| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Bissett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Kistner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Bray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Varnado (fresh) C - Conrad Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 19:13 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado is fouled on the floor by Gregory Merrill - foul #2 on Gregory Merrill, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 18:53 | Cal | Donald Holt hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeffrey Varnado | 28-31 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 18:05 | Cal | Samuel Kistner is called for the reach on Conrad Rhodes - foul #2 on Samuel Kistner, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 17:48 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Rigoberto Rossi - foul #1 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| 17:48 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:48 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Nelson - foul #1 on Matthew Nelson, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:56 | Cal | Arnold Bray misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 16:54 | Cal | Donald Holt gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:36 | Cal | Matthew Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-32 |
| 16:35 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Conrad Rhodes is called for the reach on Rigoberto Rossi - foul #1 on Conrad Rhodes, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes (SG), John Suitt (SF), William Middlebrook (C) Christopher Bissett, Samuel Kistner, Rigoberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Leonard (SG), Mark Lundgren (SF), Nathan Washington (PF), Alvin Ahlstrom (C) Matthew Nelson, Arnold Bray, Jeffrey Varnado, Conrad Rhodes | |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | John Suitt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Holt - foul #3 on Donald Holt, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | John Suitt makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | John Suitt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Suitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Middlebrook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Donald Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Lundgren (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathan Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Ahlstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cal | Alvin Ahlstrom can't finish the layup | 34-32 |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:08 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez is hacked by Alvin Ahlstrom - foul #3 on Alvin Ahlstrom, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (PG) Lorenzo Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones misses long on a floater from the left block | 34-32 |
| 14:44 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook tips it home | 36-32 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Alvin Ahlstrom scores on a shot near the basket set up by Ricky Leonard | 36-34 |
| 14:05 | Southern Cal | Alvin Ahlstrom steals it from Richard Forbes | 36-34 |
| 13:43 | Cal | Alvin Ahlstrom throws it down on a nice dish by Ricky Leonard | 36-36 |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | John Suitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez (PG), Christopher Bissett (SG), Samuel Kistner (SF), Rigoberto Rossi (C) Michael Terrones, Richard Forbes, John Suitt, William Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Nelson (PG), Arnold Bray (SG), Jeffrey Varnado (PF), Conrad Rhodes (C) Ricky Leonard, Mark Lundgren, Nathan Washington, Alvin Ahlstrom | |
| 13:04 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 13:03 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:41 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 12:39 | Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Holt | 36-36 |
| 12:13 | Cal | Donald Holt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Kistner - foul #3 on Samuel Kistner, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook (C) Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:13 | Cal | Donald Holt makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:13 | Cal | Donald Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Bissett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Kistner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Middlebrook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Bray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Varnado (fresh) C - Conrad Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cal | Matthew Nelson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 11:27 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes tips it home | 39-40 |
| 11:04 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Varnado picks off the pass by Christopher Bissett | 39-40 |
| 10:42 | Cal | Donald Holt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Nelson | 39-43 |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook blows the layup but he's hacked by Conrad Rhodes - foul #2 on Conrad Rhodes, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill (PF) Rigoberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Lundgren (SF), Nathan Washington (C) Matthew Nelson, Conrad Rhodes | |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:03 | Cal | Donald Holt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-43 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-43 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:30 | Southern Cal | Donald Holt steals it from Samuel Kistner | 41-43 |
| 09:27 | Cal | Arnold Bray banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Holt | 41-45 |
| 09:03 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett is called for 3 seconds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes (SG), John Suitt (SF), Rigoberto Rossi (C) Christopher Bissett, Samuel Kistner, William Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Nelson (PG), Conrad Rhodes (PF) Arnold Bray, Jeffrey Varnado | |
| 08:35 | Cal | Matthew Nelson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-45 |
| 08:34 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | John Suitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 08:04 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 07:41 | Cal | Nathan Washington can't finish the layup | 41-45 |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | John Suitt pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Suitt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Holt (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lundgren (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Conrad Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 07:16 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi tips it home | 43-45 |
| 06:55 | Cal | Nathan Washington slams it home | 43-47 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | John Suitt is hacked by Mark Lundgren - foul #2 on Mark Lundgren, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (PG), Christopher Bissett (SG), Samuel Kistner (SF), William Middlebrook (C) Lorenzo Gonzalez, Richard Forbes, John Suitt, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Leonard (PG), Arnold Bray (SG), Jeffrey Varnado (PF), Alvin Ahlstrom (C) Matthew Nelson, Mark Lundgren, Conrad Rhodes, Nathan Washington | |
| 06:28 | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 06:27 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 06:08 | Cal | Ricky Leonard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 06:06 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Ahlstrom | 45-47 |
| 05:44 | Cal | Donald Holt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 05:42 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado tips it home | 45-49 |
| 05:27 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Middlebrook, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez (PG), Gregory Merrill (PF) Michael Terrones, Rigoberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Nelson (PG), Conrad Rhodes (C) Ricky Leonard, Alvin Ahlstrom | |
| 05:05 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado is hacked by Gregory Merrill - foul #3 on Gregory Merrill, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes (C) William Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:41 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado is fouled on the floor by Lorenzo Gonzalez - foul #1 on Lorenzo Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes (SG) Christopher Bissett | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:41 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:41 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Forbes | 47-50 |
| 04:11 | Cal | Donald Holt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 47-52 |
| 04:06 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes blows the layup | 47-52 |
| 04:04 | Cal | Donald Holt gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 03:38 | Cal | Richard Forbes steals the ball from Matthew Nelson | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Kistner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Chuck Noyes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Bray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Varnado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Conrad Rhodes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Donald Holt steals it from Gregory Merrill | 47-52 |
| 03:11 | Cal | Donald Holt lays it up and in | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Donald Holt grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 02:44 | Cal | Arnold Bray is fouled on the floor by Richard Forbes - foul #2 on Richard Forbes, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett (SG), John Suitt (SF), Rigoberto Rossi (PF), William Middlebrook (C) Richard Forbes, Samuel Kistner, Gregory Merrill, Chuck Noyes | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Lundgren (SF), Nathan Washington (PF), Alvin Ahlstrom (C) Matthew Nelson, Jeffrey Varnado, Conrad Rhodes | |
| 02:44 | Cal | Arnold Bray makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:44 | Cal | Arnold Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill (PF) William Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 02:26 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill jams it on a nice dish by Lorenzo Gonzalez | 49-56 |
| 02:26 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner (SF) John Suitt | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Nelson (PG), Jeffrey Varnado (PF), Conrad Rhodes (C) Mark Lundgren, Nathan Washington, Alvin Ahlstrom | |
| 02:01 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Bissett - foul #2 on Christopher Bissett, team foul #9 | 49-56 |
| 02:01 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:01 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 01:49 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 01:29 | Cal | Donald Holt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 01:27 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 01:22 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Rigoberto Rossi and the foul's on Matthew Nelson - foul #2 on Matthew Nelson, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| 01:22 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:56 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rigoberto Rossi - foul #2 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| 00:56 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:56 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Matthew Nelson steals the ball from Christopher Bissett | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Matthew Nelson is hacked by Lorenzo Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lorenzo Gonzalez, team foul #11 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Cheney (PF) Jeffrey Varnado | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Matthew Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Matthew Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Otis Cheney takes the ball from Christopher Bissett | 54-60 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Matthew Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Lorenzo Gonzalez - foul #3 on Lorenzo Gonzalez, team foul #12 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Leonard (SG) Arnold Bray | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Matthew Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Matthew Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett's pass is intercepted by Otis Cheney | 54-60 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Matthew Nelson is hacked by Lorenzo Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lorenzo Gonzalez, team foul #13 | 54-60 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Matthew Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Matthew Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-62 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:09 | Cal | Christopher Bissett is called for the reach on Conrad Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Bissett, team foul #14 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado (PF) Otis Cheney | |
| 00:09 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Donald Holt pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Matthew Nelson runs out the clock | 54-62 |