| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Daniel Mathieson (fresh) SG - Lee Friedrich (fresh) SF - Seth Howard (fresh) PF - Kent Blakley (fresh) C - Oliver Bonner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Robert Hendrickson (fresh) SG - Jerry Clutter (fresh) SF - Robert Crow (fresh) PF - George Defranco (fresh) C - Edwin Strange (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Oregon State | Robert Crow hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Hendrickson | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Oregon State | Robert Crow is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Southern Cal | Oliver Bonner is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Southern Cal | Daniel Mathieson pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | Kent Blakley scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Seth Howard | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hendrickson | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Clutter - foul #1 on Jerry Clutter, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Michael Strong (SF), Jerry Cole (C) Robert Crow, Edwin Strange | |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Oregon State | Michael Strong misses long on a jumper in the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Oregon State | Michael Strong buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Cole | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kent Blakley and the foul's on Jerry Cole - foul #1 on Jerry Cole, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Vincent Goodstein (PG), Mervin Deluca (SG), Edwin Strange (C) Robert Hendrickson, Jerry Clutter, George Defranco | |
| 17:07 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:49 | Oregon State | Michael Strong scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Mervin Deluca and he's fouled by Seth Howard - foul #1 on Seth Howard, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wilbert Mascorro (PG), David Cote (SF), Darius Murphy (C) Daniel Mathieson, Seth Howard, Oliver Bonner | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 16:49 | Oregon State | Michael Strong makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 16:10 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole blows the dunk | 10-10 |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Kent Blakley gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:49 | Southern Cal | Darius Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Mathieson (PG), James Grant (SG), Lawrence Lazaro (PF) Wilbert Mascorro, Lee Friedrich, Kent Blakley | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter (SG), Robert Crow (SF) Mervin Deluca, Edwin Strange | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Daniel Mathieson (fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - David Cote (fresh) PF - Lawrence Lazaro (fresh) C - Darius Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Vincent Goodstein (fresh) SG - Jerry Clutter (fresh) SF - Robert Crow (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Cole (fresh) C - Michael Strong (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Oregon State | Darius Murphy is called for the reach on Michael Strong - foul #1 on Darius Murphy, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Seth Howard (SF), Oliver Bonner (C) David Cote, Darius Murphy | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson (PG), George Defranco (PF) Vincent Goodstein, Jerry Cole | |
| 15:22 | Oregon State | Michael Strong travels with the ball | 10-10 |
| 15:15 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 15:14 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 15:09 | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter misses short on a floater in the lane | 10-10 |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 14:51 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Seth Howard | 13-10 |
| 14:22 | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 14:21 | Oregon State | George Defranco tips it in | 13-12 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Seth Howard | 15-12 |
| 13:55 | Oregon State | Michael Strong is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Strong, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wilbert Mascorro (PG), Lee Friedrich (SG), David Cote (SF), Kent Blakley (PF), Darius Murphy (C) Daniel Mathieson, James Grant, Seth Howard, Lawrence Lazaro, Oliver Bonner | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Vincent Goodstein (PG), Mervin Deluca (SG), Jerry Cole (PF), Edwin Strange (C) Robert Hendrickson, Jerry Clutter, George Defranco, Michael Strong | |
| 13:42 | Southern Cal | Jerry Cole steals the ball from Kent Blakley | 15-12 |
| 13:22 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange drills a jumper from close range | 15-14 |
| 12:58 | Southern Cal | Darius Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| 12:47 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole misses the dunk attempt | 15-14 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to David Cote | 15-14 |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | Edwin Strange is called for the reach on Lee Friedrich - foul #1 on Edwin Strange, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Mathieson (PG), Seth Howard (SF), Oliver Bonner (C) Wilbert Mascorro, David Cote, Darius Murphy | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson (PG), Jerry Clutter (SG) Vincent Goodstein, Mervin Deluca | |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 15-14 |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Oliver Bonner grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | Kent Blakley makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Mathieson | 17-14 |
| 11:53 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange is fouled on the floor by Seth Howard - foul #2 on Seth Howard, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Cote (SF) Seth Howard | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Michael Strong (SF), George Defranco (PF) Robert Crow, Jerry Cole | |
| 11:38 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Oliver Bonner - foul #1 on Oliver Bonner, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| 11:38 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:38 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Daniel Mathieson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Friedrich (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Cote (fresh) PF - Kent Blakley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Oliver Bonner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Robert Hendrickson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Clutter (fresh) SF - Michael Strong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Strange (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich misses short on a floater in the lane | 17-15 |
| 11:16 | Southern Cal | Kent Blakley hits the follow up shot | 19-15 |
| 10:59 | Oregon State | The jump hook by Michael Strong is blocked by Kent Blakley | 19-15 |
| 10:57 | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:41 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 10:39 | Oregon State | Michael Strong tips it home | 19-17 |
| 10:17 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich banks in the layup | 21-17 |
| 09:59 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange misses long on a shot from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 09:57 | Oregon State | Michael Strong gets the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:45 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Mathieson - foul #1 on Daniel Mathieson, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wilbert Mascorro (PG), James Grant (SG), Lawrence Lazaro (PF), Darius Murphy (C) Daniel Mathieson, Lee Friedrich, Kent Blakley, Oliver Bonner | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca (SG), Jerry Cole (C) Jerry Clutter, Edwin Strange | |
| 09:45 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:45 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Michael Strong picks off the pass by Lawrence Lazaro | 21-18 |
| 09:26 | Oregon State | George Defranco hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Strong | 21-20 |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by George Defranco - foul #1 on George Defranco, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Vincent Goodstein (PG), Robert Crow (SF) Robert Hendrickson, Michael Strong | |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:10 | Oregon State | George Defranco snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 08:49 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole connects on the jumper in the paint and the foul's on David Cote - foul #1 on David Cote, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| 08:49 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 08:04 | Oregon State | Wilbert Mascorro steals the ball from Vincent Goodstein | 24-22 |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | David Cote blows the layup | 24-22 |
| 07:58 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:44 | Southern Cal | Darius Murphy misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 07:42 | Oregon State | Robert Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:25 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 07:24 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Darius Murphy | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wilbert Mascorro (fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - David Cote (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Lazaro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Darius Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Vincent Goodstein (fresh) SG - Mervin Deluca (fresh) SF - Robert Crow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Defranco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Cole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Wilbert Mascorro misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Vincent Goodstein - foul #1 on Vincent Goodstein, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich (SG), Kent Blakley (PF), Oliver Bonner (C) James Grant, Lawrence Lazaro, Darius Murphy | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter (SG), Michael Strong (SF), Edwin Strange (C) Mervin Deluca, Robert Crow, Jerry Cole | |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Wilbert Mascorro makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Wilbert Mascorro makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:57 | Oregon State | Michael Strong misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-22 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Oliver Bonner snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Clutter - foul #2 on Jerry Clutter, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Mathieson (PG) Wilbert Mascorro | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson (PG), Mervin Deluca (SG) Vincent Goodstein, Jerry Clutter | |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:36 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 06:13 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Lee Friedrich - foul #1 on Lee Friedrich, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jerry Cole (PF) George Defranco | |
| 06:13 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:13 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Mervin Deluca is called for the reach on Oliver Bonner - foul #1 on Mervin Deluca, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Oliver Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Oliver Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:42 | Oregon State | Michael Strong is hacked by David Cote - foul #2 on David Cote, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Seth Howard (SF) David Cote | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Crow (SF) Edwin Strange | |
| 05:42 | Oregon State | Michael Strong makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:42 | Oregon State | Michael Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Kent Blakley misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 29-26 |
| 05:21 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:11 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson is fouled on the floor by Lee Friedrich - foul #2 on Lee Friedrich, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Grant (SG) Lee Friedrich | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Edwin Strange (C) Jerry Cole | |
| 05:11 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:11 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:00 | Southern Cal | Daniel Mathieson lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Grant | 31-28 |
| 04:57 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darius Murphy (C) Oliver Bonner | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | Kent Blakley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 04:30 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Vincent Goodstein (PG) Robert Hendrickson | |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | Kent Blakley can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Michael Strong - foul #2 on Michael Strong, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro (PF) Seth Howard | |
| Subs | Oregon State | George Defranco (PF) Michael Strong | |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | Kent Blakley makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | Kent Blakley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:54 | Oregon State | Darius Murphy is called for the reach on Robert Crow - foul #2 on Darius Murphy, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wilbert Mascorro (PG), Lee Friedrich (SG), Seth Howard (SF), Oliver Bonner (C) Daniel Mathieson, James Grant, Kent Blakley, Darius Murphy | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter (SG), Jerry Cole (C) Mervin Deluca, Edwin Strange | |
| 03:54 | Oregon State | Robert Crow makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:54 | Oregon State | Robert Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-30 |
| 03:35 | Oregon State | Robert Crow snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 03:14 | Oregon State | Lawrence Lazaro steals the ball from George Defranco | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wilbert Mascorro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lee Friedrich (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Seth Howard (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Lawrence Lazaro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Vincent Goodstein (fresh) SG - Jerry Clutter (fresh) SF - Robert Crow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Defranco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Cole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wilbert Mascorro | 35-30 |
| 02:56 | Oregon State | Vincent Goodstein can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-30 |
| 02:54 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:33 | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro hits the finger roll set up by Seth Howard | 37-30 |
| 01:59 | Oregon State | Wilbert Mascorro takes the ball from George Defranco | 37-30 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 01:44 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 01:33 | Oregon State | Vincent Goodstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Oliver Bonner | 37-30 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Crow - foul #1 on Robert Crow, team foul #10 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Mathieson (PG), David Cote (SF), Darius Murphy (C) Wilbert Mascorro, Seth Howard, Oliver Bonner | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson (PG), Mervin Deluca (SG), Michael Strong (SF), Edwin Strange (C) Vincent Goodstein, Jerry Clutter, Robert Crow, George Defranco | |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:06 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Lee Friedrich jams it | 41-32 |
| 00:32 | Oregon State | Michael Strong scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edwin Strange | 41-34 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Lazaro clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 00:10 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:05 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Darius Murphy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |