| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Wegman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Vera (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Spears (fresh) PF - Richard Comfort (fresh) C - Hoyt Claborn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Eagle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim McMillan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sherman Varney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Bruce Plasencia (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Scott Spears inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jim McMillan - foul #1 on Jim McMillan, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 19:38 | Washington State | Sherman Varney snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 19:21 | Washington State | Jim McMillan misses the 3 from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 19:20 | Washington State | Sherman Varney grabs the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 18:59 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Eagle | 23-33 |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 18:28 | Washington State | Sherman Varney grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | William Eagle misses the dunk but the foul's on Michael Vera - foul #2 on Michael Vera, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | William Eagle makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | William Eagle misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia grabs the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 18:12 | Washington State | William Eagle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-34 |
| 18:11 | Southern Cal | Scott Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Comfort, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| 17:33 | Washington State | Jim McMillan can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 17:08 | Washington State | Jim McMillan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Hoyt Claborn - foul #1 on Hoyt Claborn, team foul #3 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG), Donald Gerdes (SG), Jeffrey Chambers (PF), Jonas Williams (C) Michael Wegman, Michael Vera, Richard Comfort, Hoyt Claborn | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 16:51 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Chambers pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 16:32 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner is hacked by Stephen Jurgensen - foul #1 on Stephen Jurgensen, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| 16:19 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Chambers is whistled for traveling | 23-34 |
| 16:00 | Washington State | William Eagle clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Jonas Williams snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fresh) SG - Donald Gerdes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Spears (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonas Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Eagle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim McMillan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherman Varney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Plasencia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Jurgensen - foul #2 on Stephen Jurgensen, team foul #3 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Vera (SG), Justin Besser (SF) Donald Gerdes, Scott Spears | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:42 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 15:42 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 15:26 | Washington State | Jim McMillan knocks in the floater from the left side | 25-36 |
| 14:58 | Southern Cal | Jim McMillan is called for the reach on Michael Vera - foul #2 on Jim McMillan, team foul #4 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman (PG), Richard Comfort (PF), Hoyt Claborn (C) Donald Buettner, Jeffrey Chambers, Jonas Williams | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 14:36 | Southern Cal | Hoyt Claborn connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by William Eagle - foul #1 on William Eagle, team foul #5 | 27-36 |
| 14:36 | Southern Cal | Hoyt Claborn makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:07 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 28-36 |
| 14:05 | Washington State | Sherman Varney snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 13:59 | Washington State | Sherman Varney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 13:58 | Washington State | William Eagle grabs the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 13:41 | Washington State | Richard Comfort is called for the reach on Stephen Jurgensen - foul #3 on Richard Comfort, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Gerdes (SG) Michael Vera | |
| Subs | Washington State | William Ward (C) Bruce Plasencia | |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Sherman Varney drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jim McMillan | 28-38 |
| 12:57 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Sherman Varney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Justin Besser - foul #4 on Justin Besser, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Vera (SG), Scott Spears (SF), Jonas Williams (C) Donald Gerdes, Justin Besser, Hoyt Claborn | |
| Subs | Washington State | Allen Whitehouse (SF) William Eagle | |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Sherman Varney misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Sherman Varney misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 12:41 | Southern Cal | Michael Vera pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:12 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 12:11 | Southern Cal | Scott Spears pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Jonas Williams misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 11:58 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Allen Whitehouse | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Wegman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Vera (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Spears (fresh) PF - Richard Comfort (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonas Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim McMillan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Whitehouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherman Varney (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Ward (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Washington State | Sherman Varney clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-38 |
| 11:38 | Washington State | Sherman Varney gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 11:22 | Washington State | William Ward is denied on a layup by Richard Comfort | 31-38 |
| 11:21 | Southern Cal | Jonas Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 11:06 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 10:49 | Washington State | Jim McMillan is whistled for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG), Donald Gerdes (SG), Jeffrey Chambers (PF), Hoyt Claborn (C) Michael Wegman, Michael Vera, Richard Comfort, Jonas Williams | |
| Subs | Washington State | William Eagle (SG), Bruce Plasencia (C) Stephen Jurgensen, Sherman Varney | |
| 10:27 | Southern Cal | Hoyt Claborn connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 35-38 |
| 10:15 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Allen Whitehouse | 35-40 |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner is hacked by William Ward - foul #2 on William Ward, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Vera (SG) Donald Gerdes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Brown (PG), Henry Hille (PF) Jim McMillan, William Ward | |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Chambers scores on a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Henry Hille - foul #1 on Henry Hille, team foul #7 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen (PG), Jim McMillan (SF) Richard Brown, Allen Whitehouse | |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Chambers misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:35 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 09:21 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Bruce Plasencia, team foul #8 | 37-40 |
| 08:57 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Chambers's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Plasencia | 37-40 |
| 08:55 | Washington State | Henry Hille gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:34 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 37-42 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Hoyt Claborn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 37-42 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Chambers snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 07:41 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner buries a floater from the left side | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Vera (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Spears (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Chambers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hoyt Claborn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Eagle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim McMillan (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Hille (fresh) C - Bruce Plasencia (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Jurgensen and the foul's on Michael Vera - foul #3 on Michael Vera, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman (PG), Donald Gerdes (SG), Justin Besser (SF), Richard Comfort (PF), Jonas Williams (C) Donald Buettner, Michael Vera, Scott Spears, Jeffrey Chambers, Hoyt Claborn | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bill Arenas (SG), Allen Whitehouse (SF), Sherman Varney (PF) William Eagle, Jim McMillan, Henry Hille | |
| 07:25 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 06:38 | Washington State | Sherman Varney's fadeaway is rejected by Jonas Williams | 42-45 |
| 06:37 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Plasencia | 42-45 |
| 06:29 | Washington State | Allen Whitehouse's floater is tipped away by Jonas Williams | 42-45 |
| 06:28 | Washington State | Allen Whitehouse tips it in | 42-47 |
| 06:04 | Southern Cal | Justin Besser misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 42-47 |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Jonas Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | Justin Besser is whistled for a carry | 42-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Vera (SG) Donald Gerdes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jim McMillan (PG), William Eagle (SG), William Ward (C) Stephen Jurgensen, Bill Arenas, Bruce Plasencia | |
| 05:23 | Washington State | William Ward misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 05:21 | Washington State | William Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:02 | Washington State | Allen Whitehouse clanks a floater from close range | 42-47 |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Richard Comfort | 42-47 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | Justin Besser misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Sherman Varney - foul #3 on Sherman Varney, team foul #9 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Hoyt Claborn (C) Jonas Williams | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | Justin Besser makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | Justin Besser misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:45 | Washington State | The rebound goes to William Ward | 43-47 |
| 04:22 | Washington State | William Ward clanks a floater from the right block | 43-47 |
| 04:20 | Washington State | William Eagle grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 03:58 | Washington State | Jim McMillan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 03:56 | Washington State | Jim McMillan grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 03:40 | Washington State | Richard Comfort is called for the reach on Sherman Varney - foul #4 on Richard Comfort, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG), Jeffrey Chambers (PF) Michael Wegman, Richard Comfort | |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen (PG), Bruce Plasencia (C) Allen Whitehouse, William Ward | |
| 03:40 | Washington State | Sherman Varney makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 03:40 | Washington State | Sherman Varney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Vera (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Besser (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hoyt Claborn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Eagle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim McMillan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sherman Varney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Bruce Plasencia (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Bruce Plasencia swats the short shot by Hoyt Claborn | 43-49 |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Hoyt Claborn tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 03:20 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 03:04 | Washington State | Jim McMillan's floater is tipped away by Hoyt Claborn | 43-49 |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Hoyt Claborn gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 03:00 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman (PG), Richard Comfort (PF) Donald Buettner, Jeffrey Chambers | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Jurgensen - foul #3 on Stephen Jurgensen, team foul #10 | 43-49 |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 02:35 | Washington State | Sherman Varney pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 02:20 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia misses the dunk attempt | 44-49 |
| 02:18 | Southern Cal | Michael Vera grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 01:53 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort connects on the jumper from the right block | 46-49 |
| 01:39 | Washington State | William Eagle misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Justin Besser snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Justin Besser hits a jumper in the lane | 48-49 |
| 00:58 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen is fouled on the floor by Justin Besser - foul #5 on Justin Besser, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Scott Spears (SF) Justin Besser | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:58 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:58 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 00:27 | Washington State | Sherman Varney snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Sherman Varney is hacked by Michael Vera in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Vera, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Sherman Varney misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Hoyt Claborn snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-51 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Hoyt Claborn snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Hoyt Claborn pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | The clock runs out | 48-51 |