| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Aitken (fresh) SF - Robert Rigby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Harting (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Dicus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wayne Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-32 |
| 19:49 | Washington State | Brian Harting gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:26 | Washington State | Thomas Hall is whistled for traveling | 32-32 |
| 19:05 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 19:03 | Washington State | Brian Harting grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Brian Harting lays it in on a great pass from Jeremiah Aitken | 34-32 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart is whistled for a carry | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Rigby | 36-32 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-32 |
| 17:38 | Washington State | Brian Harting pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:09 | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 17:08 | Washington State | Brian Harting tips it home | 38-32 |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Aitken - foul #3 on Jeremiah Aitken, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | Herbert Farwell (SG), Edward Walton (SF), Darren Hudson (C) Jeremiah Aitken, Robert Rigby, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF), James Gerry (C) Bennie Watson, Wayne Byrd | |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-32 |
| 16:43 | Washington State | Darren Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:22 | Washington State | John Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-32 |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Wayne Goodrich | 38-32 |
| 16:14 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Darren Hudson grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 15:51 | Washington State | Darren Hudson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Gerry - foul #2 on James Gerry, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dan Smithson (PG) John Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:51 | Washington State | Darren Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:51 | Washington State | Darren Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dan Smithson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Farwell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Walton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Harting (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Darren Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Imarogbe Abdulkarim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Dicus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gerry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Troy Stewart | 40-34 |
| 15:16 | Washington State | Dan Smithson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 15:05 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Goodrich | 43-37 |
| 14:47 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Edward Walton | 45-37 |
| 14:25 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 14:23 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 13:59 | Washington State | Brian Harting is fouled on the floor by Wayne Goodrich - foul #3 on Wayne Goodrich, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Carter (PG), Jeremiah Aitken (SG), Robert Honea (SF), Robert Rigby (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Dan Smithson, Herbert Farwell, Edward Walton, Brian Harting, Darren Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson (PF), Wayne Byrd (C) Imarogbe Abdulkarim, James Gerry | |
| 13:34 | Washington State | Robert Rigby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Rigby, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 13:20 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Troy Stewart | 45-39 |
| 12:51 | Washington State | Wayne Byrd is called for the reach on John Carter - foul #2 on Wayne Byrd, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF) Daniel Dicus | |
| 12:31 | Washington State | Robert Rigby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-39 |
| 12:30 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:22 | Southern Cal | Robert Rigby swats the short shot by Wayne Byrd | 45-39 |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd can't tip it in | 45-39 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim tips it in | 45-41 |
| 11:51 | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Honea | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Aitken (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Honea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Rigby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Goodrich (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Imarogbe Abdulkarim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wayne Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 11:15 | Washington State | John Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:08 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Troy Stewart | 47-46 |
| 10:42 | Washington State | Troy Stewart is called for the reach on John Carter - foul #1 on Troy Stewart, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Herbert Farwell (SG), Edward Walton (SF), Brian Harting (PF), Darren Hudson (C) Jeremiah Aitken, Robert Honea, Robert Rigby, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norman Forbes (PG), Marijan Okuniewski (SG), Daniel Dicus (SF), Dino Rossi (PF), James Gerry (C) Troy Stewart, Wayne Goodrich, Imarogbe Abdulkarim, Bennie Watson, Wayne Byrd | |
| 10:16 | Washington State | Darren Hudson's pass is intercepted by Dino Rossi | 47-46 |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | James Gerry is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Gerry, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dan Smithson (PG) John Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:49 | Washington State | Brian Harting is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF) Dino Rossi | |
| 09:36 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Darren Hudson - foul #2 on Darren Hudson, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart (PG) Norman Forbes | |
| 09:36 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:36 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:36 | Washington State | Brian Harting pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:07 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim is fouled on the floor by Brian Harting - foul #3 on Brian Harting, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Carter (PG) Dan Smithson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich (SG), Bennie Watson (PF), Wayne Byrd (C) Marijan Okuniewski, Imarogbe Abdulkarim, James Gerry | |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Troy Stewart | 49-50 |
| 08:22 | Washington State | Bennie Watson is called for the reach on Brian Harting - foul #1 on Bennie Watson, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken (SG), Robert Rigby (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Herbert Farwell, Brian Harting, Darren Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Edward Walton is whistled for a carry | 49-50 |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson is hacked by Robert Rigby - foul #3 on Robert Rigby, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Honea (SF) Edward Walton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Aitken (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Honea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Rigby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Dicus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Wayne Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 07:32 | Washington State | Thomas Hall snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 07:07 | Washington State | John Carter is fouled on the floor by Bennie Watson - foul #2 on Bennie Watson, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Darren Hudson (PF) Robert Honea | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norman Forbes (PG) Troy Stewart | |
| 07:07 | Washington State | John Carter misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 06:40 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Robert Rigby | 49-50 |
| 06:23 | Washington State | Thomas Hall blows the layup but the foul's on Wayne Byrd - foul #3 on Wayne Byrd, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Herbert Farwell (SG), Edward Walton (SF), Brian Harting (PF) Jeremiah Aitken, Robert Rigby, Darren Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski (SG), Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF), Dino Rossi (PF), James Gerry (C) Wayne Goodrich, Daniel Dicus, Bennie Watson, Wayne Byrd | |
| 06:23 | Washington State | Thomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:23 | Washington State | Thomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:12 | Southern Cal | Norman Forbes's floater is knocked away by Thomas Hall | 51-50 |
| 06:11 | Washington State | Edward Walton grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 05:44 | Washington State | Norman Forbes is called for the reach on John Carter - foul #1 on Norman Forbes, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Darren Hudson (C) Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart (PG) Norman Forbes | |
| 05:44 | Washington State | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:44 | Washington State | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:25 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski tips it in | 53-52 |
| 05:08 | Washington State | Brian Harting hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 53-52 |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | James Gerry grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-52 |
| 05:00 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim can't tip it in | 53-52 |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marijan Okuniewski | 53-55 |
| 04:27 | Washington State | Darren Hudson can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 53-55 |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Brian Harting misses the tip | 53-55 |
| 04:23 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:23 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken (SG), Robert Rigby (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Herbert Farwell, Edward Walton, Darren Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich (SG), Daniel Dicus (SF), Bennie Watson (PF), Wayne Byrd (C) Marijan Okuniewski, Imarogbe Abdulkarim, Dino Rossi, James Gerry | |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses the dunk attempt | 53-55 |
| 04:10 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich tips it back up and in | 53-57 |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Thomas Hall double dribbles | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Aitken (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Rigby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Harting (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Dicus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Wayne Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus is fouled on the floor by Robert Rigby - foul #4 on Robert Rigby, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich is whistled for a carry | 53-57 |
| 03:06 | Washington State | Thomas Hall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Byrd - foul #4 on Wayne Byrd, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| 03:06 | Washington State | Thomas Hall misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:06 | Washington State | Thomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | Jeremiah Aitken picks off the pass by Troy Stewart in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Brian Harting comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Goodrich - foul #4 on Wayne Goodrich, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Brian Harting makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Brian Harting misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 02:21 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:07 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Darren Hudson (C) Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:43 | Washington State | Darren Hudson drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Carter | 57-57 |
| 01:36 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 57-57 |
| 01:34 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Brian Harting | 57-57 |
| 01:29 | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-57 |
| 01:28 | Washington State | Robert Rigby snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 01:08 | Washington State | Brian Harting is hacked by Wayne Goodrich - foul #5 on Wayne Goodrich, team foul #12 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Hall (C) Darren Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski (SG) Wayne Goodrich | |
| 01:08 | Washington State | Brian Harting makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:08 | Washington State | Brian Harting misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:08 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Bennie Watson | 58-57 |
| 00:53 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits a jumper from the right side | 58-59 |
| 00:24 | Washington State | Robert Rigby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Jeremiah Aitken is called for the reach on Marijan Okuniewski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremiah Aitken, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:23 | Washington State | Thomas Hall gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:03 | Washington State | Bennie Watson is called for the reach on Jeremiah Aitken - foul #3 on Bennie Watson, team foul #13 | 58-60 |
| 00:03 | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:03 | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd runs out the clock | 58-60 |