| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Renato Ferrari (fresh) SG - Michael Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Clark (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Styles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Almarza (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) PF - Ralph Trotter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Murphy (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Almarza connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Renato Ferrari | 28-25 |
| 19:14 | Washington State | Daniel Brown is hacked by Renato Ferrari - foul #3 on Renato Ferrari, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 18:55 | Washington State | Daniel Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ralph Trotter | 28-28 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari is hacked by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #3 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | William Gerdes (SF) Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Renato Ferrari and the foul's on William Gerdes - foul #1 on William Gerdes, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:20 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Daniel Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 18:08 | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Almarza hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Leo Mueller - foul #3 on Leo Mueller, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Powers (SG) Leo Mueller | |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Almarza misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Almarza misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:02 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:33 | Washington State | Daniel Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | James Styles gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter banks in the layup set up by William Gerdes | 30-30 |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | James Styles lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Mathis and he's hacked by Ralph Trotter - foul #4 on Ralph Trotter, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | James Styles misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Almarza gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari can't tip it in | 32-30 |
| 16:09 | Washington State | William Gerdes grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:42 | Washington State | Daniel Brown hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Murphy | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Renato Ferrari (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Styles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Almarza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Powers (fresh) SF - William Gerdes (fresh) PF - Ralph Trotter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark is fouled on the floor by William Gerdes - foul #2 on William Gerdes, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Leo Mueller (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF) Arthur Powers, William Gerdes | |
| 15:16 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Renato Ferrari and he's fouled by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #4 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #6 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | William Gerdes (SF) Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 15:16 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:16 | Washington State | Gary Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:55 | Washington State | Renato Ferrari steps in front of the Leo Mueller pass | 34-32 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | James Styles hits a driving attempt in the lane | 36-32 |
| 14:12 | Washington State | William Gerdes comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 14:11 | Southern Cal | James Styles grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 14:07 | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 13:41 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 13:40 | Washington State | Leo Mueller gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:14 | Washington State | Daniel Brown drills a 3 from the left wing set up by William Gerdes | 36-35 |
| 13:08 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-35 |
| 13:07 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:03 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Dikembe Almarza | 36-35 |
| 12:56 | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Clark | 39-35 |
| 12:30 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter connects on the shot in the lane | 39-37 |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | James Styles tips it home | 41-37 |
| 12:03 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Almarza | 41-37 |
| 12:02 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter can't tip it in | 41-37 |
| 12:01 | Washington State | Gary Murphy tips it in | 41-39 |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark banks in the layup on a nice dish by Renato Ferrari | 43-39 |
| 11:20 | Washington State | Daniel Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Renato Ferrari (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - James Styles (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Almarza (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Gerdes (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Trotter (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Murphy (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 10:55 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Almarza | 45-42 |
| 10:26 | Washington State | Gary Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 10:25 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Brown - foul #2 on Daniel Brown, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons (PG), Thomas Rufus (SG), James Locklear (PF), Jimmy Ketchum (C) Renato Ferrari, Michael Mathis, James Styles, Dikembe Almarza | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:03 | Washington State | Daniel Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Larry Simmons - foul #2 on Larry Simmons, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica (SF) Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:03 | Washington State | Daniel Brown makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | Thomas Rufus misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 09:45 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:24 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jimmy Ketchum - foul #2 on Jimmy Ketchum, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari (PG) Larry Simmons | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:24 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:24 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | James Locklear scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-47 |
| 08:45 | Washington State | Daniel Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | James Locklear pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on James Locklear - foul #1 on James Locklear, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis (SG), Charles Clark (SF) Thomas Rufus, Ivan Mojica | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:08 | Washington State | Michael Mathis takes the ball from Daniel Brown | 48-47 |
| 07:46 | Southern Cal | Daniel Brown steps in front of the Renato Ferrari pass | 48-47 |
| 07:27 | Washington State | James Locklear denies the turnaround by Ralph Trotter | 48-47 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Mathis | 51-47 |
| 07:19 | Washington State | Daniel Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Renato Ferrari - foul #4 on Renato Ferrari, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Styles (PF) James Locklear | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Arakawa (SF) William Gerdes | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Renato Ferrari (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Styles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Ketchum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (tiring) 29 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leo Mueller (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ralph Trotter (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Murphy (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:03 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 07:02 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:50 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 06:48 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 06:42 | Southern Cal | Gary Murphy swats the layup by Charles Clark | 51-47 |
| 06:40 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:22 | Washington State | Dikembe Arakawa travels with the ball | 51-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons (PG), Dikembe Almarza (C) Renato Ferrari, Jimmy Ketchum | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charles Clark | 53-47 |
| 05:45 | Washington State | Leo Mueller is hacked by Michael Mathis - foul #3 on Michael Mathis, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 05:26 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter loses the dribble to Dikembe Almarza | 53-47 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark lays it up and in | 55-47 |
| 04:48 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari (PG), Thomas Rufus (SG) Larry Simmons, Michael Mathis | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Charles Clark misses the lay-in | 55-47 |
| 04:31 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Almarza snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Clark | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:02 | Washington State | Daniel Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Daniel Brown, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica (SF), Jimmy Ketchum (C) Charles Clark, Dikembe Almarza | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | Thomas Rufus drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Mojica | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Washington State | Leo Mueller is whistled for a carry | 61-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis (SG), James Locklear (PF) Ivan Mojica, James Styles | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Thomas Rufus's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Arakawa | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Renato Ferrari (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Rufus (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Locklear (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Ketchum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (tiring) 29 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leo Mueller (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ralph Trotter (tired) 12 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Murphy (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Washington State | Daniel Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 03:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 02:56 | Southern Cal | Leo Mueller is called for the reach on Renato Ferrari - foul #4 on Leo Mueller, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica (SF) Michael Mathis | |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Logan (PG), James Randall (PF) Daniel Brown, Ralph Trotter | |
| 02:56 | Southern Cal | Renato Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:56 | Washington State | James Randall gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 02:35 | Washington State | Gary Murphy is whistled for a carry | 61-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons (PG) Renato Ferrari | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | James Locklear is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Locklear, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| 02:13 | Washington State | James Randall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 02:12 | Southern Cal | Thomas Rufus snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 02:07 | Southern Cal | Thomas Rufus comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | James Locklear can't tip it in | 61-47 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum snags the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 01:49 | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | James Randall steps in front of the James Locklear pass | 61-47 |
| 01:34 | Washington State | James Randall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Daniel Brown (PG), Ralph Trotter (PF) Charles Logan, James Randall | |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | James Locklear misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 01:22 | Southern Cal | Thomas Rufus grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum is hacked by Daniel Brown - foul #4 on Daniel Brown, team foul #10 | 61-47 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-47 |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | Thomas Rufus grabs the board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Thomas Rufus can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 62-47 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum grabs the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Thomas Rufus makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Larry Simmons | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Thomas Rufus grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons runs out the clock | 64-47 |