| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Dycus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carnell (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James England (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Wilfred Mayle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Owens (fresh) SF - Felix Winn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Douthitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Rivet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Felix Winn inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-29 |
| 19:35 | Stanford | Leonard Owens snags the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 19:08 | Stanford | Leonard Owens can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 19:06 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper in the paint | 25-29 |
| 18:17 | Stanford | Felix Winn misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 25-29 |
| 18:16 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt hits the follow up shot | 25-31 |
| 17:52 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 17:30 | Stanford | Carl Dycus steps in front of the Charles Douthitt pass | 27-31 |
| 17:27 | Southern Cal | John Jackson misses the easy layup | 27-31 |
| 17:26 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Wilfred Mayle | 27-31 |
| 17:13 | Stanford | Luther Rivet shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 27-31 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Ronald Carnell | 27-31 |
| 16:53 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 16:51 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:32 | Stanford | James England is called for the reach on Leonard Owens - foul #1 on James England, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Bruce Wells (SG), Andrew Mazzola (SF) Leonard Owens, Felix Winn | |
| 16:16 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Douthitt | 27-34 |
| 15:56 | Southern Cal | Charles Douthitt steps in front of the Ronald Carnell pass | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Dycus (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carnell (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James England (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Wilfred Mayle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Wells (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Andrew Mazzola (fresh) PF - Charles Douthitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Luther Rivet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt double dribbles | 27-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norris Smith (PG), Douglas Foulk (SG), Reynaldo Greco (PF) John Jackson, Carl Dycus, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Stanford | Leonard Owens (PG), Alvaro Ricci (PF) Wilfred Mayle, Charles Douthitt | |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Luther Rivet is called for the reach on Norris Smith - foul #2 on Luther Rivet, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | Alvaro Ricci steps in front of the James England pass | 27-34 |
| 14:45 | Stanford | Bruce Wells hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 14:20 | Southern Cal | Norris Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 27-37 |
| 14:18 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell grabs the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 13:49 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 13:47 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell misses the tip | 27-37 |
| 13:45 | Stanford | Luther Rivet grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 13:40 | Stanford | Bruce Wells comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-37 |
| 13:39 | Southern Cal | James England pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | James England makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Carnell | 29-37 |
| 12:44 | Stanford | Luther Rivet lays it in despite the doubleteam | 29-39 |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alvaro Ricci - foul #1 on Alvaro Ricci, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Jackson (PG), Carl Dycus (SG), Robert Marshall (C) Douglas Foulk, Ronald Carnell, James England | |
| Subs | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle (PG), Felix Winn (SF), Charles Douthitt (PF) Leonard Owens, Andrew Mazzola, Alvaro Ricci | |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 12:23 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 11:55 | Stanford | Felix Winn is hacked by Norris Smith - foul #1 on Norris Smith, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Norris Smith, Reynaldo Greco | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Dycus (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Wilfred Mayle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Wells (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Felix Winn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Douthitt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Rivet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Stanford | Luther Rivet misses short on a jumper from the right side | 29-39 |
| 11:37 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt tips it in | 29-41 |
| 11:16 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 29-41 |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 31-41 |
| 10:49 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle makes the contested jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Luther Rivet | 31-43 |
| 10:29 | Southern Cal | Robert Marshall is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Foulk (SF), James England (C) Ronald Carnell, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Stanford | Leonard Owens (SG) Bruce Wells | |
| 10:13 | Stanford | Luther Rivet works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| 10:13 | Stanford | Luther Rivet makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 10:13 | Stanford | Luther Rivet misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 31-44 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leonard Owens - foul #1 on Leonard Owens, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 09:21 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle is hacked by James England during a doubleteam - foul #2 on James England, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Andrew Mazzola (SF) Felix Winn | |
| 09:01 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Foulk - foul #2 on Douglas Foulk, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell (SF) Douglas Foulk | |
| Subs | Stanford | Bruce Wells (PF) Luther Rivet | |
| 09:01 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 09:01 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | James England can't finish the layup | 32-46 |
| 08:35 | Stanford | Andrew Mazzola snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 08:13 | Stanford | Bruce Wells is denied on a layup by Robert Smith | 32-46 |
| 08:12 | Southern Cal | James England pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 07:46 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a runner in the paint | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Dycus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James England (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Wilfred Mayle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Owens (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Mazzola (fresh) PF - Bruce Wells (fresh) 12 pts. C - Charles Douthitt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Stanford | Leonard Owens scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Wilfred Mayle | 34-48 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | James England misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-48 |
| 06:59 | Stanford | Andrew Mazzola pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 06:39 | Stanford | Bruce Wells loses the dribble to Carl Dycus | 34-48 |
| 06:34 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus banks in the layup | 36-48 |
| 06:05 | Stanford | Andrew Mazzola loses the ball out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norris Smith (PG), Douglas Foulk (SG), Reynaldo Greco (PF), Robert Marshall (C) John Jackson, Carl Dycus, Robert Smith, James England | |
| Subs | Stanford | Felix Winn (PF), Luther Rivet (C) Leonard Owens, Charles Douthitt | |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco is hacked by Andrew Mazzola - foul #2 on Andrew Mazzola, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Reynaldo Greco buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Norris Smith | 38-48 |
| 04:50 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Douglas Foulk grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Mazzola - foul #3 on Andrew Mazzola, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Jackson (PG), Carl Dycus (SG), Robert Smith (PF) Norris Smith, Douglas Foulk, Reynaldo Greco | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvaro Ricci (PF) Andrew Mazzola | |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | Ronald Carnell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 04:22 | Stanford | Alvaro Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 04:04 | Stanford | Bruce Wells can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 04:03 | Stanford | Luther Rivet hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-50 |
| 03:38 | Stanford | Felix Winn grabs the board | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Dycus (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Carnell (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Wilfred Mayle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Wells (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Felix Winn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvaro Ricci (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Luther Rivet (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Stanford | Felix Winn knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Wilfred Mayle out of a doubleteam | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus connects on the 3 from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 02:38 | Stanford | Bruce Wells misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 41-52 |
| 02:37 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 41-52 |
| 02:23 | Southern Cal | Robert Marshall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-52 |
| 02:22 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 02:06 | Stanford | Luther Rivet works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Carnell - foul #1 on Ronald Carnell, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Foulk (SG), Norris Smith (SF), James England (C) Carl Dycus, Ronald Carnell, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Stanford | Leonard Owens (PG), Andrew Mazzola (SF), Charles Douthitt (PF) Wilfred Mayle, Felix Winn, Alvaro Ricci | |
| 02:06 | Stanford | Luther Rivet makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 02:06 | Stanford | Luther Rivet makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Robert Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 01:48 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Charles Douthitt | 41-54 |
| 01:19 | Stanford | Bruce Wells loses the dribble to Robert Smith | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Norris Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-54 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | Norris Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Leonard Owens picks off the pass by Douglas Foulk | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Stanford | Luther Rivet evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-54 |
| 00:26 | Stanford | Leonard Owens tips it in | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Cal | John Jackson is whistled for a carry | 41-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carl Dycus (SG), Ronald Carnell (SF) Douglas Foulk, Norris Smith | |
| Subs | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle (PG), Felix Winn (SF) Bruce Wells, Andrew Mazzola | |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle runs out the clock | 41-56 |