clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by James England - foul #4 on James England, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG), Edward Fager (PF) Gary Jimmerson, Oleg Synakowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco (PF) James England | |
| 13:15 | Cal | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:15 | Cal | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:58 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-41 |
| 12:56 | Cal | Todd Love grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:34 | Cal | Edward Fager misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Reynaldo Greco - foul #1 on Reynaldo Greco, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cal | James Williams (SG), Marlin Ryan (PF), Anthony Elliott (C) Steve Harrison, Michael Scott, Todd Love | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norris Smith (PG) John Jackson | |
| 12:34 | Cal | Edward Fager makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:34 | Cal | Edward Fager misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Greco | 38-41 |
| 12:13 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Reynaldo Greco | 38-43 |
| 11:52 | Cal | Norris Smith steps in front of the Weldon Dunkel pass | 38-43 |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus hits the finger roll on a great pass from Norris Smith | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Weldon Dunkel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fager (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlin Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Norris Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Foulk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Dycus (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Reynaldo Greco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Cal | Marlin Ryan can't connect on a runner from the left block | 38-45 |
| 11:26 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:01 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Reynaldo Greco | 38-47 |
| 10:42 | Cal | Marlin Ryan scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Williams | 40-47 |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on Reynaldo Greco - foul #2 on Reynaldo Greco, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Jimmerson (PG), Steve Harrison (SG), Oleg Synakowski (SF), Michael Scott (PF), Todd Love (C) Weldon Dunkel, James Williams, Edward Fager, Marlin Ryan, Anthony Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Jackson (PG), Robert Marshall (C) Norris Smith, Robert Smith | |
| 09:59 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski misses the jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:44 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 40-47 |
| 09:18 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski can't finish the layup | 40-47 |
| 09:17 | Cal | Todd Love snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 09:00 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cal | James Williams (SG), Marlin Ryan (PF) Steve Harrison, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norris Smith (SG), Robert Smith (C) Douglas Foulk, Reynaldo Greco | |
| 09:00 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:00 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Robert Marshall misses the shot from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 08:22 | Cal | James Williams makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Jimmerson | 45-47 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Todd Love is called for the reach on John Jackson - foul #2 on Todd Love, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Fager (SF), Anthony Elliott (C) Oleg Synakowski, Todd Love | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell (SG), James England (PF) Carl Dycus, Robert Marshall | |
| 07:41 | Southern Cal | James Williams steals it from Robert Smith | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Jimmerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Fager (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlin Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norris Smith (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James England (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Cal | James Williams blows the layup over the doubleteam | 45-47 |
| 07:19 | Cal | Marlin Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:11 | Cal | James Williams makes the contested 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Marlin Ryan | 48-47 |
| 06:42 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 06:40 | Cal | Anthony Elliott grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 06:21 | Cal | Marlin Ryan blows the layup | 48-47 |
| 06:20 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson tips it in | 50-47 |
| 06:00 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Norris Smith | 50-49 |
| 05:44 | Cal | Edward Fager misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Marlin Ryan is called for the reach on John Jackson - foul #3 on Marlin Ryan, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG), Steve Harrison (SG), Oleg Synakowski (SF), Michael Scott (PF), Todd Love (C) Gary Jimmerson, James Williams, Edward Fager, Marlin Ryan, Anthony Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus (SF), Robert Marshall (C) Norris Smith, Robert Smith | |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:16 | Cal | Michael Scott snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 05:01 | Cal | James England steals it from Weldon Dunkel | 50-50 |
| 04:32 | Southern Cal | James England drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Carl Dycus | 50-52 |
| 04:13 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel is fouled on the floor by James England - foul #5 on James England, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cal | James Williams (SG) Steve Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Foulk (SF), Reynaldo Greco (PF) Carl Dycus, James England | |
| 04:13 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:13 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | Robert Marshall pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 03:44 | Cal | James Williams grabs the board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Weldon Dunkel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Scott (fresh) 1 pts. C - Todd Love (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Foulk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reynaldo Greco (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Cal | James Williams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 03:22 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Robert Marshall banks in the layup | 53-54 |
| 02:53 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Jimmerson (PG), Edward Fager (SF), Marlin Ryan (PF), Anthony Elliott (C) Weldon Dunkel, Oleg Synakowski, Michael Scott, Todd Love | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norris Smith (PG), Carl Dycus (SF), Robert Smith (C) John Jackson, Douglas Foulk, Robert Marshall | |
| 02:29 | Cal | Marlin Ryan connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by James Williams and the foul's on Reynaldo Greco - foul #3 on Reynaldo Greco, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| 02:29 | Cal | Marlin Ryan makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Jackson (PG) Norris Smith | |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | John Jackson makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Reynaldo Greco | 56-56 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Anthony Elliott misses the dunk but he's fouled by Carl Dycus - foul #4 on Carl Dycus, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Anthony Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Anthony Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Carnell | 57-58 |
| 01:06 | Cal | Anthony Elliott misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Anthony Elliott pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Edward Fager misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Dycus - foul #5 on Carl Dycus, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Foulk (SF) Carl Dycus | |
| 00:21 | Cal | Edward Fager makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Edward Fager misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | John Jackson makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-60 |