| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Forbes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Suitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Merrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Victor Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Toni Garski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Hargrove (fresh) PF - Murray Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Frederick Hargrove inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Washington State | George Harris is called for 3 seconds | 28-27 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill knocks in the shot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 19:09 | Washington State | Victor Banks connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Harris | 30-29 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 30-29 |
| 18:42 | Washington State | George Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:21 | Washington State | Toni Garski drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frederick Hargrove | 30-32 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | George Harris steps in front of the Richard Forbes pass in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 18:01 | Washington State | Toni Garski misses short on a runner from the right block | 30-32 |
| 17:59 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:35 | Southern Cal | John Suitt hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 30-32 |
| 17:34 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:14 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | John Suitt gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:57 | Southern Cal | John Suitt is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lorenzo Gonzalez | 32-32 |
| 16:39 | Washington State | George Harris clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lorenzo Gonzalez - foul #1 on Lorenzo Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (PG), Christopher Bissett (SF), Chuck Noyes (PF), William Middlebrook (C) Lorenzo Gonzalez, John Suitt, Rigoberto Rossi, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann (PG), Charles Claude (SF), Rick Baley (PF) Victor Banks, Frederick Hargrove, Murray Carter | |
| 16:39 | Washington State | George Harris makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:39 | Washington State | George Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones blows the layup but the foul's on George Harris - foul #1 on George Harris, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Monte Marshall (C) George Harris | |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:03 | Washington State | Rick Baley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 16:01 | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 15:59 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Claude | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Terrones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Forbes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Bissett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chuck Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Middlebrook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Bradley Ackermann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Toni Garski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Claude (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rick Baley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Monte Marshall (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Washington State | Rick Baley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Rick Baley, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez (PG), Samuel Kistner (SF) Michael Terrones, Richard Forbes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Banks (PG) Toni Garski | |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett makes the turnaround in the paint | 35-34 |
| 14:43 | Washington State | Victor Banks misses the dunk but he's fouled by Samuel Kistner - foul #4 on Samuel Kistner, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (SG), John Suitt (SF), Gregory Merrill (C) Christopher Bissett, Samuel Kistner, William Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Washington State | Toni Garski (SG), Frederick Hargrove (SF), Murray Carter (PF) Bradley Ackermann, Charles Claude, Monte Marshall | |
| 14:43 | Washington State | Victor Banks misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:43 | Washington State | Victor Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:14 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 14:13 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 13:54 | Washington State | Frederick Hargrove clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 13:53 | Washington State | Victor Banks hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 13:39 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill is fouled on the floor by Rick Baley - foul #2 on Rick Baley, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes (SG), Rigoberto Rossi (PF) Lorenzo Gonzalez, Chuck Noyes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Claude (PG), Bradley Ackermann (SG), George Harris (C) Victor Banks, Toni Garski, Rick Baley | |
| 13:22 | Southern Cal | John Suitt misses the jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 13:20 | Washington State | Murray Carter snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 12:59 | Washington State | Charles Claude knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Frederick Hargrove | 37-40 |
| 12:35 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Murray Carter - foul #2 on Murray Carter, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez (PG), Christopher Bissett (SF), William Middlebrook (C) Richard Forbes, John Suitt, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Washington State | Toni Garski (SG) Frederick Hargrove | |
| 12:35 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 12:35 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:14 | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 11:54 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 11:52 | Washington State | George Harris pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Terrones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Bissett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rigoberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Middlebrook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Bradley Ackermann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Toni Garski (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Claude (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Murray Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann is hacked by William Middlebrook - foul #1 on William Middlebrook, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes (SG), Chuck Noyes (PF) Michael Terrones, Rigoberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Banks (PG), Frederick Hargrove (SF), Rick Baley (PF), Monte Marshall (C) Bradley Ackermann, Charles Claude, Murray Carter, George Harris | |
| 10:56 | Washington State | Frederick Hargrove is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bissett - foul #1 on Christopher Bissett, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill (C) William Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:36 | Washington State | Rick Baley can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 10:08 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill misses the lay-in | 38-42 |
| 10:06 | Washington State | Toni Garski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 09:37 | Washington State | Rick Baley misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Chuck Noyes - foul #1 on Chuck Noyes, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (PG), John Suitt (SF), William Middlebrook (C) Lorenzo Gonzalez, Christopher Bissett, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann (SG), Charles Claude (SF), George Harris (C) Toni Garski, Frederick Hargrove, Monte Marshall | |
| 09:37 | Washington State | Rick Baley makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:37 | Washington State | Rick Baley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Rick Baley steps in front of the Chuck Noyes pass | 38-44 |
| 08:51 | Washington State | Rick Baley drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Victor Banks | 38-46 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes is called for traveling | 38-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi (PF), Gregory Merrill (C) Chuck Noyes, William Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Hargrove (SF), Murray Carter (PF) Victor Banks, Rick Baley | |
| 08:03 | Washington State | Murray Carter misses short on a jumper from the right side | 38-46 |
| 08:01 | Southern Cal | John Suitt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez (PG), Samuel Kistner (SF) Michael Terrones, John Suitt | |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Banks (PG), Toni Garski (SG) Charles Claude, Bradley Ackermann | |
| 07:38 | Washington State | George Harris is called for traveling | 38-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett (SG) Richard Forbes | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Bissett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Kistner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Merrill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Victor Banks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Toni Garski (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Hargrove (fresh) PF - Murray Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill hits a jumper in the lane and the foul's on George Harris - foul #2 on George Harris, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Baley (C) George Harris | |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 06:45 | Washington State | Murray Carter can't throw it down but the foul's on Rigoberto Rossi - foul #1 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (SG), William Middlebrook (C) Christopher Bissett, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann (PG), Charles Claude (SF) Victor Banks, Frederick Hargrove | |
| 06:45 | Washington State | Murray Carter makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:45 | Washington State | Murray Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:22 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Terrones | 43-48 |
| 06:00 | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Claude | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:51 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez is hacked by Murray Carter - foul #3 on Murray Carter, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Suitt (SF), Chuck Noyes (PF) Samuel Kistner, Rigoberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Washington State | George Harris (C) Rick Baley | |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes's layup is rejected by George Harris | 43-50 |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 05:13 | Washington State | George Harris misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-50 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 04:55 | Southern Cal | John Suitt blows the layup | 43-50 |
| 04:54 | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 04:23 | Washington State | Charles Claude grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 04:09 | Washington State | George Harris misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Middlebrook - foul #2 on William Middlebrook, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett (SG), Samuel Kistner (SF), Gregory Merrill (C) Michael Terrones, John Suitt, William Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Banks (PG), Frederick Hargrove (SF), Rick Baley (PF) Bradley Ackermann, Charles Claude, Murray Carter | |
| 04:09 | Washington State | George Harris misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 04:09 | Washington State | George Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:05 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez is hacked by Victor Banks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Victor Banks, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| 04:05 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 04:05 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Victor Banks clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Kistner - foul #5 on Samuel Kistner, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes (SG), Rigoberto Rossi (PF) Samuel Kistner, Chuck Noyes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Monte Marshall (C) George Harris | |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Victor Banks makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Victor Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Forbes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Bissett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Victor Banks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Toni Garski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Hargrove (fresh) PF - Rick Baley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Monte Marshall (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Forbes | 45-53 |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lorenzo Gonzalez | 47-53 |
| 02:49 | Washington State | Victor Banks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 02:28 | Washington State | Toni Garski snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 02:28 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (PG), John Suitt (SF) Lorenzo Gonzalez, Christopher Bissett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bradley Ackermann (SG), Murray Carter (PF), George Harris (C) Toni Garski, Rick Baley, Monte Marshall | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:13 | Washington State | Frederick Hargrove misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Suitt - foul #1 on John Suitt, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| 02:13 | Washington State | Frederick Hargrove misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:13 | Washington State | Frederick Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez (PG) Michael Terrones | |
| Subs | Washington State | Toni Garski (SG) Bradley Ackermann | |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 47-56 |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Victor Banks grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 01:40 | Washington State | Toni Garski scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by George Harris | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 01:29 | Washington State | Victor Banks snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 01:06 | Washington State | Frederick Hargrove misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-58 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 47-58 |
| 00:56 | Washington State | Murray Carter gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Washington State | Victor Banks makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-60 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Toni Garski - foul #3 on Toni Garski, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (PG), Chuck Noyes (PF), William Middlebrook (C) Lorenzo Gonzalez, Rigoberto Rossi, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Victor Banks runs out the clock | 48-60 |