| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Stamp (fresh) SG - Carlos Juarez (fresh) SF - Russell Spinella (fresh) PF - Raymond Haws (fresh) C - Felipe Gonzales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ernest Yow (fresh) SG - Micheal Davis (fresh) SF - James Williams (fresh) PF - John Bozenski (fresh) C - Raymond Malone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | John Bozenski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Stanford | Micheal Davis is hacked by Carlos Juarez - foul #1 on Carlos Juarez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Stanford | Ernest Yow is hacked by Russell Spinella - foul #1 on Russell Spinella, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Stanford | Carlos Juarez picks off the pass by Micheal Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | Carlos Juarez hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Stanford | A charge is called on Micheal Davis - foul #1 on Micheal Davis, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Southern Cal | Raymond Haws banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | Stanford | Micheal Davis makes the 3 from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Southern Cal | Carlos Juarez scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-3 |
| 17:17 | Stanford | James Williams connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Bozenski | 6-5 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | David Stamp hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Felipe Gonzales | 8-5 |
| 16:27 | Stanford | John Bozenski comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 8-5 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Russell Spinella | 8-5 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Carlos Juarez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:18 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Micheal Davis | 8-5 |
| 15:57 | Stanford | Micheal Davis misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Haws - foul #1 on Raymond Haws, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Jacobs (PG), Richard Gilman (SG), Tyrone Kuykendall (SF), Henry Tello (PF), Scott Barber (C) David Stamp, Carlos Juarez, Russell Spinella, Raymond Haws, Felipe Gonzales | |
| Subs | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson (SF), Sherman Staggers (C) James Williams, Raymond Malone | |
| 15:57 | Stanford | Micheal Davis misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:57 | Stanford | Micheal Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - George Jacobs (fresh) SG - Richard Gilman (fresh) SF - Tyrone Kuykendall (fresh) PF - Henry Tello (fresh) C - Scott Barber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ernest Yow (fresh) SG - Micheal Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Antoine Fergerson (fresh) PF - John Bozenski (fresh) C - Sherman Staggers (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Sherman Staggers - foul #1 on Sherman Staggers, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Bryant Whited (C) John Bozenski | |
| 15:36 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:36 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:36 | Stanford | Sherman Staggers grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:13 | Stanford | Ernest Yow misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 9-6 |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Scott Barber | 9-6 |
| 14:53 | Southern Cal | Sherman Staggers steps in front of the Scott Barber pass | 9-6 |
| 14:26 | Stanford | Micheal Davis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 9-6 |
| 14:25 | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:09 | Stanford | Micheal Davis makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryant Whited | 9-8 |
| 13:49 | Southern Cal | Richard Gilman is whistled for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella (SF) Tyrone Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Farley (PG), James Williams (SF), John Bozenski (PF), Raymond Malone (C) Ernest Yow, Micheal Davis, Sherman Staggers, Bryant Whited | |
| 13:24 | Stanford | James Williams connects on the floater from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | Richard Gilman is hacked by Antoine Fergerson - foul #1 on Antoine Fergerson, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyrone Kuykendall (SF) Russell Spinella | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 12:45 | Stanford | Raymond Malone gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:20 | Stanford | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyrone Kuykendall - foul #1 on Tyrone Kuykendall, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Stamp (PG), Carlos Juarez (SG), Russell Spinella (SF), Felipe Gonzales (C) George Jacobs, Richard Gilman, Tyrone Kuykendall, Scott Barber | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Yow (PG) Antoine Fergerson | |
| 12:20 | Stanford | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:20 | Stanford | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:51 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales blows the layup but he's fouled by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Micheal Davis (SG) Michael Farley | |
| 11:51 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:51 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Stamp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Juarez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Spinella (fresh) PF - Henry Tello (fairly fresh) C - Felipe Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ernest Yow (fresh) SG - Micheal Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Bozenski (fresh) C - Raymond Malone (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Stanford | Carlos Juarez steals the ball from James Williams | 11-12 |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | David Stamp banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carlos Juarez | 13-12 |
| 10:52 | Stanford | Carlos Juarez steals the ball from Ernest Yow | 13-12 |
| 10:29 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales misses the runner from close range but the foul's on John Bozenski - foul #1 on John Bozenski, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Jacobs (PG), Richard Gilman (SG), Tyrone Kuykendall (SF), Raymond Haws (PF) David Stamp, Carlos Juarez, Russell Spinella, Henry Tello | |
| Subs | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson (SF), Sherman Staggers (PF), Bryant Whited (C) James Williams, John Bozenski, Raymond Malone | |
| 10:29 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:29 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:29 | Stanford | Sherman Staggers snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:09 | Stanford | Tyrone Kuykendall is called for the reach on Micheal Davis - foul #2 on Tyrone Kuykendall, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Spinella (SF), Scott Barber (C) Tyrone Kuykendall, Felipe Gonzales | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 09:47 | Stanford | Micheal Davis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Russell Spinella - foul #2 on Russell Spinella, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Mitchell (PG), Henry Tello (PF) George Jacobs, Russell Spinella | |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Farley (SG) Ernest Yow | |
| 09:47 | Stanford | Micheal Davis makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:47 | Stanford | Micheal Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:47 | Stanford | Bryant Whited snags the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:27 | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Gilman - foul #1 on Richard Gilman, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Jacobs (PG), Carlos Juarez (SG) Ronald Mitchell, Richard Gilman | |
| Subs | Stanford | Raymond Malone (C) Bryant Whited | |
| 09:27 | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:27 | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | Carlos Juarez misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 09:02 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Antoine Fergerson | 14-15 |
| 08:39 | Stanford | Michael Farley is called for a backcourt violation | 14-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Stamp (PG), Richard Gilman (SG), Felipe Gonzales (SF) George Jacobs, Carlos Juarez, Raymond Haws | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Yow (PG), James Williams (SF), John Bozenski (PF) Micheal Davis, Antoine Fergerson, Sherman Staggers | |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | Henry Tello hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Felipe Gonzales | 16-15 |
| 07:57 | Stanford | John Bozenski misses the easy layup | 16-15 |
| 07:55 | Southern Cal | David Stamp gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Stamp (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Gilman (fresh) SF - Felipe Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Tello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Barber (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ernest Yow (fresh) SG - Michael Farley (fresh) SF - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Bozenski (fresh) C - Raymond Malone (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Malone - foul #1 on Raymond Malone, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Jacobs (PG), Carlos Juarez (SG), Raymond Haws (PF) David Stamp, Richard Gilman, Henry Tello | |
| Subs | Stanford | Micheal Davis (SG), Sherman Staggers (C) Michael Farley, Raymond Malone | |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Scott Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:03 | Stanford | Micheal Davis splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Sherman Staggers | 18-18 |
| 06:34 | Southern Cal | George Jacobs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 06:32 | Southern Cal | Raymond Haws grabs the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Ernest Yow steals it from Carlos Juarez out of a doubleteam | 18-18 |
| 06:09 | Stanford | Micheal Davis banks in the layup set up by Ernest Yow | 18-20 |
| 05:51 | Southern Cal | Carlos Juarez drills a 3 from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 05:28 | Stanford | Sherman Staggers misses short on a runner from the baseline | 21-20 |
| 05:27 | Southern Cal | Raymond Haws grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:09 | Southern Cal | Felipe Gonzales misses short on a runner in the lane | 21-20 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Carlos Juarez tips it home | 23-20 |
| 04:38 | Stanford | Sherman Staggers drills a floater from close range set up by Micheal Davis and he's fouled by Scott Barber - foul #1 on Scott Barber, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Stamp (PG), Richard Gilman (SG), Russell Spinella (SF), Henry Tello (PF) George Jacobs, Carlos Juarez, Felipe Gonzales, Raymond Haws | |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Farley (SG), Antoine Fergerson (SF), Raymond Malone (C) Micheal Davis, James Williams, John Bozenski | |
| 04:38 | Stanford | Sherman Staggers makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | Henry Tello works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Russell Spinella | 25-23 |
| 03:52 | Stanford | Henry Tello is called for the reach on Antoine Fergerson - foul #1 on Henry Tello, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyrone Kuykendall (SF) Scott Barber | |
| Subs | Stanford | Micheal Davis (PG), Bryant Whited (PF) Ernest Yow, Sherman Staggers | |
| 03:52 | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:52 | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Stamp (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Gilman (fresh) SF - Tyrone Kuykendall (fresh) PF - Russell Spinella (fresh) C - Henry Tello (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Micheal Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Farley (fresh) SF - Antoine Fergerson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryant Whited (fresh) C - Raymond Malone (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Southern Cal | Henry Tello shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 03:32 | Stanford | Michael Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:17 | Stanford | Raymond Malone scores on a floater from close range and he's hacked by Henry Tello - foul #2 on Henry Tello, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Juarez (SG) Richard Gilman | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 03:17 | Stanford | Raymond Malone makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Carlos Juarez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 03:06 | Stanford | Bryant Whited snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 02:51 | Stanford | Michael Farley is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Micheal Davis out of the doubleteam | 25-31 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Antoine Fergerson is called for the reach on Tyrone Kuykendall - foul #2 on Antoine Fergerson, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Gilman (SG), Scott Barber (C) Carlos Juarez, Henry Tello | |
| Subs | Stanford | James Williams (SF), John Bozenski (PF) Antoine Fergerson, Bryant Whited | |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Tyrone Kuykendall misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:38 | Stanford | Raymond Malone grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 02:09 | Stanford | John Bozenski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-33 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | David Stamp misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 01:38 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Raymond Malone | 25-33 |
| 01:14 | Stanford | John Bozenski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Gilman - foul #2 on Richard Gilman, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Mitchell (PG), Carlos Juarez (SG), Henry Tello (PF), Felipe Gonzales (C) David Stamp, Richard Gilman, Tyrone Kuykendall, Scott Barber | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Yow (PG), Sherman Staggers (C) Micheal Davis, Raymond Malone | |
| 01:14 | Stanford | John Bozenski misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:14 | Stanford | John Bozenski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Henry Tello is fouled on the floor by John Bozenski - foul #2 on John Bozenski, team foul #8 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Stamp (PG) Ronald Mitchell | |
| Subs | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson (SG) Michael Farley | |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Henry Tello makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Henry Tello makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Carlos Juarez is called for the reach on Antoine Fergerson - foul #2 on Carlos Juarez, team foul #12 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Jacobs (PG), Tyrone Kuykendall (SG) David Stamp, Carlos Juarez | |
| Subs | Stanford | Micheal Davis (SG) James Williams | |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Antoine Fergerson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Henry Tello can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by John Bozenski - foul #3 on John Bozenski, team foul #9 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Stamp (PG), Carlos Juarez (SG) George Jacobs, Tyrone Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Stanford | Raymond Malone (C) John Bozenski | |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Henry Tello makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Henry Tello misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:03 | Stanford | Raymond Malone grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Raymond Malone misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 28-36 |