| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Speight (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Harper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Bromley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Alan Buchheit (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Scheel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eddie Thornburg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Struck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | John Harper inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Washington State | John Harper makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Buchheit | 42-30 |
| 19:28 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen banks in the layup on a great pass from James Scheel | 42-32 |
| 19:13 | Washington State | James Scheel steals it from Andrew Bromley | 42-32 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 18:57 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen tips it home | 42-34 |
| 18:41 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley blows the layup | 42-34 |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen clanks a jump hook from the right block | 42-34 |
| 18:20 | Washington State | The rebound goes to John Harper | 42-34 |
| 18:06 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Speight | 44-34 |
| 18:00 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck blows the layup | 44-34 |
| 17:59 | Washington State | John Harper grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 17:45 | Washington State | James Scheel steps in front of the Alan Buchheit pass | 44-34 |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | James Scheel hits the finger roll | 44-36 |
| 17:33 | Washington State | Brian Speight loses the dribble to John Brown | 44-36 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Scheel | 44-38 |
| 17:09 | Washington State | John Harper shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Struck - foul #3 on Jerry Struck, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Preston (PG), James Silvestri (SG), John Appell (C) Larry Johnson, Brian Speight, Alan Buchheit | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG), Jimmy Burk (SF), Jay Lewis (PF), Anton Verrett (C) James Scheel, Peter Allen, Eddie Thornburg, Jerry Struck | |
| 17:09 | Washington State | John Harper misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:09 | Washington State | John Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:09 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:52 | Southern Cal | Anton Verrett comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-38 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 16:35 | Washington State | John Harper's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Bobby Minder | 44-38 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | David Preston steals it from Bobby Minder | 44-38 |
| 16:07 | Washington State | James Silvestri misses the lay-in | 44-38 |
| 16:05 | Washington State | David Preston gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:55 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jay Lewis - foul #1 on Jay Lewis, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth (PG), Brian Speight (SG), Harold Cole (SF) David Preston, James Silvestri, John Harper | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG), Steven Longstreet (SF) Bobby Minder, John Brown | |
| 15:55 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:55 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:55 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jay Lewis | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Calvin Dilworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Speight (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Bromley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Appell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Scheel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Burk (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Longstreet (fresh) PF - Jay Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anton Verrett (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Longstreet | 45-41 |
| 15:20 | Washington State | Brian Speight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 15:19 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:14 | Washington State | Anton Verrett picks off the pass by Calvin Dilworth | 45-41 |
| 14:55 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Scheel | 45-44 |
| 14:37 | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth clanks a turnaround near the basket | 45-44 |
| 14:35 | Washington State | Brian Speight tips it home | 47-44 |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | James Scheel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Burk | 47-46 |
| 13:36 | Washington State | James Scheel picks off the pass by John Appell | 47-46 |
| 13:32 | Southern Cal | Steven Longstreet lays it up and in set up by James Scheel | 47-48 |
| 13:17 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley misses the lay-in | 47-48 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to John Appell | 47-48 |
| 12:58 | Washington State | John Appell is hacked by Steven Longstreet - foul #1 on Steven Longstreet, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Silvestri (SG), John Harper (SF), Michael Crabtree (PF), Alan Buchheit (C) Brian Speight, Harold Cole, Andrew Bromley, John Appell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG), John Brown (SG), Peter Allen (SF), Eddie Thornburg (PF), Jerry Struck (C) James Scheel, Jimmy Burk, Steven Longstreet, Jay Lewis, Anton Verrett | |
| 12:40 | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth's pass is intercepted by Peter Allen | 47-48 |
| 12:17 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Eddie Thornburg - foul #3 on Eddie Thornburg, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Larry Johnson (PG) Calvin Dilworth | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Silvestri (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Harper (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Crabtree (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Alan Buchheit (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Minder (fresh) SG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Thornburg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Struck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG) Bobby Minder | |
| 11:11 | Washington State | John Harper shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-50 |
| 11:09 | Southern Cal | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Alan Buchheit - foul #3 on Alan Buchheit, team foul #1 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth (PG), Brian Speight (SG) Larry Johnson, James Silvestri | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anton Verrett (C) Jerry Struck | |
| 10:39 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen blows the wide open layup | 48-50 |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | Anton Verrett misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 10:36 | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:17 | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Appell (C) Alan Buchheit | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk (SF) Peter Allen | |
| 10:01 | Washington State | John Harper banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Brian Speight and he's fouled by James Scheel - foul #1 on James Scheel, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| 10:01 | Washington State | John Harper makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:44 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Calvin Dilworth - foul #4 on Calvin Dilworth, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Larry Johnson (PG), Harold Cole (SF) Calvin Dilworth, John Harper | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Longstreet (SF), Jerry Struck (C) John Brown, Anton Verrett | |
| 09:44 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:44 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:44 | Washington State | Brian Speight grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 09:26 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree's floater is tipped away by Eddie Thornburg | 51-51 |
| 09:24 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Silvestri (SG), Alan Buchheit (C) Brian Speight, John Appell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG), Jay Lewis (PF) James Scheel, Eddie Thornburg | |
| 08:40 | Washington State | Bobby Minder steals the ball from Harold Cole | 51-51 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Michael Crabtree is called for the reach on Bobby Minder - foul #4 on Michael Crabtree, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Harper (SF), Andrew Bromley (PF) Harold Cole, Michael Crabtree | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Brown (SG), Peter Allen (SF), Anton Verrett (C) Jimmy Burk, Steven Longstreet, Jerry Struck | |
| 08:04 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 08:02 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:51 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth (PG), Brian Speight (SG), John Appell (C) Larry Johnson, James Silvestri, Alan Buchheit | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG) Bobby Minder | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Calvin Dilworth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Brian Speight (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Harper (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Bromley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Appell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Scheel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anton Verrett (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | John Brown clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Calvin Dilworth - foul #5 on Calvin Dilworth, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Preston (PG), Michael Crabtree (PF) Calvin Dilworth, Andrew Bromley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:23 | Washington State | Brian Speight hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-53 |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | John Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 07:08 | Washington State | David Preston grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 06:45 | Washington State | David Preston is fouled on the floor by James Scheel - foul #2 on James Scheel, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alan Buchheit (C) John Appell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg (PF), Jerry Struck (C) Jay Lewis, Anton Verrett | |
| 06:45 | Washington State | David Preston makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:45 | Washington State | David Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:27 | Southern Cal | John Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Allen | 53-55 |
| 06:14 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree scores on a shot in the paint | 55-55 |
| 06:00 | Southern Cal | James Scheel connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Brown | 55-58 |
| 05:48 | Washington State | John Harper is denied on a layup by Eddie Thornburg | 55-58 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | James Scheel misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 55-58 |
| 05:39 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Michael Crabtree | 55-58 |
| 05:29 | Washington State | David Preston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 05:28 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | John Brown makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Allen | 55-61 |
| 04:55 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 04:54 | Washington State | John Harper tips it home | 57-61 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | James Scheel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 04:34 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:20 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 04:19 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jerry Struck | 57-61 |
| 04:02 | Southern Cal | John Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 04:00 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:43 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit is open but misses the lay-in | 57-61 |
| 03:42 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Preston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Speight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Harper (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Crabtree (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Alan Buchheit (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Scheel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Thornburg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jerry Struck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Washington State | David Preston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Washington State | Larry Johnson (PG), James Silvestri (SG), Harold Cole (SF), Andrew Bromley (PF), John Appell (C) David Preston, Brian Speight, John Harper, Michael Crabtree, Alan Buchheit | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG), Jimmy Burk (SG), Steven Longstreet (SF), Jay Lewis (PF), Anton Verrett (C) James Scheel, John Brown, Peter Allen, Eddie Thornburg, Jerry Struck | |
| 03:18 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Larry Johnson - foul #1 on Larry Johnson, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| 03:18 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:18 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:18 | Washington State | The rebound goes to John Appell | 57-61 |
| 02:58 | Washington State | Harold Cole blows the layup | 57-61 |
| 02:56 | Southern Cal | Steven Longstreet gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:56 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Brown (SG) Steven Longstreet | |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | Anton Verrett tips it in | 57-63 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Speight (SG), John Harper (SF), Alan Buchheit (C) James Silvestri, Harold Cole, John Appell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG), Peter Allen (SF), Jerry Struck (C) Bobby Minder, Jimmy Burk, Anton Verrett | |
| 02:32 | Washington State | Brian Speight clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 57-63 |
| 02:30 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to John Harper | 57-63 |
| 02:22 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jay Lewis - foul #2 on Jay Lewis, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| 02:22 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:22 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 57-63 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis tips it home | 57-65 |
| 02:09 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg (PF) Jay Lewis | |
| 01:44 | Washington State | Brian Speight hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-65 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Andrew Bromley picks off the pass by James Scheel | 57-65 |
| 01:23 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Crabtree (PF) Andrew Bromley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Washington State | John Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-65 |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | John Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Thornburg | 57-67 |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen grabs the board | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | Brian Speight picks off the pass by Jerry Struck | 57-67 |
| 00:02 | Washington State | Brian Speight banks in the layup | 59-67 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | James Scheel runs out the clock | 59-67 |