| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mathew Hudson (fresh) SG - Robert Gossett (fresh) SF - Justin Raines (fresh) PF - Leland King (fresh) C - Sean Nobles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Victor Hanson (fresh) SG - Giuseppe Ferrari (fresh) SF - John Harrell (fresh) PF - Robert Ramsey (fresh) C - Andrew Webster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Leland King wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Victor Hanson | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Washington State | Andrew Webster can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Sean Nobles is denied by John Harrell | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Washington State | John Harrell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Washington State | Robert Ramsey is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines scores on a shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Washington State | Andrew Webster hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Washington State | Victor Hanson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Giuseppe Ferrari | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | Giuseppe Ferrari misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | Leland King gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:45 | Southern Cal | Leland King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Don Thompson (PG), Joe Nelson (SG), Rudy Dugas (PF), Robert Owens (C) Mathew Hudson, Robert Gossett, Leland King, Sean Nobles | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Victor Hanson is hacked by Robert Owens - foul #1 on Robert Owens, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Issel (SF) Justin Raines | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Conner (PF), Hugh Washington (C) Robert Ramsey, Andrew Webster | |
| 17:01 | Washington State | Edward Conner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 16:59 | Southern Cal | Robert Owens grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:52 | Southern Cal | Don Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | Washington State | Edward Conner pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:36 | Washington State | Robert Owens is called for the reach on Edward Conner - foul #2 on Robert Owens, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leland King (PF), Sean Nobles (C) Rudy Dugas, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | Washington State | Reginald Celestin (SG), Dana Doherty (SF) Giuseppe Ferrari, John Harrell | |
| 16:15 | Washington State | Victor Hanson travels with the ball | 7-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mathew Hudson (PG), Robert Gossett (SG), Justin Raines (SF) Don Thompson, Joe Nelson, Michael Issel | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Harrell (SF) Victor Hanson | |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Mathew Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mathew Hudson (fresh) SG - Robert Gossett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Raines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leland King (fresh) C - Sean Nobles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Reginald Celestin (fresh) SG - Dana Doherty (fresh) SF - John Harrell (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Conner (fresh) C - Hugh Washington (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Southern Cal | John Harrell steps in front of the Mathew Hudson pass | 7-4 |
| 15:14 | Washington State | Robert Gossett picks off the pass by Reginald Celestin | 7-4 |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines blows the layup | 7-4 |
| 15:08 | Washington State | Edward Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:41 | Washington State | John Harrell drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Conner | 7-6 |
| 14:24 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines blows the layup but the foul's on Hugh Washington - foul #1 on Hugh Washington, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Don Thompson (PG), Joe Nelson (SG), Michael Issel (PF), Rudy Dugas (C) Mathew Hudson, Robert Gossett, Leland King, Sean Nobles | |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Hanson (PG), Giuseppe Ferrari (SG), Robert Ramsey (PF), Andrew Webster (C) Dana Doherty, John Harrell, Edward Conner, Hugh Washington | |
| 14:24 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:24 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:04 | Washington State | Andrew Webster buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Victor Hanson | 9-8 |
| 13:45 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas is fouled on the floor by Andrew Webster - foul #1 on Andrew Webster, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vaughn Maclachlan (C) Justin Raines | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dana Doherty (SF) Reginald Celestin | |
| 13:39 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Rudy Dugas | 11-8 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Victor Hanson clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Issel - foul #1 on Michael Issel, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Victor Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Victor Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:12 | Southern Cal | Don Thompson is fouled on the floor by Robert Ramsey - foul #1 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Vaughn Maclachlan's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Webster | 11-10 |
| 12:46 | Washington State | Andrew Webster snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:38 | Washington State | Andrew Webster misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Vaughn Maclachlan - foul #1 on Vaughn Maclachlan, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mathew Hudson (PG), Robert Gossett (SG), Justin Raines (SF), Leland King (PF), Sean Nobles (C) Don Thompson, Joe Nelson, Michael Issel, Rudy Dugas, Vaughn Maclachlan | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 12:38 | Washington State | Andrew Webster makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:38 | Washington State | Andrew Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-12 |
| 12:21 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Ferrari | 11-12 |
| 12:02 | Washington State | Victor Hanson lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Ramsey | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mathew Hudson (fresh) SG - Robert Gossett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Raines (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leland King (fresh) C - Sean Nobles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Victor Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giuseppe Ferrari (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dana Doherty (fresh) PF - Robert Ramsey (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Webster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Robert Ramsey comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Leland King - foul #1 on Leland King, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Reginald Celestin (SG), John Harrell (SF), Edward Conner (C) Giuseppe Ferrari, Dana Doherty, Andrew Webster | |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Robert Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Robert Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:27 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:22 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines's pass is intercepted by John Harrell | 14-15 |
| 11:17 | Washington State | Robert Ramsey blows the layup | 14-15 |
| 11:15 | Washington State | Edward Conner grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:03 | Washington State | Victor Hanson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-15 |
| 11:01 | Southern Cal | Leland King pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:39 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-15 |
| 10:38 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines can't tip it in | 14-15 |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Edward Conner denies the turnaround by Justin Raines | 14-15 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Leland King pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Robert Ramsey is called for the reach on Sean Nobles - foul #2 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Don Thompson (PG), Joe Nelson (SG), Michael Issel (SF), Rudy Dugas (PF), Vaughn Maclachlan (C) Mathew Hudson, Robert Gossett, Justin Raines, Leland King, Sean Nobles | |
| Subs | Washington State | Giuseppe Ferrari (SG), Hugh Washington (C) Victor Hanson, Robert Ramsey | |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 14-15 |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Hugh Washington gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:29 | Washington State | Edward Conner is fouled on the floor by Rudy Dugas - foul #1 on Rudy Dugas, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| 09:20 | Washington State | Giuseppe Ferrari connects on the 3 from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 08:57 | Southern Cal | Don Thompson's pass is intercepted by John Harrell | 14-18 |
| 08:54 | Washington State | Reginald Celestin throws it down set up by John Harrell | 14-20 |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Reginald Celestin - foul #1 on Reginald Celestin, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Justin Raines (SF) Vaughn Maclachlan | |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Hanson (PG), Andrew Webster (C) Reginald Celestin, Edward Conner | |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:39 | Washington State | John Harrell hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Giuseppe Ferrari and he's fouled by Justin Raines - foul #1 on Justin Raines, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leland King (PF) Michael Issel | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:39 | Washington State | John Harrell makes the free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:20 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Don Thompson | 19-23 |
| 08:04 | Washington State | John Harrell banks in the layup set up by Hugh Washington | 19-25 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Don Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-25 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | Leland King tips it but misses | 19-25 |
| 07:46 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Don Thompson | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Don Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Nelson (fresh) SF - Justin Raines (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leland King (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rudy Dugas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Victor Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giuseppe Ferrari (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Harrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Hugh Washington (fresh) C - Andrew Webster (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Southern Cal | Leland King scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Justin Raines and the foul's on Andrew Webster - foul #2 on Andrew Webster, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mathew Hudson (PG), Robert Gossett (SG), Sean Nobles (C) Don Thompson, Joe Nelson, Rudy Dugas | |
| Subs | Washington State | Reginald Celestin (SG), Dana Doherty (SF), Edward Conner (C) Giuseppe Ferrari, John Harrell, Andrew Webster | |
| 07:40 | Southern Cal | Leland King misses the free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:40 | Washington State | Edward Conner grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 07:19 | Washington State | Reginald Celestin can't connect on a floater from the right side | 21-25 |
| 07:17 | Washington State | Hugh Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:57 | Washington State | Edward Conner comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 21-25 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Leland King grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Mathew Hudson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Gossett | 24-25 |
| 06:22 | Washington State | Reginald Celestin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Issel (SF), Rudy Dugas (PF) Justin Raines, Leland King | |
| Subs | Washington State | Giuseppe Ferrari (SG) Dana Doherty | |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Issel | 26-25 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Giuseppe Ferrari misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 05:41 | Washington State | Edward Conner snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 05:32 | Washington State | Reginald Celestin misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 05:31 | Washington State | Reginald Celestin tips it but misses | 26-25 |
| 05:30 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 05:21 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Don Thompson (PG), Joe Nelson (SG), Justin Raines (SF) Mathew Hudson, Robert Gossett, Michael Issel | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dana Doherty (PG), John Harrell (SF) Victor Hanson, Reginald Celestin | |
| 05:09 | Washington State | Edward Conner is fouled on the floor by Sean Nobles - foul #1 on Sean Nobles, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Issel (PF) Sean Nobles | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 05:09 | Washington State | Edward Conner misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:09 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 04:50 | Washington State | John Harrell grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 04:46 | Washington State | John Harrell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 26-25 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:20 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-25 |
| 04:19 | Southern Cal | Joe Nelson grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Don Thompson is whistled for traveling | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mathew Hudson (PG), Leland King (PF), Sean Nobles (C) Joe Nelson, Michael Issel, Rudy Dugas | |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Hanson (PG) Giuseppe Ferrari | |
| 03:47 | Washington State | Hugh Washington is called for a backcourt violation | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Reginald Celestin (SG), Robert Ramsey (PF), Andrew Webster (C) Dana Doherty, Edward Conner, Hugh Washington | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mathew Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Don Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Raines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland King (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Nobles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Victor Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Celestin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Harrell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Andrew Webster (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Southern Cal | Mathew Hudson jams it | 28-25 |
| 03:08 | Washington State | Reginald Celestin makes the floater from the right wing set up by Victor Hanson and the foul's on Don Thompson - foul #1 on Don Thompson, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett (SG), Michael Issel (SF) Don Thompson, Justin Raines | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 03:08 | Washington State | Reginald Celestin makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:49 | Southern Cal | Mathew Hudson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 02:47 | Southern Cal | Leland King grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | John Harrell blocks the jumper by Mathew Hudson | 28-28 |
| 02:34 | Washington State | Robert Ramsey snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 02:21 | Washington State | Victor Hanson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Reginald Celestin | 28-31 |
| 02:04 | Southern Cal | John Harrell swats the layup by Sean Nobles | 28-31 |
| 02:03 | Washington State | Victor Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 01:43 | Washington State | John Harrell is fouled on the floor by Leland King - foul #2 on Leland King, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Don Thompson (PG), Justin Raines (SF), Rudy Dugas (C) Mathew Hudson, Michael Issel, Sean Nobles | |
| Subs | Washington State | Giuseppe Ferrari (SG) Reginald Celestin | |
| 01:43 | Washington State | John Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:43 | Washington State | John Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas banks in the layup on a great pass from Don Thompson and he's fouled by Andrew Webster - foul #3 on Andrew Webster, team foul #7 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dana Doherty (SF), Edward Conner (C) John Harrell, Andrew Webster | |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:31 | Washington State | Victor Hanson is fouled in the backcourt by Don Thompson - foul #2 on Don Thompson, team foul #11 | 31-33 |
| 01:31 | Washington State | Victor Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:31 | Washington State | Victor Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | Leland King travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Nelson (SG), Robert Owens (C) Robert Gossett, Leland King | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:57 | Washington State | Victor Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 00:55 | Washington State | Giuseppe Ferrari grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Robert Ramsey drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Giuseppe Ferrari | 31-37 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-37 |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas tips it in | 33-37 |
| 00:05 | Washington State | Victor Hanson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-37 |