| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Nathan Mahaffey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Thrift (fresh) SF - Noel Fulford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Horace Ancheta (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Lindsay (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Gaddy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Ames (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Olivo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Ames inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | Horace Ancheta is called for the reach on Donald Buettner - foul #2 on Horace Ancheta, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:17 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 19:16 | Southern Cal | John Ames can't tip it in | 40-30 |
| 19:15 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:08 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Noel Fulford | 42-30 |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 42-30 |
| 18:52 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:46 | UCLA | The jump hook by Horace Ancheta is blocked by Michael Olivo | 42-30 |
| 18:44 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta tips it back up and in | 44-30 |
| 18:22 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-32 |
| 18:08 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-32 |
| 18:07 | Southern Cal | William Richardson gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 18:04 | Southern Cal | John Ames throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra (SG), Adolph Strickland (PF), George Browner (C) Lester Thrift, Horace Ancheta, Ryan Lindsay | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Hoskins (PG), Donald Gerdes (SG), Richard Comfort (SF), Luis Messner (PF) Donald Buettner, Nathan Gaddy, John Ames, Michael Olivo | |
| 17:56 | UCLA | George Browner makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-32 |
| 17:54 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-32 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | George Browner connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Nathan Mahaffey | 48-32 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | Gerald Hoskins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-32 |
| 17:23 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 17:17 | UCLA | George Browner misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-32 |
| 17:16 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 16:57 | UCLA | William Richardson is called for the reach on George Browner - foul #2 on William Richardson, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Steven Mattson (SG) Nathan Mahaffey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG) Gerald Hoskins | |
| 16:39 | UCLA | Donald Gerdes takes the ball from George Browner | 48-32 |
| 16:37 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort is hacked by Noel Fulford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Noel Fulford, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Lester Thrift (SG), Horace Ancheta (PF), Sherman Petti (C) Jackie Saavedra, Steven Mattson, Adolph Strickland, George Browner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy (SG), John Ames (SF), Michael Olivo (PF) Donald Gerdes, Richard Comfort, Luis Messner | |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-32 |
| 16:18 | UCLA | Noel Fulford grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 16:13 | UCLA | Sherman Petti is whistled for traveling | 48-32 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo misses short on a jumper near the basket | 48-32 |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | William Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Roy Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Thrift (fresh) SF - Noel Fulford (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Horace Ancheta (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Sherman Petti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Gaddy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Ames (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Olivo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo misses short on a shot from the right block | 48-32 |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | John Ames grabs the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | William Richardson misses short on a shot near the basket | 48-32 |
| 15:08 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 15:04 | UCLA | Roy Nelson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 48-32 |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Richardson | 48-32 |
| 14:44 | Southern Cal | Roy Nelson takes the ball from John Ames | 48-32 |
| 14:34 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 14:33 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta gets the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 14:19 | UCLA | Roy Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 14:18 | Southern Cal | William Richardson snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Ames | 48-34 |
| 13:46 | UCLA | Lester Thrift is fouled on the floor by Michael Olivo - foul #4 on Michael Olivo, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey (PG), Jackie Saavedra (SG), Steven Mattson (SF), Adolph Strickland (PF), Ryan Lindsay (C) Roy Nelson, Lester Thrift, Noel Fulford, Horace Ancheta, Sherman Petti | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Hoskins (PG), Donald Gerdes (SG), Richard Comfort (SF), Luis Messner (PF) Donald Buettner, Nathan Gaddy, John Ames, Michael Olivo | |
| 13:35 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 13:33 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Richard Comfort | 48-34 |
| 13:29 | Southern Cal | Donald Gerdes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-34 |
| 13:14 | UCLA | Steven Mattson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 13:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Richardson | 48-34 |
| 12:52 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Donald Gerdes and he's hacked by Nathan Mahaffey - foul #3 on Nathan Mahaffey, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo (C) William Richardson | |
| 12:52 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:42 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 12:41 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay tips it in | 50-37 |
| 12:22 | Southern Cal | Donald Gerdes scores on a 3 from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 11:59 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Michael Olivo - foul #5 on Michael Olivo, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lester Thrift (SG), Daniel Servantes (SF), George Browner (PF) Jackie Saavedra, Steven Mattson, Adolph Strickland | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG), Nathan Gaddy (SG), Fred Johnson (SF), William Richardson (C) Gerald Hoskins, Donald Gerdes, Richard Comfort, Michael Olivo | |
| 11:59 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 11:52 | Southern Cal | Luis Messner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lester Thrift - foul #2 on Lester Thrift, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Horace Ancheta (PF) Ryan Lindsay | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:52 | Southern Cal | Luis Messner makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:52 | Southern Cal | Luis Messner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:52 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Nathan Mahaffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lester Thrift (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Servantes (fresh) PF - Horace Ancheta (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - George Browner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Gaddy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Fred Johnson (fresh) PF - Luis Messner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - William Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | UCLA | George Browner misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by William Richardson - foul #3 on William Richardson, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| 11:44 | UCLA | George Browner makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:44 | UCLA | George Browner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:23 | Southern Cal | George Browner steals the ball from Fred Johnson | 55-41 |
| 11:12 | UCLA | George Browner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Richardson - foul #4 on William Richardson, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Noel Fulford (SF) Nathan Mahaffey, Daniel Servantes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:12 | UCLA | George Browner makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 11:12 | UCLA | George Browner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | William Richardson pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 10:52 | Southern Cal | William Richardson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 10:50 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 10:35 | UCLA | Nathan Gaddy picks off the pass by Lester Thrift | 56-41 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-41 |
| 10:20 | Southern Cal | William Richardson tips it back up and in | 56-43 |
| 10:12 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Luis Messner - foul #4 on Luis Messner, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra (PG), Steven Mattson (SG), Daniel Servantes (SF), Adolph Strickland (C) Roy Nelson, Lester Thrift, Noel Fulford, George Browner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Hoskins (PG), Donald Gerdes (SG), Richard Comfort (SF), John Ames (C) Donald Buettner, Nathan Gaddy, Fred Johnson, William Richardson | |
| 10:12 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:12 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:12 | Southern Cal | John Ames snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Gerald Hoskins misses the floater from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort snags the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | John Ames misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 57-43 |
| 09:42 | UCLA | Steven Mattson gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 09:36 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland is hacked by Donald Gerdes - foul #1 on Donald Gerdes, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey (PG), Ryan Lindsay (C) Daniel Servantes, Horace Ancheta | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:36 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 09:36 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Luis Messner can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ryan Lindsay - foul #2 on Ryan Lindsay, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Servantes (SF) Steven Mattson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Richardson (C) Richard Comfort | |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Luis Messner makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Luis Messner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:58 | UCLA | Donald Gerdes steals it from Ryan Lindsay | 57-45 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | John Ames lays it in set up by Donald Gerdes | 57-47 |
| 08:41 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Nathan Mahaffey | 60-47 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | John Ames knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 08:22 | UCLA | Donald Gerdes is called for the reach on Jackie Saavedra - foul #2 on Donald Gerdes, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Noel Fulford (SF), Sherman Petti (PF), George Browner (C) Nathan Mahaffey, Daniel Servantes, Adolph Strickland, Ryan Lindsay | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG), Nathan Gaddy (SG) Gerald Hoskins, Donald Gerdes | |
| 08:22 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:22 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 60-49 |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Luis Messner grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | William Richardson misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jackie Saavedra - foul #1 on Jackie Saavedra, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | Steven Mattson (SG) Jackie Saavedra | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Johnson (SG), Richard Comfort (SF) Nathan Gaddy, Luis Messner | |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | William Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 07:48 | UCLA | Sherman Petti pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Roy Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Mattson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Fulford (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sherman Petti (fresh) C - George Browner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) SF - Richard Comfort (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ames (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - William Richardson (tired) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | UCLA | Steven Mattson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-50 |
| 07:28 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Fred Johnson | 60-50 |
| 07:04 | Southern Cal | William Richardson loses the dribble to Steven Mattson | 60-50 |
| 06:56 | UCLA | Sherman Petti hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 60-50 |
| 06:55 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to George Browner | 60-50 |
| 06:42 | UCLA | George Browner lays it in on a great pass from Steven Mattson | 62-50 |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | Fred Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey (PG), Lester Thrift (SG), Daniel Servantes (SF), Horace Ancheta (PF), Ryan Lindsay (C) Roy Nelson, Steven Mattson, Noel Fulford, Sherman Petti, George Browner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Hoskins (PG), Donald Gerdes (SG), Luis Messner (PF) Donald Buettner, Fred Johnson, Richard Comfort | |
| 06:26 | UCLA | Daniel Servantes is fouled on the floor by William Richardson - foul #5 on William Richardson, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort (SF) William Richardson | |
| 06:26 | UCLA | Daniel Servantes misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:26 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay gets the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 06:11 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay's pass is intercepted by Richard Comfort | 62-50 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | John Ames hits a jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 05:26 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 05:25 | Southern Cal | John Ames pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:25 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Noel Fulford (SF), Adolph Strickland (PF), George Browner (C) Daniel Servantes, Horace Ancheta, Ryan Lindsay | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy (SG), Fred Johnson (SF) Donald Gerdes, Richard Comfort | |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy's pass is intercepted by Noel Fulford in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 05:16 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Noel Fulford | 64-52 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Hoskins | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Southern Cal | Gerald Hoskins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Ames | 64-55 |
| 04:32 | UCLA | Gerald Hoskins steps in front of the Nathan Mahaffey pass in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Lester Thrift is called for the reach on Nathan Gaddy - foul #3 on Lester Thrift, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra (PG), Steven Mattson (SF) Nathan Mahaffey, Noel Fulford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG) Gerald Hoskins | |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:56 | UCLA | Steven Mattson is fouled on the floor by John Ames - foul #4 on John Ames, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Sherman Petti (PF), Ryan Lindsay (C) Lester Thrift, Adolph Strickland, George Browner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Hoskins (SF) Fred Johnson | |
| 03:56 | UCLA | Steven Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:56 | UCLA | Steven Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner is fouled on the floor by Roy Nelson - foul #1 on Roy Nelson, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Gerdes (SG), Richard Comfort (SF) Nathan Gaddy, Gerald Hoskins | |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:40 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Roy Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Saavedra (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Mattson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Sherman Petti (fresh) C - Ryan Lindsay (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Gerdes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Comfort (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Messner (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Ames (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | UCLA | Steven Mattson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-58 |
| 03:33 | UCLA | Sherman Petti can't tip it in | 66-58 |
| 03:32 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Lindsay | 66-58 |
| 03:15 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-58 |
| 03:14 | UCLA | Sherman Petti misses the tip | 66-58 |
| 03:13 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 03:05 | UCLA | Roy Nelson's pass is intercepted by Luis Messner | 66-58 |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| Subs | UCLA | Horace Ancheta (PF) Ryan Lindsay | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:54 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | John Ames grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey (PG), Lester Thrift (SG), Noel Fulford (SF), George Browner (C) Roy Nelson, Jackie Saavedra, Steven Mattson, Sherman Petti | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy (SG) Donald Gerdes | |
| 02:37 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 02:36 | UCLA | George Browner pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 02:15 | UCLA | George Browner connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lester Thrift | 68-58 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Nathan Mahaffey is called for the reach on Donald Buettner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Mahaffey, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:11 | UCLA | George Browner grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 02:02 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta is hacked by Richard Comfort - foul #1 on Richard Comfort, team foul #11 | 68-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Johnson (SF) Richard Comfort | |
| 02:02 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:02 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy is hacked by Lester Thrift in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lester Thrift, team foul #10 | 69-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay (C) George Browner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Hoskins (PG), Donald Gerdes (SG), Richard Comfort (SF) Donald Buettner, Fred Johnson, John Ames | |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 71-61 |
| 01:27 | Southern Cal | Luis Messner misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 01:25 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:01 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Nathan Mahaffey | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Donald Gerdes misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-61 |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Noel Fulford pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Gerdes - foul #3 on Donald Gerdes, team foul #12 | 73-61 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Ames (C) Nathan Gaddy | |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Gerald Hoskins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 00:44 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| 00:40 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Mahaffey | 77-61 |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | John Ames comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-61 |
| 00:33 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay pulls down the rebound | 77-61 |
| 00:29 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lester Thrift and he's fouled by Luis Messner - foul #5 on Luis Messner, team foul #13 | 79-61 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gaither (PF) Luis Messner | |
| 00:29 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta misses the free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to James Gaither | 79-61 |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort blows the layup | 79-61 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | James Gaither tips it back up and in | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey runs out the clock | 79-63 |