| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Timothy Kohn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Keitt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Garner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roger Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Hamilton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeff Cruce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Benfer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Bender (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Kohn - foul #1 on Timothy Kohn, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Starner (SF) Jeff Cruce | |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 19:25 | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 19:24 | Southern Cal | Richard Lambert grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 19:01 | Southern Cal | Richard Lambert is hacked by Joseph Hamilton - foul #2 on Joseph Hamilton, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce (SG) William Starner | |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Thomas Benfer - foul #3 on Thomas Benfer, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Biggs (PF) Thomas Benfer | |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:50 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Jeff Cruce | 40-30 |
| 18:46 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 18:44 | Southern Cal | George Garner snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:40 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Flowers | 42-30 |
| 18:32 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce misses the turnaround from the right block | 42-30 |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Richard Lambert snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-30 |
| 18:11 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton misses badly on a runner from the right block | 42-30 |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | Richard Lambert knocks in the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Biggs - foul #2 on Michael Biggs, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Franklin Dugas (PG), William Fridley (SG), Dennis Goulet (SF), Bradley Baker (PF) Timothy Kohn, Thomas Keitt, George Garner, Roger Flowers | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tommy Lowe (PG) Joseph Hamilton | |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | Richard Lambert misses the free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:42 | Colorado State | Carl Bender gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:23 | Colorado State | Michael Biggs misses the lay-in | 44-30 |
| 17:21 | Colorado State | Michael Biggs hits the follow up shot | 44-32 |
| 16:57 | Southern Cal | Richard Lambert buries a floater from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 16:44 | Colorado State | Carl Bender is whistled for a carry | 46-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn (PG), Rodney Pool (C) Franklin Dugas, Richard Lambert | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton (PG), John Begley (PF) Tommy Lowe, Michael Biggs | |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | Charles Carroll swats the short shot by Rodney Pool | 46-32 |
| 16:28 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 16:18 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll is hacked by William Fridley - foul #1 on William Fridley, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt (SG), George Garner (SF), Roger Flowers (PF) William Fridley, Dennis Goulet, Bradley Baker | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Biggs (PF) John Begley | |
| 16:05 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 16:03 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce misses the tip | 46-32 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Roger Flowers grabs the board | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Timothy Kohn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Keitt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Garner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roger Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Pool (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Hamilton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeff Cruce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Biggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Bender (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 15:48 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 15:28 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 15:20 | Southern Cal | Carl Bender takes the ball from Timothy Kohn | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:54 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Carroll | 46-38 |
| 14:33 | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Keitt and he's fouled by Joseph Hamilton - foul #3 on Joseph Hamilton, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Fridley (SG), Dennis Goulet (SF), Bradley Baker (PF), Omar Bartlett (C) Thomas Keitt, George Garner, Roger Flowers, Rodney Pool | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tommy Lowe (SG), Thomas Benfer (PF) Jeff Cruce, Michael Biggs | |
| 14:33 | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn misses the free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:33 | Colorado State | Carl Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:29 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton is hacked by Timothy Kohn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Kohn, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Franklin Dugas (PG) Timothy Kohn | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 14:06 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Carroll | 48-40 |
| 14:01 | Southern Cal | Joseph Hamilton is called for the reach on William Fridley - foul #4 on Joseph Hamilton, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce (PG), William Starner (SF) Joseph Hamilton, Charles Carroll | |
| 13:50 | Southern Cal | William Fridley clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Tommy Lowe - foul #3 on Tommy Lowe, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Carroll (SF) William Starner | |
| 13:50 | Southern Cal | William Fridley makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:50 | Southern Cal | William Fridley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:31 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 13:30 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll tips it home | 50-42 |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | Franklin Dugas comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 13:05 | Southern Cal | Omar Bartlett grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | Dennis Goulet hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Baker | 52-42 |
| 12:11 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 12:10 | Southern Cal | Omar Bartlett snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 12:05 | Southern Cal | Franklin Dugas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-42 |
| 12:04 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 11:37 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Fridley - foul #2 on William Fridley, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn (PG), Thomas Keitt (SG), George Garner (SF), Roger Flowers (PF), Richard Lambert (C) Franklin Dugas, William Fridley, Dennis Goulet, Bradley Baker, Omar Bartlett | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Starner (SF) Charles Carroll | |
| 11:37 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:37 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Roger Flowers gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Timothy Kohn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Keitt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Garner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roger Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Jeff Cruce (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Lowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Starner (fresh) PF - Thomas Benfer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Bender (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from George Garner | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:02 | Colorado State | William Starner connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeff Cruce | 54-44 |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 10:42 | Colorado State | William Starner pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:25 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 10:20 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt is hacked by Thomas Benfer - foul #4 on Thomas Benfer, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton (PG), Charles Carroll (SF), John Begley (PF) Tommy Lowe, William Starner, Thomas Benfer | |
| 10:20 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:20 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:20 | Colorado State | Carl Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:56 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Timothy Kohn - foul #3 on Timothy Kohn, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rodney Pool (C) Richard Lambert | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 09:39 | Colorado State | Carl Bender's floater is knocked away by George Garner | 55-46 |
| 09:37 | Southern Cal | Rodney Pool gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:30 | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Garner | 58-46 |
| 09:30 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Lambert (C) Rodney Pool | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Starner (SF) Charles Carroll | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:11 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce misses long on a jumper from the right side | 58-46 |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | Richard Lambert snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 08:54 | Southern Cal | Roger Flowers is called for traveling | 58-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Carroll (SF) William Starner | |
| 08:38 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Richard Lambert | 58-46 |
| 08:20 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Richard Lambert hits the follow up shot | 60-46 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | Charles Carroll's pass is intercepted by George Garner in the backcourt | 60-46 |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn lays it up and in set up by George Garner | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:10 | Colorado State | Richard Lambert denies the turnaround by Jeff Cruce | 62-46 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to George Garner | 62-46 |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | Jeff Cruce takes the ball from Thomas Keitt | 62-46 |
| 07:40 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeff Cruce | 62-48 |
| 07:23 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt is hacked by Jeff Cruce - foul #2 on Jeff Cruce, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Franklin Dugas (PG), Dennis Goulet (SF), Bradley Baker (PF), Rodney Pool (C) Timothy Kohn, George Garner, Roger Flowers, Richard Lambert | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Starner (SF), Thomas Benfer (PF) Charles Carroll, John Begley | |
| 07:23 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:23 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:23 | Colorado State | William Starner pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Franklin Dugas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Keitt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dennis Goulet (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Baker (fresh) C - Rodney Pool (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeff Cruce (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Starner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Benfer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Carl Bender (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Colorado State | Franklin Dugas is called for the reach on Joseph Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Dugas, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Fridley (SG) Thomas Keitt | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 07:10 | Colorado State | The short jumper by William Starner is denied by Rodney Pool | 63-48 |
| 07:09 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce hits the follow up shot | 63-50 |
| 06:55 | Southern Cal | Thomas Benfer steps in front of the Bradley Baker pass | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:50 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce loses the dribble to William Fridley in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| 06:33 | Southern Cal | Carl Bender swats the short shot by William Fridley | 63-50 |
| 06:32 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 06:30 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn (PG) Franklin Dugas | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Carroll (SF) William Starner | |
| 06:21 | Southern Cal | Dennis Goulet can't finish the layup | 63-50 |
| 06:19 | Southern Cal | Rodney Pool hits the follow up shot | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:03 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Hamilton | 65-52 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Bradley Baker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Kohn | 67-52 |
| 05:50 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer is fouled in the backcourt by William Fridley - foul #3 on William Fridley, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt (SG), George Garner (SF), Omar Bartlett (PF), Richard Lambert (C) William Fridley, Dennis Goulet, Bradley Baker, Rodney Pool | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Begley (PF) Jeff Cruce | |
| 05:50 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:50 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Richard Lambert | 67-53 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 05:22 | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn tips it in | 69-53 |
| 05:14 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer banks in the layup | 69-55 |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Kohn | 71-55 |
| 04:44 | Colorado State | Thomas Benfer can't finish the layup | 71-55 |
| 04:43 | Southern Cal | Omar Bartlett grabs the board | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Thomas Keitt misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 71-55 |
| 04:26 | Colorado State | John Begley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 04:24 | Colorado State | Joseph Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Franklin Dugas (PG), Dennis Goulet (SF), Roger Flowers (PF) Timothy Kohn, George Garner, Richard Lambert | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce (SG), William Starner (SF) Charles Carroll, John Begley | |
| 04:05 | Southern Cal | Franklin Dugas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | Roger Flowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 03:55 | Southern Cal | Roger Flowers clanks a shot from the left block | 71-55 |
| 03:53 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce grabs the board | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Colorado State | William Starner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Fridley (SG), Rodney Pool (C) Thomas Keitt, Omar Bartlett | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Carroll (SF) William Starner | |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | Dennis Goulet travels with the ball | 71-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Garner (SF) Dennis Goulet | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tommy Lowe (SG), William Starner (SF), John Begley (PF), Michael Biggs (C) Joseph Hamilton, Charles Carroll, Thomas Benfer, Carl Bender | |
| 03:23 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce is hacked by William Fridley in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Fridley, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| 03:23 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:23 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Franklin Dugas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Fridley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - George Garner (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roger Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Pool (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Jeff Cruce (tired) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Starner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Begley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Biggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Roger Flowers scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Fridley | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:46 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-57 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Rodney Pool grabs the board | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Southern Cal | Rodney Pool's floater is tipped away by John Begley | 73-57 |
| 02:21 | Colorado State | William Starner grabs the board | 73-57 |
| 02:16 | Colorado State | William Starner's pass is intercepted by Franklin Dugas in the backcourt | 73-57 |
| 01:54 | Southern Cal | George Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn (PG), Thomas Keitt (SG), Richard Lambert (C) Franklin Dugas, William Fridley, Rodney Pool | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 01:34 | Colorado State | Jeff Cruce knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Lambert | 76-59 |
| 00:58 | Colorado State | Michael Biggs can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Garner - foul #2 on George Garner, team foul #9 | 76-59 |
| 00:58 | Colorado State | Michael Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:58 | Colorado State | Michael Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Roger Flowers is fouled on the floor by John Begley - foul #1 on John Begley, team foul #9 | 76-61 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Roger Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Roger Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Colorado State | William Starner travels in the backcourt | 78-61 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Richard Lambert makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Keitt | 80-61 |
| 00:07 | Colorado State | William Starner lays it in set up by Michael Biggs | 80-63 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Timothy Kohn runs out the clock | 80-63 |