| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Michael Whitaker (fresh) SG - Joseph Bonner (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Chong Chiou (fresh) C - Alan Graham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Richard Forbes (fresh) SF - Samuel Kistner (fresh) PF - Gregory Merrill (fresh) C - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Alan Graham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Fresno State | Joseph Bonner buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Michael Whitaker - foul #1 on Michael Whitaker, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes is hacked by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi misses long on a shot from the right block | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Forbes | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill misses the dunk attempt | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Fresno State | Michael Whitaker gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Fresno State | Joseph Bonner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Merrill | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | Fresno State | Joseph Bonner clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill misses the shot from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Fresno State | David Thomas grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:14 | Fresno State | Joseph Bonner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | Fresno State | Chong Chiou hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | David Thomas picks off the pass by Samuel Kistner | 5-3 |
| 16:30 | Fresno State | Rigoberto Rossi takes the ball from Joseph Bonner | 5-3 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | Alan Graham steps in front of the Gregory Merrill pass | 5-3 |
| 15:49 | Fresno State | David Thomas clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 5-3 |
| 15:48 | Fresno State | Alan Graham can't tip it in | 5-3 |
| 15:46 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Michael Whitaker (fresh) SG - Joseph Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Chong Chiou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Graham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Forbes (fresh) SF - Samuel Kistner (fresh) PF - Gregory Merrill (fresh) C - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Bonner - foul #1 on Joseph Bonner, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick O'Rourke (PG), John McNemar (SG), Vladimir Lakowski (SF), Donald Morgan (PF), Robert Young (C) Michael Whitaker, Joseph Bonner, David Thomas, Chong Chiou, Alan Graham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:03 | Fresno State | Vladimir Lakowski misses badly on a runner in the lane | 5-5 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:42 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 14:41 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Patrick O'Rourke | 5-5 |
| 14:24 | Fresno State | Vladimir Lakowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 14:23 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi makes the runner from the baseline | 5-7 |
| 13:35 | Fresno State | John McNemar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Whitaker (PG), Joseph Bonner (SG), Chong Chiou (PF), Alan Graham (C) Patrick O'Rourke, John McNemar, Donald Morgan, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett (SG), John Suitt (SF), William Middlebrook (C) Richard Forbes, Samuel Kistner, Rigoberto Rossi | |
| 13:06 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lorenzo Gonzalez | 5-9 |
| 12:47 | Fresno State | Joseph Bonner misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Bissett - foul #1 on Christopher Bissett, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (PG) Lorenzo Gonzalez | |
| 12:47 | Fresno State | Joseph Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 12:47 | Fresno State | Joseph Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook is called for traveling | 5-9 |
| 12:25 | Fresno State | Alan Graham misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on William Middlebrook - foul #1 on William Middlebrook, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Thomas (SF) Vladimir Lakowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:25 | Fresno State | Alan Graham makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:25 | Fresno State | Alan Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett is hacked by Alan Graham - foul #1 on Alan Graham, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes (SG) Christopher Bissett | |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Bonner - foul #2 on Joseph Bonner, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John McNemar (SG), Donald Morgan (PF) Joseph Bonner, Chong Chiou | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez (PG), Samuel Kistner (SF), Rigoberto Rossi (C) Michael Terrones, John Suitt, William Middlebrook | |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Michael Whitaker (fresh) SG - John McNemar (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Donald Morgan (fresh) C - Alan Graham (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Forbes (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Samuel Kistner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Merrill (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Fresno State | Michael Whitaker is hacked by Richard Forbes - foul #1 on Richard Forbes, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| 11:17 | Fresno State | David Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 10:46 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lorenzo Gonzalez | 6-13 |
| 10:33 | Fresno State | Alan Graham can't finish the layup | 6-13 |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 10:04 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill can't finish the layup | 6-13 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill gets the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Gregory Merrill and the foul's on Donald Morgan - foul #1 on Donald Morgan, team foul #6 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick O'Rourke (PG), Vladimir Lakowski (SF), Chong Chiou (PF), Robert Young (C) Michael Whitaker, David Thomas, Donald Morgan, Alan Graham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett (SG), Chuck Noyes (PF), William Middlebrook (C) Richard Forbes, Gregory Merrill, Rigoberto Rossi | |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Samuel Kistner misses the free throw | 6-15 |
| 09:39 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Chong Chiou | 6-15 |
| 09:20 | Fresno State | Chong Chiou scores on a runner near the basket | 8-15 |
| 08:51 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 08:30 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez blows the layup but he's hacked by Patrick O'Rourke - foul #1 on Patrick O'Rourke, team foul #7 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Whitaker (PG) Patrick O'Rourke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes (SG), John Suitt (SF), Gregory Merrill (PF) Christopher Bissett, Samuel Kistner, Chuck Noyes | |
| 08:30 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 08:30 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 08:16 | Fresno State | Vladimir Lakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (PG), Rigoberto Rossi (C) Lorenzo Gonzalez, William Middlebrook | |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #8 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Randolph Morones (SG), Alan Graham (C) John McNemar, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Michael Whitaker (fresh) SG - Randolph Morones (fresh) SF - Vladimir Lakowski (fresh) PF - Chong Chiou (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Graham (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Terrones (fresh) SG - Richard Forbes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Suitt (fresh) PF - Gregory Merrill (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Fresno State | Chong Chiou can't finish the layup | 8-18 |
| 07:25 | Fresno State | Randolph Morones pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 07:19 | Fresno State | Alan Graham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-18 |
| 07:18 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gregory Merrill | 8-18 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-18 |
| 07:12 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Vladimir Lakowski | 8-18 |
| 06:51 | Fresno State | Alan Graham can't connect on a floater from the right side | 8-18 |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes grabs the board | 8-18 |
| 06:31 | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-18 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John McNemar (SG), David Thomas (SF), Donald Morgan (PF) Randolph Morones, Vladimir Lakowski, Chong Chiou | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez (PG), Christopher Bissett (SG), Samuel Kistner (SF), William Middlebrook (C) Michael Terrones, Richard Forbes, John Suitt, Gregory Merrill | |
| 06:09 | Fresno State | Alan Graham knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 10-18 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi blows the layup but the foul's on John McNemar - foul #1 on John McNemar, team foul #9 | 10-18 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 05:38 | Fresno State | Alan Graham lays it up and in | 12-19 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez misses long on a jumper from the left side | 12-19 |
| 05:11 | Fresno State | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 05:06 | Fresno State | Michael Whitaker buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Donald Morgan | 14-19 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett banks in the layup and he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #10 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick O'Rourke (PG), Vladimir Lakowski (SF), Chong Chiou (PF), Robert Young (C) Michael Whitaker, David Thomas, Donald Morgan, Alan Graham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill (PF) Rigoberto Rossi | |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 04:30 | Fresno State | John McNemar misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-22 |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Middlebrook | 14-22 |
| 04:06 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez tips it in | 14-24 |
| 03:47 | Fresno State | Chong Chiou can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Lorenzo Gonzalez and the foul's on Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #11 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Whitaker (PG), Joseph Bonner (SG) Patrick O'Rourke, John McNemar | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Forbes (SG), John Suitt (SF) Christopher Bissett, Samuel Kistner | |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook makes the free throw | 14-27 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Michael Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vladimir Lakowski (fresh) PF - Chong Chiou (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lorenzo Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Forbes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Suitt (fresh) PF - Gregory Merrill (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - William Middlebrook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Fresno State | William Middlebrook is called for the reach on Joseph Bonner - foul #2 on William Middlebrook, team foul #4 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Thomas (SF), Alan Graham (C) Vladimir Lakowski, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes (C) William Middlebrook | |
| 03:05 | Fresno State | Alan Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-27 |
| 02:47 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-27 |
| 02:46 | Fresno State | Joseph Bonner gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 02:22 | Fresno State | Chong Chiou misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Merrill - foul #1 on Gregory Merrill, team foul #5 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi (C) Chuck Noyes | |
| 02:22 | Fresno State | Chong Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 02:22 | Fresno State | Chong Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Whitaker - foul #2 on Michael Whitaker, team foul #12 | 16-27 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | Lorenzo Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 01:42 | Fresno State | Alan Graham can't finish the layup | 16-29 |
| 01:40 | Fresno State | Chong Chiou tips it home | 18-29 |
| 01:11 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi drills a shot from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 00:42 | Fresno State | Joseph Bonner scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | John Suitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-31 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick O'Rourke (PG), Vladimir Lakowski (SF), Donald Morgan (PF), Robert Young (C) Michael Whitaker, David Thomas, Chong Chiou, Alan Graham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Terrones (PG), Christopher Bissett (SG), Samuel Kistner (SF), Chuck Noyes (PF), William Middlebrook (C) Lorenzo Gonzalez, Richard Forbes, John Suitt, Gregory Merrill, Rigoberto Rossi | |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | Joseph Bonner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Middlebrook | 21-31 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | William Middlebrook misses the fullcourt shot | 21-31 |