| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Andrew Labriola (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Moyle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Hobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Cash (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Dicus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | John Moyle inbounds the ball | 41-43 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs loses the ball out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Alberto Esposito is called for the reach on Wayne Goodrich - foul #3 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kent Turner (SG) Alberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 19:09 | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 19:03 | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bennie Watson - foul #2 on Bennie Watson, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 19:03 | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 19:03 | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 19:03 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:55 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| 18:35 | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson's pass is intercepted by Andrew Labriola | 42-43 |
| 18:00 | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs can't connect on a runner near the basket | 42-43 |
| 17:59 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Daniel Dicus | 42-43 |
| 17:47 | Southern Cal | John Moyle steals the ball from Troy Stewart | 42-43 |
| 17:42 | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Moyle | 44-43 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Troy Stewart and he's fouled by Andrew Hobbs - foul #2 on Andrew Hobbs, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jason Dedeaux (SF), Michael Lyons (PF), James Lowe (C) John Moyle, Andrew Hobbs, William Cash | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF), James Gerry (C) Bennie Watson, Wayne Byrd | |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 17:07 | Fresno State | Jason Dedeaux's pass is intercepted by Wayne Goodrich | 44-46 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich hits the finger roll | 44-48 |
| 16:46 | Fresno State | Kent Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Wayne Goodrich - foul #2 on Wayne Goodrich, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Wright (PG) Andrew Labriola | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:46 | Fresno State | Kent Turner makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:46 | Fresno State | Kent Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:46 | Southern Cal | James Gerry grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 16:31 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Gerry | 45-51 |
| 16:22 | Fresno State | Keith Wright is fouled on the floor by Wayne Goodrich - foul #3 on Wayne Goodrich, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Moyle (SF), Andrew Hobbs (PF) Kent Turner, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski (SG) Wayne Goodrich | |
| 16:03 | Fresno State | John Moyle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Dicus - foul #2 on Daniel Dicus, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson (PF) Imarogbe Abdulkarim | |
| 16:03 | Fresno State | John Moyle makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 16:03 | Fresno State | John Moyle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Keith Wright (fresh) SG - Jason Dedeaux (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Moyle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Hobbs (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marijan Okuniewski (fresh) SF - Daniel Dicus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Gerry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by John Moyle - foul #1 on John Moyle, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Alberto Esposito (SG) Jason Dedeaux | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich (SG) Marijan Okuniewski | |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 15:39 | Fresno State | John Moyle is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Moyle, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola (PG), William Cash (C) Keith Wright, Michael Lyons | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd (C) James Gerry | |
| 15:29 | Southern Cal | Andrew Hobbs is called for the reach on Troy Stewart - foul #3 on Andrew Hobbs, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson's layup is rejected by Andrew Hobbs | 47-53 |
| 15:23 | Fresno State | John Moyle pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 15:18 | Fresno State | Wayne Goodrich is called for the reach on Alberto Esposito - foul #4 on Wayne Goodrich, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski (SG) Wayne Goodrich | |
| 15:02 | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 14:49 | Fresno State | Alberto Esposito gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 14:44 | Fresno State | Alberto Esposito hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Labriola | 52-53 |
| 14:29 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 14:22 | Fresno State | William Cash buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Bennie Watson - foul #3 on Bennie Watson, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kent Turner (SF), Michael Lyons (PF) John Moyle, Andrew Hobbs | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF), Dino Rossi (PF) Daniel Dicus, Bennie Watson | |
| 14:22 | Fresno State | William Cash makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart steps out of bounds on the baseline | 55-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kenneth Howard (C) William Cash | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerry (C) Wayne Byrd | |
| 13:53 | Fresno State | Dino Rossi is called for the reach on Michael Lyons - foul #2 on Dino Rossi, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 13:53 | Fresno State | Michael Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 13:53 | Fresno State | Michael Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 13:38 | Southern Cal | Andrew Labriola steals it from Imarogbe Abdulkarim | 57-56 |
| 13:29 | Fresno State | Michael Lyons clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 13:27 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Turner | 57-56 |
| 13:15 | Fresno State | Michael Lyons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Wright (PG), Jason Dedeaux (SF) Andrew Labriola, Alberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Hornyak (PG) Troy Stewart | |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 12:50 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to James Gerry | 57-56 |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | Kent Turner is called for the reach on Marijan Okuniewski - foul #1 on Kent Turner, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Moyle (SF), Andrew Hobbs (PF), William Cash (C) Kent Turner, Michael Lyons, Kenneth Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus (SF), Bennie Watson (PF), Wayne Byrd (C) Marijan Okuniewski, Dino Rossi, James Gerry | |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 12:19 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to William Cash | 57-56 |
| 12:14 | Fresno State | John Moyle misses the easy layup | 57-56 |
| 12:13 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 12:07 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 57-56 |
| 12:06 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 11:54 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Dicus | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Keith Wright (fresh) SG - Jason Dedeaux (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Moyle (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Hobbs (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Cash (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Timothy Hornyak (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Imarogbe Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Daniel Dicus (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Fresno State | Jason Dedeaux comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 11:30 | Fresno State | William Cash grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 11:11 | Fresno State | Bennie Watson is called for the reach on John Moyle - foul #4 on Bennie Watson, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola (PG), Alberto Esposito (SG), Michael Lyons (C) Keith Wright, Jason Dedeaux, William Cash | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart (PG), Marijan Okuniewski (SG), Dino Rossi (PF) Timothy Hornyak, Imarogbe Abdulkarim, Bennie Watson | |
| 11:11 | Fresno State | John Moyle misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alberto Esposito - foul #4 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kent Turner (SG), Kenneth Howard (C) Alberto Esposito, Andrew Hobbs | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 10:28 | Fresno State | Kenneth Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 10:26 | Fresno State | Kenneth Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 10:08 | Fresno State | Kent Turner misses the jump hook from close range | 57-60 |
| 10:07 | Fresno State | Kent Turner can't tip it in | 57-60 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd buries a driving attempt from close range | 57-62 |
| 09:47 | Fresno State | John Moyle drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kent Turner | 59-62 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart is fouled on the floor by Michael Lyons - foul #1 on Michael Lyons, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jason Dedeaux (SF), Andrew Hobbs (PF), William Cash (C) John Moyle, Michael Lyons, Kenneth Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF), James Gerry (PF) Daniel Dicus, Dino Rossi | |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 09:18 | Fresno State | William Cash knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 61-64 |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 09:04 | Fresno State | Kent Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 08:58 | Fresno State | William Cash hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 08:35 | Fresno State | Jason Dedeaux grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 08:31 | Fresno State | Kent Turner banks in the layup set up by Andrew Labriola | 65-64 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kenneth Howard (SF) Kent Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus (SF), Dino Rossi (PF) Marijan Okuniewski, Wayne Byrd | |
| 08:07 | Fresno State | William Cash drills a driving attempt near the basket | 67-64 |
| 07:52 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-64 |
| 07:50 | Fresno State | William Cash snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Andrew Labriola (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Dedeaux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Howard (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Andrew Hobbs (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Cash (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Imarogbe Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Daniel Dicus (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gerry (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-64 |
| 07:44 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | James Gerry grabs the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 07:18 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Labriola - foul #2 on Andrew Labriola, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kent Turner (PG), Alberto Esposito (SG), John Moyle (SF), Michael Lyons (PF) Andrew Labriola, Jason Dedeaux, Andrew Hobbs, William Cash | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich (SG), Bennie Watson (PF), Wayne Byrd (C) Imarogbe Abdulkarim, Dino Rossi, James Gerry | |
| 07:18 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 07:18 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:56 | Fresno State | Michael Lyons comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Bennie Watson - foul #5 on Bennie Watson, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Lowe (C) Kenneth Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Hornyak (PG), Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF) Troy Stewart, Bennie Watson | |
| 06:56 | Fresno State | Michael Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:56 | Fresno State | Michael Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Daniel Dicus | 69-68 |
| 06:32 | Fresno State | John Moyle knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Lyons | 71-68 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Timothy Hornyak is fouled in the backcourt by Alberto Esposito - foul #5 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Wright (PG), Jason Dedeaux (PF) Alberto Esposito, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Timothy Hornyak makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Timothy Hornyak makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:11 | Fresno State | Timothy Hornyak is called for the reach on Keith Wright - foul #1 on Timothy Hornyak, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs (PF) Jason Dedeaux | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi (PF) Imarogbe Abdulkarim | |
| 06:11 | Fresno State | Keith Wright makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 06:11 | Fresno State | Keith Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-70 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola (PG), Jason Dedeaux (SG) Keith Wright, Kent Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:37 | Fresno State | Michael Lyons clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus banks in the layup | 73-72 |
| 05:06 | Fresno State | John Moyle misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 04:59 | Southern Cal | Timothy Hornyak loses the ball out of bounds | 73-72 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kent Turner (SG), William Cash (C) John Moyle, Michael Lyons | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart (PG), Marijan Okuniewski (SG), James Gerry (PF) Timothy Hornyak, Daniel Dicus, Dino Rossi | |
| 04:32 | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs can't connect on a shot in the paint | 73-72 |
| 04:31 | Fresno State | Kent Turner grabs the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 04:08 | Fresno State | William Cash comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wayne Byrd - foul #1 on Wayne Byrd, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Wright (PG), John Moyle (SF), Kenneth Howard (PF) Andrew Labriola, Jason Dedeaux, Andrew Hobbs | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF) Marijan Okuniewski | |
| 04:08 | Fresno State | William Cash makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:08 | Fresno State | William Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 03:53 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Howard - foul #4 on Kenneth Howard, team foul #11 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Lyons (PF) Kenneth Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus (PF) Wayne Byrd | |
| 03:53 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 03:53 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 03:27 | Fresno State | Michael Lyons loses the dribble to Troy Stewart | 75-73 |
| 03:24 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits the finger roll | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Keith Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kent Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Moyle (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cash (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Imarogbe Abdulkarim (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Daniel Dicus (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gerry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Fresno State | Kent Turner misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Dicus - foul #3 on Daniel Dicus, team foul #12 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola (PG), Kenneth Howard (C) John Moyle, William Cash | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi (PF) James Gerry | |
| 03:20 | Fresno State | Kent Turner makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:20 | Fresno State | Kent Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi pulls down the rebound | 76-75 |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Michael Lyons denies the turnaround by Daniel Dicus | 76-75 |
| 03:05 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits the follow up shot | 76-77 |
| 02:49 | Fresno State | Keith Wright is fouled on the floor by Wayne Goodrich - foul #5 on Wayne Goodrich, team foul #13 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jason Dedeaux (SF), Andrew Hobbs (PF) Kent Turner, Kenneth Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski (SG) Wayne Goodrich | |
| 02:49 | Fresno State | Keith Wright makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 02:49 | Fresno State | Keith Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 02:49 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Dino Rossi | 77-77 |
| 02:49 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses the shot in the lane | 77-77 |
| 02:28 | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| 02:28 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kent Turner (SG), John Moyle (SF), William Cash (C) Keith Wright, Jason Dedeaux, Michael Lyons | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerry (C) Daniel Dicus | |
| 02:13 | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola clanks a 3 from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | James Gerry grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus (PF) Dino Rossi | |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart buries a shot from the free throw line set up by James Gerry | 77-79 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Troy Stewart is called for the reach on Andrew Hobbs - foul #2 on Troy Stewart, team foul #14 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd (C) Imarogbe Abdulkarim | |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 79-79 |
| 01:30 | Fresno State | Andrew Hobbs snags the defensive board | 79-79 |
| 01:26 | Fresno State | John Moyle knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kent Turner | 82-79 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses the 3 from the left corner | 82-79 |
| 01:08 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus tips it in | 82-81 |
| 01:03 | Fresno State | Kent Turner connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 85-81 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Marijan Okuniewski | 85-83 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Wayne Byrd - foul #2 on Wayne Byrd, team foul #15 | 85-83 |
| 00:25 | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola misses the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:25 | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 86-83 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Andrew Labriola steps in front of the Wayne Byrd pass | 86-83 |
| 00:13 | Fresno State | Andrew Labriola lays it in | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 88-83 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 88-86 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Kent Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Marijan Okuniewski - foul #1 on Marijan Okuniewski, team foul #16 | 88-86 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Kent Turner misses the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Kent Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 89-86 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 89-86 |