| Lineup | Cal | PG - Dennis Mulford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gray (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vincent Locklear (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - James Graves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Dicus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | John Gray inbounds the ball | 35-20 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Cal | John Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-20 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Hamilton - foul #2 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 19:02 | Cal | Vincent Locklear is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Vincent Locklear, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Glenn Robinson (PF) Vincent Locklear | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:47 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 18:45 | Cal | James Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Dennis Mulford loses the dribble to Troy Stewart | 35-22 |
| 18:06 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 35-22 |
| 17:49 | Cal | Dennis Mulford buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-22 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | James Graves is called for the reach on Wayne Goodrich - foul #3 on James Graves, team foul #3 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Cal | James Smock (C) James Graves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:19 | Southern Cal | Keith Hamilton is called for the reach on Wayne Goodrich - foul #3 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #4 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Elsberry (PG), Kenneth Gumm (SG) Dennis Mulford, Keith Hamilton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:14 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-22 |
| 17:13 | Cal | James Smock pulls down the rebound | 38-22 |
| 16:55 | Cal | Thomas Elsberry's floater is knocked away by Bennie Watson | 38-22 |
| 16:54 | Cal | Thomas Elsberry tips it home | 40-22 |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Wayne Goodrich | 40-24 |
| 16:15 | Cal | Kenneth Gumm is whistled for a carry | 40-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Dennis Mulford (PG), Earl Wurster (PF) John Gray, Glenn Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF), James Gerry (C) Bennie Watson, Wayne Byrd | |
| 16:04 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Dicus | 40-27 |
| 15:49 | Cal | Thomas Elsberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Hamilton (SG), Vincent Locklear (PF), James Graves (C) Thomas Elsberry, Kenneth Gumm, James Smock | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Dennis Mulford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Wurster (fresh) PF - Vincent Locklear (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - James Graves (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Imarogbe Abdulkarim (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Dicus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gerry (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-27 |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich tips it in | 40-29 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Vincent Locklear can't finish the layup | 40-29 |
| 15:06 | Cal | James Graves tips it in | 42-29 |
| 14:44 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 14:43 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus grabs the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 14:30 | Cal | The rebound goes to Earl Wurster | 42-29 |
| 14:06 | Cal | Keith Hamilton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | James Gerry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:59 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-29 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | James Gerry gets the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:44 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-29 |
| 13:42 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich grabs the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:27 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim is whistled for traveling | 42-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Elsberry (PG), John Gray (SF) Dennis Mulford, Earl Wurster | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson (PF), Wayne Byrd (C) Imarogbe Abdulkarim, James Gerry | |
| 13:07 | Cal | Keith Hamilton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 13:06 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Wayne Byrd | 42-29 |
| 12:59 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Goodrich | 42-32 |
| 12:38 | Cal | Keith Hamilton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Elsberry | 45-32 |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus grabs the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 12:13 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 12:12 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Watson | 45-32 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus comes up short on the floater from the right block | 45-32 |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 11:45 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits a 3 from straight away | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Thomas Elsberry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Hamilton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Gray (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vincent Locklear (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - James Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Dicus (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Cal | James Graves is called for 3 seconds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Dennis Mulford (PG), James Smock (C) Thomas Elsberry, James Graves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski (SG), Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF) Wayne Goodrich, Daniel Dicus | |
| 10:58 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-35 |
| 10:39 | Cal | Vincent Locklear is called for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norman Forbes (PG) Troy Stewart | |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 10:25 | Cal | Vincent Locklear gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 10:01 | Cal | Vincent Locklear drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Gray | 48-35 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson misses the lay-in | 48-35 |
| 09:39 | Cal | The rebound goes to Dennis Mulford | 48-35 |
| 09:14 | Cal | Keith Hamilton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bennie Watson - foul #3 on Bennie Watson, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Elsberry (PG), Earl Wurster (SF) Dennis Mulford, John Gray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart (PG), Wayne Goodrich (SG), Daniel Dicus (PF), James Gerry (C) Norman Forbes, Marijan Okuniewski, Bennie Watson, Wayne Byrd | |
| 09:14 | Cal | Keith Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:14 | Cal | Keith Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart snags the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-35 |
| 08:42 | Cal | Vincent Locklear grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 08:36 | Cal | Keith Hamilton hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Elsberry | 53-35 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 53-37 |
| 08:11 | Cal | Vincent Locklear hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-37 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | James Smock is called for the reach on Troy Stewart - foul #2 on James Smock, team foul #5 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Dennis Mulford (PG), Glenn Robinson (PF), James Graves (C) Thomas Elsberry, Vincent Locklear, James Smock | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-37 |
| 07:54 | Cal | Glenn Robinson snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 07:25 | Cal | A charge is called on James Graves - foul #4 on James Graves, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Elsberry (SG), John Gray (SF) Keith Hamilton, Earl Wurster | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson (PF), Wayne Byrd (C) Imarogbe Abdulkarim, James Gerry | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Dennis Mulford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Elsberry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glenn Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Dicus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 07:09 | Cal | Thomas Elsberry grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 06:46 | Cal | John Gray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 06:40 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 06:39 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus gets the offensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 06:23 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Mulford - foul #1 on Dennis Mulford, team foul #7 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Hamilton (SG), Vincent Locklear (PF) Dennis Mulford, Glenn Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi (SF) Daniel Dicus | |
| 06:23 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 06:23 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 06:04 | Cal | Keith Hamilton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 06:03 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Byrd | 56-42 |
| 05:35 | Cal | Keith Hamilton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 05:33 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Wayne Byrd | 56-42 |
| 05:20 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-42 |
| 05:19 | Cal | John Gray gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Keith Hamilton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 04:42 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart loses the dribble to John Gray | 56-42 |
| 04:21 | Cal | Vincent Locklear misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 04:20 | Cal | James Graves tips it in | 58-42 |
| 04:08 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd can't finish the layup | 58-42 |
| 04:06 | Cal | The rebound goes to Vincent Locklear | 58-42 |
| 03:50 | Cal | Keith Hamilton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 03:49 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 03:33 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wayne Goodrich | 58-45 |
| 03:15 | Cal | Keith Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Thomas Elsberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Keith Hamilton (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Locklear (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - James Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Goodrich (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dino Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 58-45 |
| 02:53 | Cal | Vincent Locklear snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal 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) | |
| 02:28 | Cal | Wayne Goodrich steals it from James Graves | 58-45 |
| 02:13 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd connects on the turnaround in the paint | 58-47 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Vincent Locklear is fouled on the floor by Bennie Watson - foul #4 on Bennie Watson, team foul #2 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Dennis Mulford (PG) Thomas Elsberry | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus (SF) Dino Rossi | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Cal | John Gray clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 01:37 | Cal | John Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:28 | Cal | Keith Hamilton can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-47 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Dicus | 58-50 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Dennis Mulford loses the ball out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bennie Watson | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal 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 (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Cal | Vincent Locklear misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bennie Watson - foul #5 on Bennie Watson, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerry (PF) Bennie Watson | |
| 00:21 | Cal | Vincent Locklear makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Vincent Locklear makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | James Graves picks off the pass by Daniel Dicus | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Cal | Keith Hamilton is hacked by Wayne Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Goodrich, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Cal | James Smock (C) James Graves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:12 | Cal | Keith Hamilton is hacked by Wayne Byrd - foul #2 on Wayne Byrd, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| 00:10 | Cal | James Gerry is called for the reach on Vincent Locklear - foul #2 on James Gerry, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 00:09 | Cal | James Smock is hacked by James Gerry - foul #3 on James Gerry, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 00:09 | Cal | James Smock misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | James Gerry pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Dennis Mulford runs out the clock | 60-56 |