| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Scheel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Burk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Allen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eddie Thornburg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Struck (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Calvin Dilworth (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Speight (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Harper (fresh) PF - Michael Crabtree (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Buchheit (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | John Harper inbounds the ball | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Washington State | Brian Speight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 19:46 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 19:27 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg misses long on a runner from close range | 36-45 |
| 19:26 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 19:02 | Washington State | Jimmy Burk is called for the reach on Brian Speight - foul #2 on Jimmy Burk, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| 18:57 | Washington State | John Harper travels with the ball | 38-45 |
| 18:45 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Eddie Thornburg | 40-45 |
| 18:35 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree double dribbles | 40-45 |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 18:15 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck misses the tip | 40-45 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen can't tip it in | 40-45 |
| 18:11 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 17:56 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| 17:50 | Southern Cal | Calvin Dilworth picks off the pass by James Scheel in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 17:47 | Washington State | John Harper banks in the layup on a great pass from Calvin Dilworth | 42-47 |
| 17:23 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 17:21 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Brian Speight | 42-47 |
| 17:08 | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 17:06 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Eddie Thornburg | 42-47 |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Calvin Dilworth steals it from James Scheel in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 17:03 | Washington State | Brian Speight jams it on a great pass from Calvin Dilworth | 42-49 |
| 16:47 | Southern Cal | James Scheel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG), Steven Longstreet (SF), Jay Lewis (PF), Anton Verrett (C) James Scheel, Peter Allen, Eddie Thornburg, Jerry Struck | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Silvestri (SG), Harold Cole (SF), Andrew Bromley (PF), John Appell (C) Brian Speight, John Harper, Michael Crabtree, Alan Buchheit | |
| 16:25 | Washington State | James Silvestri misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 16:23 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Anton Verrett is fouled on the floor by James Silvestri - foul #1 on James Silvestri, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG), John Brown (SG) Bobby Minder, Jimmy Burk | |
| Subs | Washington State | Larry Johnson (PG) Calvin Dilworth | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Scheel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Longstreet (fresh) PF - Jay Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anton Verrett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Silvestri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Cole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Bromley (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Appell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | James Scheel is denied on a layup by Andrew Bromley | 42-49 |
| 15:39 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Andrew Bromley | 42-49 |
| 15:19 | Washington State | Harold Cole misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 15:17 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley can't tip it in | 42-49 |
| 15:15 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | James Scheel misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Larry Johnson - foul #1 on Larry Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Peter Allen (SF) Steven Longstreet | |
| Subs | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth (PG), Brian Speight (SG), John Harper (SF), Alan Buchheit (C) Larry Johnson, James Silvestri, Harold Cole, John Appell | |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | James Scheel misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | James Scheel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:38 | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 14:37 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 14:24 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Anton Verrett - foul #2 on Anton Verrett, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg (PF), Jerry Struck (C) Jay Lewis, Anton Verrett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Crabtree (PF) Andrew Bromley | |
| 14:24 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:24 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Speight - foul #2 on Brian Speight, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG) James Scheel | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 13:45 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 13:43 | Southern Cal | John Brown tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 13:21 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 12:57 | Southern Cal | John Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG), Jimmy Burk (SF), Jay Lewis (PF) Bobby Minder, Peter Allen, Eddie Thornburg | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Silvestri (SG), John Appell (C) Brian Speight, Alan Buchheit | |
| 12:43 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree clanks a turnaround from close range | 46-51 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | Calvin Dilworth steals the ball from James Scheel | 46-51 |
| 12:09 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Calvin Dilworth | 46-53 |
| 11:48 | Southern Cal | James Scheel misses the shot from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 11:46 | Washington State | John Appell snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Scheel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Burk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jay Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Struck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Calvin Dilworth (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Silvestri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Crabtree (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Appell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree comes up short on the jumper from close range | 46-53 |
| 11:31 | Washington State | John Harper tips it home | 46-55 |
| 11:29 | Southern Cal | Calvin Dilworth is called for the reach on James Scheel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Dilworth, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Longstreet (SF), Eddie Thornburg (PF) John Brown, Jerry Struck | |
| Subs | Washington State | Larry Johnson (PG), Brian Speight (SG), Harold Cole (SF), Andrew Bromley (PF), Alan Buchheit (C) Calvin Dilworth, James Silvestri, John Harper, Michael Crabtree, John Appell | |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk loses the ball out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG), Peter Allen (SF), Anton Verrett (C) James Scheel, Steven Longstreet, Jay Lewis | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:52 | Washington State | Larry Johnson's pass is intercepted by Eddie Thornburg | 46-55 |
| 10:38 | Southern Cal | Harold Cole is called for the reach on Peter Allen - foul #2 on Harold Cole, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| 10:30 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 10:29 | Washington State | Brian Speight gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 10:08 | Washington State | Larry Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Speight | 46-58 |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Allen | 48-58 |
| 09:38 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 09:37 | Washington State | Harold Cole tips it home | 48-60 |
| 09:09 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 09:08 | Washington State | Larry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 08:52 | Washington State | Brian Speight scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 08:41 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen loses the dribble to Alan Buchheit | 48-62 |
| 08:15 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Larry Johnson | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen buries a shot in the lane set up by Bobby Minder | 50-64 |
| 07:54 | Washington State | Harold Cole knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Johnson | 50-66 |
| 07:42 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg lays it in on a great pass from Peter Allen | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Minder (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Burk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Allen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Thornburg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anton Verrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Speight (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Cole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Bromley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Buchheit (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley misses the driving attempt from the right block | 52-66 |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen grabs the board | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG), John Brown (SG), Steven Longstreet (SF), Jay Lewis (PF), Jerry Struck (C) Bobby Minder, Jimmy Burk, Peter Allen, Eddie Thornburg, Anton Verrett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth (PG), James Silvestri (SG), John Harper (SF), Michael Crabtree (PF), John Appell (C) Larry Johnson, Brian Speight, Harold Cole, Andrew Bromley, Alan Buchheit | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:46 | Washington State | James Silvestri hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Scheel - foul #1 on James Scheel, team foul #3 | 52-66 |
| 06:46 | Washington State | James Silvestri misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:46 | Washington State | James Silvestri misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:46 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 06:29 | Washington State | John Harper misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 06:27 | Southern Cal | Steven Longstreet pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 06:10 | Southern Cal | John Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Struck | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:59 | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis grabs the board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:40 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Calvin Dilworth - foul #2 on Calvin Dilworth, team foul #6 | 55-66 |
| 05:40 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:40 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:24 | Washington State | John Harper comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-66 |
| 05:22 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree tips it home | 57-68 |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | John Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 05:04 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Longstreet | 57-68 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | John Appell swats the layup by Jerry Struck | 57-68 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 04:30 | Southern Cal | Steven Longstreet is fouled on the floor by John Appell - foul #2 on John Appell, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg (PF), Anton Verrett (C) Jay Lewis, Jerry Struck | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Speight (SG), Andrew Bromley (PF), Alan Buchheit (C) James Silvestri, Michael Crabtree, John Appell | |
| 04:30 | Southern Cal | Steven Longstreet makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:30 | Southern Cal | Steven Longstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:15 | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Anton Verrett | 59-68 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Andrew Bromley picks off the pass by Steven Longstreet | 59-68 |
| 03:39 | Washington State | Andrew Bromley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 59-68 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG), Jimmy Burk (SG), Peter Allen (SF) James Scheel, John Brown, Steven Longstreet | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Cole (SF) John Harper | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Minder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Burk (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eddie Thornburg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anton Verrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Calvin Dilworth (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Speight (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Cole (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Bromley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Buchheit (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Cole - foul #3 on Harold Cole, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Larry Johnson (PG), John Appell (C) Calvin Dilworth, Alan Buchheit | |
| 03:16 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:16 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:16 | Washington State | The rebound goes to John Appell | 59-68 |
| 02:58 | Washington State | Harold Cole double dribbles | 59-68 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis (PF), Jerry Struck (C) Eddie Thornburg, Anton Verrett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Crabtree (PF) Andrew Bromley | |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG), John Brown (SG) Bobby Minder, Jimmy Burk | |
| Subs | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth (PG), John Harper (SF), Alan Buchheit (C) Larry Johnson, Harold Cole, John Appell | |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | James Scheel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jay Lewis | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Michael Crabtree buries a floater near the basket set up by Calvin Dilworth | 61-70 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | James Scheel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-70 |
| 01:45 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit grabs the board | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:18 | Washington State | Alan Buchheit misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-70 |
| 01:16 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen grabs the board | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | James Scheel's pass is intercepted by Brian Speight in the backcourt | 61-70 |
| 01:12 | Washington State | Brian Speight lays it up and in | 61-72 |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | John Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-72 |
| 00:55 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Alan Buchheit | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg (PF) Jay Lewis | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth runs out the clock | 61-74 |