| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Tony Gresham (fresh) SG - Lance Collins (fresh) SF - Wallace Kirkman (fresh) PF - Mathew Kim (fresh) C - John Estes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mathew Hudson (fresh) SG - Robert Gossett (fresh) SF - Justin Raines (fresh) PF - Leland King (fresh) C - Sean Nobles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Leland King wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Mathew Kim takes the ball from Justin Raines | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Fresno State | Lance Collins buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Tony Gresham | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Mathew Kim - foul #1 on Mathew Kim, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:23 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:23 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to John Estes | 3-1 |
| 18:59 | Fresno State | Tony Gresham is fouled on the floor by Mathew Hudson - foul #1 on Mathew Hudson, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 18:40 | Fresno State | Tony Gresham is fouled on the floor by Mathew Hudson - foul #2 on Mathew Hudson, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Don Thompson (PG) Mathew Hudson | |
| 18:21 | Fresno State | Tony Gresham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-1 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Leland King gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:08 | Southern Cal | Leland King clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-1 |
| 18:06 | Fresno State | John Estes gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:02 | Fresno State | Lance Collins knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Tony Gresham | 5-1 |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-1 |
| 17:48 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to John Estes | 5-1 |
| 17:41 | Fresno State | Lance Collins is fouled on the floor by Robert Gossett - foul #1 on Robert Gossett, team foul #3 | 5-1 |
| 17:25 | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Don Thompson - foul #1 on Don Thompson, team foul #4 | 5-1 |
| 17:25 | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman misses the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:25 | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles grabs the defensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Don Thompson and the foul's on John Estes - foul #1 on John Estes, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Nelson (SG), Rudy Dugas (PF) Robert Gossett, Leland King | |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | Fresno State | Justin Raines takes the ball from Lance Collins | 5-4 |
| 16:24 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas tips it home | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Fresno State | John Estes scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Wallace Kirkman and he's hacked by Justin Raines - foul #1 on Justin Raines, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stanley Pare (SG), Michael Thompson (SF), James Cleary (PF) Lance Collins, Wallace Kirkman, Mathew Kim | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Issel (PG), Robert Owens (SF), Leland King (PF) Don Thompson, Justin Raines, Sean Nobles | |
| 16:07 | Fresno State | John Estes makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:47 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Nelson | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Tony Gresham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Pare (fresh) SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) PF - James Cleary (fresh) C - John Estes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Issel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Nelson (fresh) SF - Robert Owens (fresh) PF - Leland King (fresh) C - Rudy Dugas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Fresno State | Stanley Pare hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Leland King | 8-9 |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | Leland King lays it in on a great pass from Joe Nelson | 8-11 |
| 15:16 | Fresno State | Robert Owens is called for the reach on Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Owens, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Smith (C) John Estes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett (SG) Joe Nelson | |
| 15:06 | Fresno State | Leland King steals the ball from Vernon Smith | 8-11 |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Cleary - foul #1 on James Cleary, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Winston Seay (PG), Lance Collins (SG), Wallace Kirkman (SF), Mathew Kim (PF) Tony Gresham, Stanley Pare, James Cleary, Vernon Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Justin Raines (SF) Robert Owens | |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:34 | Fresno State | Michael Thompson drills a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Michael Issel - foul #1 on Michael Issel, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Don Thompson (PG), Robert Owens (C) Leland King, Rudy Dugas | |
| 14:34 | Fresno State | Michael Thompson makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Don Thompson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 11-13 |
| 14:15 | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:11 | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:55 | Southern Cal | Robert Owens clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:53 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:42 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Don Thompson | 11-16 |
| 13:27 | Fresno State | Michael Thompson is fouled on the floor by Robert Owens - foul #2 on Robert Owens, team foul #8 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Gresham (PG), Stanley Pare (SG), James Cleary (PF), Vernon Smith (C) Winston Seay, Lance Collins, Wallace Kirkman, Mathew Kim | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Nelson (SG), Leland King (PF), Sean Nobles (C) Robert Gossett, Michael Issel, Robert Owens | |
| 13:27 | Fresno State | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 13:27 | Fresno State | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:13 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles travels with the ball | 13-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Winston Seay (SG) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:59 | Fresno State | Vernon Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Estes (C) Winston Seay | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Joe Nelson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joe Nelson, team foul #9 | 13-16 |
| 12:36 | Fresno State | John Estes hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Don Thompson - foul #2 on Don Thompson, team foul #10 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Issel (PG) Don Thompson | |
| 12:36 | Fresno State | John Estes makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:17 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 12:16 | Fresno State | John Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 12:12 | Fresno State | Joe Nelson is called for the reach on Stanley Pare - foul #2 on Joe Nelson, team foul #11 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman (SF), Mathew Kim (PF) Vernon Smith, James Cleary | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett (SG) Joe Nelson | |
| 12:12 | Fresno State | Stanley Pare misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:12 | Fresno State | Stanley Pare makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel can't connect on a floater from the right side | 17-16 |
| 11:51 | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 11:35 | Fresno State | Stanley Pare misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 11:33 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Tony Gresham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Pare (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wallace Kirkman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mathew Kim (fresh) C - John Estes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Issel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Gossett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Raines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leland King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Nobles (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel misses short on a runner from the left block | 17-16 |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett tips it home | 17-18 |
| 11:06 | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 11:05 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Gresham | 17-18 |
| 11:00 | Fresno State | Sean Nobles takes the ball from Mathew Kim | 17-18 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-18 |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines misses the tip | 17-18 |
| 10:42 | Fresno State | John Estes gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:37 | Fresno State | Tony Gresham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Lance Collins (SG), Michael Thompson (SF), James Cleary (PF), Vernon Smith (C) Stanley Pare, Wallace Kirkman, Mathew Kim, John Estes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas (PF), Vaughn Maclachlan (C) Leland King, Sean Nobles | |
| 10:14 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Gossett | 17-20 |
| 10:12 | Fresno State | Robert Gossett takes the ball from Tony Gresham in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Justin Raines | 17-22 |
| 09:52 | Fresno State | Vernon Smith slams it home | 19-22 |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 09:26 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 09:14 | Fresno State | Tony Gresham pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 09:09 | Fresno State | Tony Gresham knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Michael Thompson | 21-22 |
| 08:48 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Gossett | 21-25 |
| 08:33 | Fresno State | Lance Collins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vaughn Maclachlan - foul #1 on Vaughn Maclachlan, team foul #12 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Winston Seay (PG), Wallace Kirkman (SF), Mathew Kim (PF) Tony Gresham, James Cleary, Vernon Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leland King (PF), Sean Nobles (C) Rudy Dugas, Vaughn Maclachlan | |
| 08:33 | Fresno State | Lance Collins makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:33 | Fresno State | Lance Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines is fouled on the floor by Wallace Kirkman - foul #1 on Wallace Kirkman, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stanley Pare (SG), John Estes (C) Lance Collins, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | Wallace Kirkman takes the ball from Leland King | 23-25 |
| 07:46 | Fresno State | Mathew Kim can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | Leland King snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 07:41 | Southern Cal | Justin Raines misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | Sean Nobles gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | Winston Seay is called for the reach on Robert Gossett - foul #1 on Winston Seay, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Winston Seay (fresh) SG - Stanley Pare (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wallace Kirkman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mathew Kim (fresh) C - John Estes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Issel (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Gossett (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Raines (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Nobles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Southern Cal | Leland King hits a jumper from close range | 23-27 |
| 07:04 | Fresno State | Mathew Kim lays it in and the foul's on Sean Nobles - foul #1 on Sean Nobles, team foul #13 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Gresham (PG), James Cleary (C) Winston Seay, John Estes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas (PF) Leland King | |
| 07:04 | Fresno State | Mathew Kim makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Thompson (C) James Cleary | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:25 | Fresno State | Tony Gresham misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 26-27 |
| 06:24 | Fresno State | Michael Thompson tips it home | 28-27 |
| 06:08 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 28-27 |
| 06:06 | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 06:01 | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman comes up short on the shot near the basket | 28-27 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Rudy Dugas | 28-27 |
| 05:54 | Southern Cal | Tony Gresham is called for the reach on Michael Issel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Gresham, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Lance Collins (SG), James Cleary (PF), Vernon Smith (C) Stanley Pare, Wallace Kirkman, Mathew Kim | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leland King (PF) Sean Nobles | |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Leland King misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Vernon Smith - foul #1 on Vernon Smith, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Estes (C) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vaughn Maclachlan (C) Rudy Dugas | |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Leland King misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Leland King makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Vernon Smith misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Justin Raines - foul #2 on Justin Raines, team foul #14 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Winston Seay (PG) Tony Gresham | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mathew Hudson (PG) Justin Raines | |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Vernon Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Vernon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:11 | Southern Cal | Michael Issel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 04:58 | Fresno State | Leland King steps in front of the John Estes pass | 29-28 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | James Cleary steals the ball from Michael Issel | 29-28 |
| 04:24 | Fresno State | Vernon Smith makes the jump hook in the lane | 31-28 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | Robert Gossett drills a floater near the basket | 31-30 |
| 03:54 | Fresno State | Lance Collins connects on the 3 from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Leland King can't finish the layup | 34-30 |
| 03:35 | Fresno State | John Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Winston Seay (fresh) SG - Lance Collins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Vernon Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cleary (fairly fresh) C - John Estes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mathew Hudson (fresh) SG - Robert Gossett (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Issel (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Vaughn Maclachlan (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Fresno State | James Cleary can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 03:26 | Fresno State | James Cleary grabs the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 03:10 | Fresno State | Winston Seay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Gresham (PG), Stanley Pare (SG), Wallace Kirkman (SF), Mathew Kim (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Winston Seay, Lance Collins, Vernon Smith, James Cleary, John Estes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Don Thompson (PG), Joe Nelson (SG), Robert Owens (SF), Rudy Dugas (PF), Sean Nobles (C) Mathew Hudson, Robert Gossett, Michael Issel, Leland King, Vaughn Maclachlan | |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Joe Nelson drills a jump hook near the basket | 34-32 |
| 02:46 | Fresno State | Mathew Kim is fouled on the floor by Rudy Dugas - foul #1 on Rudy Dugas, team foul #15 | 34-32 |
| 02:46 | Fresno State | Mathew Kim makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:46 | Fresno State | Mathew Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Robert Owens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stanley Pare - foul #1 on Stanley Pare, team foul #8 | 36-32 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Robert Owens misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Robert Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:28 | Fresno State | Mathew Kim pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:05 | Fresno State | Wallace Kirkman buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Thompson | 39-32 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Don Thompson buries a floater in the paint | 39-34 |
| 01:24 | Fresno State | Tony Gresham buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Wallace Kirkman | 42-34 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Joe Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 01:04 | Fresno State | Mathew Kim snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 00:46 | Fresno State | The short jumper by Mathew Kim is denied by Sean Nobles | 42-34 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Rudy Dugas pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Michael Thompson steps in front of the Don Thompson pass | 42-34 |
| 00:13 | Fresno State | Michael Thompson hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Gresham | 44-34 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Owens misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Wallace Kirkman - foul #2 on Wallace Kirkman, team foul #9 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Winston Seay (PG), Lance Collins (SG), Vernon Smith (SF), James Cleary (PF), John Estes (C) Tony Gresham, Stanley Pare, Wallace Kirkman, Mathew Kim, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mathew Hudson (PG), Justin Raines (SF), Leland King (PF) Joe Nelson, Rudy Dugas, Sean Nobles | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Owens misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Lance Collins misses the halfcourt shot | 44-35 |