| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Dicus (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Greg Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Whiteman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Crews (fresh) 6 reb. C - Kenneth Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Goodrich | 37-38 |
| 19:31 | Stanford | Wayne Byrd blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Long | 37-38 |
| 19:29 | Stanford | James Crews tips it in | 37-40 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 19:03 | Stanford | Michael Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 19:01 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Stewart, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 18:46 | Stanford | Michael Harris makes the 3 from the left corner set up by John Whiteman | 39-43 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | John Whiteman takes the ball from Wayne Goodrich | 39-43 |
| 18:11 | Stanford | The jump hook by Kenneth Long is blocked by Bennie Watson | 39-43 |
| 18:09 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Daniel Dicus | 39-43 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-43 |
| 17:38 | Stanford | James Crews snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 17:32 | Stanford | Kenneth Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:28 | Southern Cal | Michael Harris takes the ball from Daniel Dicus in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 17:17 | Stanford | Greg Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 17:15 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 16:53 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Goodrich | 41-43 |
| 16:36 | Stanford | Kenneth Long connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Dicus - foul #1 on Daniel Dicus, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF), James Gerry (C) Bennie Watson, Wayne Byrd | |
| Subs | Stanford | Roger Carr (PG), Richard Kirkpatrick (SG), Ricky Mitchell (SF), Joseph Jensen (PF) Michael Harris, Greg Anderson, John Whiteman, James Crews | |
| 16:36 | Stanford | Kenneth Long misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wayne Goodrich | 44-45 |
| 16:01 | Stanford | Ricky Mitchell misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Imarogbe Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Imarogbe Abdulkarim, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi (PF) Daniel Dicus | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clyde Spaulding (SG) Kenneth Long | |
| 16:01 | Stanford | Ricky Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 16:01 | Stanford | Ricky Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Imarogbe Abdulkarim (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dino Rossi (fresh) C - James Gerry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Clyde Spaulding (fresh) SF - Ricky Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Richard Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Jensen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Imarogbe Abdulkarim, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norman Forbes (PG), Marijan Okuniewski (SG) Troy Stewart, Wayne Goodrich | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 15:12 | Stanford | Joseph Jensen comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 15:11 | Stanford | Ricky Mitchell can't tip it in | 44-47 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | James Gerry gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski hits a floater from close range set up by Imarogbe Abdulkarim | 46-47 |
| 14:26 | Stanford | Clyde Spaulding's fadeaway is rejected by James Gerry | 46-47 |
| 14:24 | Stanford | Richard Kirkpatrick snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 14:10 | Stanford | Ricky Mitchell can't finish the layup | 46-47 |
| 14:08 | Stanford | Richard Kirkpatrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:55 | Stanford | Ricky Mitchell double dribbles | 46-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich (SG), Daniel Dicus (SF), Bennie Watson (PF), Wayne Byrd (C) Marijan Okuniewski, Imarogbe Abdulkarim, Dino Rossi, James Gerry | |
| Subs | Stanford | Miles Bonner (PG), Greg Anderson (SG), John Whiteman (SF), James Crews (PF), James Hill (C) Roger Carr, Clyde Spaulding, Richard Kirkpatrick, Ricky Mitchell, Joseph Jensen | |
| 13:32 | Southern Cal | Norman Forbes drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Goodrich | 48-47 |
| 13:15 | Stanford | James Crews misses the easy layup | 48-47 |
| 13:14 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to James Hill | 48-47 |
| 13:07 | Stanford | Greg Anderson is whistled for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Harris (PG) Miles Bonner | |
| 13:05 | Southern Cal | Michael Harris is called for the reach on Norman Forbes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Harris, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| 12:45 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd misses long on a jumper in the lane | 48-47 |
| 12:43 | Stanford | James Hill gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:38 | Stanford | Greg Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-47 |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:09 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 12:08 | Stanford | Michael Harris grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 12:04 | Stanford | Michael Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski (SG), Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF), Dino Rossi (PF) Wayne Goodrich, Daniel Dicus, Bennie Watson | |
| Subs | Stanford | Roger Carr (SG), Richard Kirkpatrick (PF), Kenneth Long (C) Greg Anderson, James Crews, James Hill | |
| 11:39 | Stanford | Richard Kirkpatrick scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Harris | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Norman Forbes (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marijan Okuniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Imarogbe Abdulkarim (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dino Rossi (fresh) C - Wayne Byrd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Michael Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Carr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Whiteman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Kirkpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Long (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim connects on the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Kenneth Long - foul #1 on Kenneth Long, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson (PF), Daniel Dicus (C) Dino Rossi, Wayne Byrd | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clyde Spaulding (SG), Ricky Mitchell (PF), Joseph Jensen (C) Michael Harris, Richard Kirkpatrick, Kenneth Long | |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim misses the free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:12 | Stanford | Joseph Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:55 | Stanford | Roger Carr misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 10:52 | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Spaulding - foul #2 on Clyde Spaulding, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd (C) Imarogbe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Stanford | Greg Anderson (SG) Roger Carr | |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-49 |
| 10:34 | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski tips it home | 52-49 |
| 10:30 | Stanford | Ricky Mitchell hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Spaulding | 52-51 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Norman Forbes | 54-51 |
| 09:58 | Stanford | Joseph Jensen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Greg Anderson | 54-53 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 09:37 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Ricky Mitchell | 54-53 |
| 09:32 | Stanford | John Whiteman scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Jensen | 54-55 |
| 09:09 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd is whistled for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich (SG), Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF), Dino Rossi (PF), James Gerry (C) Marijan Okuniewski, Daniel Dicus, Bennie Watson, Wayne Byrd | |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Harris (PG), Roger Carr (SG), Richard Kirkpatrick (SF), James Crews (PF), Kenneth Long (C) Clyde Spaulding, Greg Anderson, John Whiteman, Ricky Mitchell, Joseph Jensen | |
| 08:50 | Stanford | Kenneth Long dunks the ball on a nice dish by Roger Carr | 54-57 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Norman Forbes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | James Gerry hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 08:29 | Stanford | Michael Harris scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Carr | 56-60 |
| 08:27 | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Harris - foul #4 on Michael Harris, team foul #4 | 56-60 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Long | 56-60 |
| 08:04 | Stanford | Kenneth Long buries a jumper from close range set up by Roger Carr | 56-62 |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | Richard Kirkpatrick steals it from Dino Rossi | 56-62 |
| 07:41 | Stanford | Richard Kirkpatrick lays it in | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Norman Forbes (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Imarogbe Abdulkarim (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dino Rossi (fairly fresh) C - James Gerry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Michael Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roger Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Crews (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Long (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Southern Cal | Richard Kirkpatrick steals it from Norman Forbes | 56-64 |
| 07:12 | Stanford | Roger Carr lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Kirkpatrick | 56-66 |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | James Gerry hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Dino Rossi | 58-66 |
| 06:35 | Stanford | James Gerry is called for the reach on Roger Carr - foul #1 on James Gerry, team foul #5 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart (PG), Marijan Okuniewski (SG), Bennie Watson (PF), Daniel Dicus (C) Norman Forbes, Imarogbe Abdulkarim, Dino Rossi, James Gerry | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clyde Spaulding (PG), Greg Anderson (SG), John Whiteman (SF), Ricky Mitchell (PF), Joseph Jensen (C) Michael Harris, Roger Carr, Richard Kirkpatrick, James Crews, Kenneth Long | |
| 06:29 | Stanford | Clyde Spaulding makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 06:19 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson snags the offensive board | 58-69 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski tips it back up and in | 60-69 |
| 05:56 | Stanford | John Whiteman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bennie Watson - foul #2 on Bennie Watson, team foul #6 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd (C) Wayne Goodrich | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 05:56 | Stanford | John Whiteman makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 05:56 | Stanford | John Whiteman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Whiteman - foul #1 on John Whiteman, team foul #5 | 60-71 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 05:41 | Stanford | Ricky Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 05:40 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Wayne Byrd | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:14 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Wayne Byrd tips it home | 64-71 |
| 04:57 | Stanford | Joseph Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich (SG) Marijan Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Stanford | Miles Bonner (PG), Richard Kirkpatrick (PF), James Hill (C) Clyde Spaulding, Ricky Mitchell, Joseph Jensen | |
| 04:42 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Troy Stewart | 67-71 |
| 04:38 | Stanford | Troy Stewart takes the ball from John Whiteman | 67-71 |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart misses the easy layup | 67-71 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich misses the tip | 67-71 |
| 04:32 | Stanford | John Whiteman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 04:25 | Stanford | John Whiteman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bennie Watson - foul #3 on Bennie Watson, team foul #7 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF) Bennie Watson | |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Harris (PG), Roger Carr (SG) Miles Bonner, Greg Anderson | |
| 04:25 | Stanford | John Whiteman misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 04:25 | Stanford | John Whiteman misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 04:25 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 03:57 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Imarogbe Abdulkarim | 69-71 |
| 03:34 | Stanford | Wayne Byrd steals the ball from Michael Harris | 69-71 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Goodrich (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Imarogbe Abdulkarim (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Dicus (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Byrd (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Michael Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roger Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Whiteman (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - James Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich misses the 3 from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 03:13 | Stanford | James Hill pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:09 | Stanford | Roger Carr misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich is hacked by James Hill - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Marijan Okuniewski (SG), Dino Rossi (PF), James Gerry (C) Wayne Goodrich, Daniel Dicus, Wayne Byrd | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clyde Spaulding (PG), Greg Anderson (SG), Ricky Mitchell (SF), Joseph Jensen (PF), Kenneth Long (C) Michael Harris, Roger Carr, John Whiteman, Richard Kirkpatrick, James Hill | |
| 02:17 | Southern Cal | Dino Rossi misses the easy layup | 69-71 |
| 02:15 | Stanford | Kenneth Long snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 02:15 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Harris (PG) Clyde Spaulding | |
| 02:02 | Stanford | Michael Harris travels with the ball | 69-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Roger Carr (SG) Greg Anderson | |
| 02:00 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich (SG), Daniel Dicus (SF), Bennie Watson (PF), Wayne Byrd (C) Marijan Okuniewski, Imarogbe Abdulkarim, Dino Rossi, James Gerry | |
| Subs | Stanford | Greg Anderson (SG), John Whiteman (SF), James Crews (PF) Roger Carr, Ricky Mitchell, Joseph Jensen | |
| 01:37 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Wayne Byrd | 72-71 |
| 01:08 | Stanford | Greg Anderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Harris | 72-74 |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 72-74 |
| 00:56 | Stanford | Kenneth Long pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Stanford | Bennie Watson takes the ball from Kenneth Long | 72-74 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Crews - foul #1 on James Crews, team foul #7 | 72-74 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:07 | Stanford | Stanford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Kenneth Long comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Dicus (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Wayne Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Michael Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Greg Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Whiteman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Long (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Stanford | James Crews wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Stanford | Kenneth Long misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Wayne Byrd - foul #2 on Wayne Byrd, team foul #8 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerry (C) Wayne Byrd | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Kirkpatrick (SF) John Whiteman | |
| 04:42 | Stanford | Kenneth Long makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:42 | Stanford | Kenneth Long makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | Michael Harris steps in front of the Troy Stewart pass in the backcourt | 74-76 |
| 04:35 | Stanford | Richard Kirkpatrick is hacked by Daniel Dicus - foul #2 on Daniel Dicus, team foul #9 | 74-76 |
| 04:35 | Stanford | Richard Kirkpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich snags the defensive board | 74-76 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Anderson - foul #4 on Greg Anderson, team foul #8 | 74-76 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 04:19 | Stanford | Kenneth Long is denied on a dunk by Bennie Watson | 76-76 |
| 04:18 | Southern Cal | James Gerry grabs the defensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Richard Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Wayne Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Kirkpatrick, team foul #9 | 76-76 |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:14 | Stanford | The rebound goes to James Crews | 77-76 |
| 03:54 | Stanford | Michael Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 03:52 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson gets the rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:30 | Southern Cal | James Gerry is whistled for a carry | 77-76 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Imarogbe Abdulkarim (SF), Dino Rossi (PF) Daniel Dicus, Bennie Watson | |
| Subs | Stanford | Roger Carr (PG), John Whiteman (SF), Ricky Mitchell (PF), Joseph Jensen (C) Michael Harris, Greg Anderson, James Crews, Kenneth Long | |
| 03:26 | Stanford | Roger Carr loses the dribble to Troy Stewart in the backcourt | 77-76 |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | James Gerry misses the shot from the right block | 77-76 |
| 02:57 | Stanford | Joseph Jensen grabs the board | 77-76 |
| 02:57 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus (SF), Bennie Watson (PF), Wayne Byrd (C) Imarogbe Abdulkarim, Dino Rossi, James Gerry | |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Harris (PG), Greg Anderson (SG), Kenneth Long (C) Roger Carr, Ricky Mitchell, Joseph Jensen | |
| 02:46 | Stanford | Michael Harris misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Byrd - foul #3 on Wayne Byrd, team foul #10 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | James Crews (PF) Richard Kirkpatrick | |
| 02:46 | Stanford | Michael Harris makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 02:46 | Stanford | Michael Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart is hacked by Greg Anderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Greg Anderson, team foul #10 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Roger Carr (SG) Greg Anderson | |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 02:26 | Stanford | John Whiteman misses the lay-in | 79-78 |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson gets the rebound | 79-78 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 79-78 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Watson | 79-78 |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | Daniel Dicus hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 79-78 |
| 01:46 | Stanford | Kenneth Long gets the rebound | 79-78 |
| 01:42 | Stanford | Michael Harris connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Whiteman | 79-81 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Troy Stewart and he's hacked by Roger Carr - foul #1 on Roger Carr, team foul #11 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Kirkpatrick (SG) Roger Carr | |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Wayne Goodrich makes the free throw | 82-81 |
| 01:17 | Stanford | Kenneth Long is called for traveling | 82-81 |
| 01:15 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart is hacked by Richard Kirkpatrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Kirkpatrick, team foul #12 | 82-81 |
| 01:15 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 01:15 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:53 | Stanford | John Whiteman buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Crews | 84-83 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Troy Stewart (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Goodrich (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Dicus (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bennie Watson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Wayne Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Kirkpatrick (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Whiteman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Kenneth Long (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Crews - foul #2 on James Crews, team foul #13 | 84-83 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Bennie Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:03 | Stanford | James Crews is fouled on the floor by Bennie Watson - foul #4 on Bennie Watson, team foul #11 | 86-83 |
| 00:03 | Stanford | James Crews makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:03 | Stanford | James Crews makes the 2nd free throw | 86-85 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Troy Stewart runs out the clock | 86-85 |