| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Andrew Bryan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Green (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Yaeger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Don Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Mathis (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ivan Mojica (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jimmy Ketchum (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Styles (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | James Styles misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Green - foul #3 on Henry Green, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt (SG) Henry Green | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | James Styles misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | James Styles misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | James Johnson gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | James Styles is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from close range | 34-25 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum tips it but misses | 34-25 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Don Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Bryan | 37-25 |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | Andrew Bryan steals it from Larry Simmons in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan misses the easy layup | 37-25 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Don Buchanan hits the follow up shot | 39-25 |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | James Styles makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Mathis | 39-27 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Lyons (SF) George Yaeger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | James Styles misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Stephen Lyons - foul #2 on Stephen Lyons, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | James Styles makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | James Styles makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | James Johnson is called for traveling | 39-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett (PF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Simmons | 39-31 |
| 16:10 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:05 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 16:04 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum grabs the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis is open and scores on a shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Andrew Bryan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Pollitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Lyons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Brummett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Don Buchanan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Mathis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Mojica (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jimmy Ketchum (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Styles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett scores on a jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Brummett - foul #1 on Raymond Brummett, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Henry Green (SG), George Yaeger (SF), James Johnson (PF) Jason Pollitt, Stephen Lyons, Raymond Brummett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity (SG), Patrick Metzler (PF) Larry Simmons, Jimmy Ketchum | |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Henry Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Clifford Garrity - foul #4 on Clifford Garrity, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons (PG) Clifford Garrity | |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Henry Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Henry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | James Styles is fouled on the floor by George Yaeger - foul #2 on George Yaeger, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| 14:12 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Styles | 43-38 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 43-38 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | James Styles gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:41 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Mathis | 43-41 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | Henry Green is fouled on the floor by Ivan Mojica - foul #2 on Ivan Mojica, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon (C) Don Buchanan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jo-Long Tang (SF), Jimmy Ketchum (PF) Ivan Mojica, Patrick Metzler | |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Henry Green misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | James Styles denies the turnaround by Matthew Harmon | 43-41 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to James Johnson | 43-41 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt (PG), Stephen Lyons (SF) Andrew Bryan, George Yaeger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas McAlister (PG), Johnathan Clare (C) Larry Simmons, James Styles | |
| 12:12 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica (SF) Jo-Long Tang | |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett (PF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Pollitt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Lyons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Brummett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Thomas McAlister (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Mathis (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Mojica (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jimmy Ketchum (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnathan Clare (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-41 |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Stephen Lyons pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 10:51 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 10:29 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jimmy Ketchum | 45-44 |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Green | 48-44 |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis can't connect on a floater from the right side | 48-44 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jason Pollitt | 50-44 |
| 09:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnathan Clare | 50-46 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Johnathan Clare - foul #1 on Johnathan Clare, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan (PG), George Yaeger (SF), James Johnson (PF) Jason Pollitt, Stephen Lyons, Raymond Brummett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons (PG), Jo-Long Tang (SF), Patrick Metzler (PF), James Styles (C) Thomas McAlister, Ivan Mojica, Jimmy Ketchum, Johnathan Clare | |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:30 | Southern Cal | Patrick Metzler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | James Johnson grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Henry Green is hacked by Michael Mathis - foul #2 on Michael Mathis, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Buchanan (C) Matthew Harmon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Andrew Bryan (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Yaeger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Don Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Mathis (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jo-Long Tang (fresh) PF - Patrick Metzler (fresh) C - James Styles (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-46 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Don Buchanan | 55-46 |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Don Buchanan can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Simmons - foul #2 on Larry Simmons, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt (SG) Henry Green | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity (SG) Michael Mathis | |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Don Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Don Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Patrick Metzler misses the tip | 57-46 |
| 06:51 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan's pass is intercepted by Larry Simmons | 57-46 |
| 06:40 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Styles out of the doubleteam | 57-48 |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger is fouled on the floor by Jo-Long Tang - foul #1 on Jo-Long Tang, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica (SF) Jo-Long Tang | |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Don Buchanan misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 57-48 |
| 06:03 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:58 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Simmons | 57-51 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Patrick Metzler gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:10 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | Don Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Larry Simmons steals the ball from James Johnson | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | James Styles gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:27 | Southern Cal | James Styles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jason Pollitt - foul #2 on Jason Pollitt, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Henry Green (SG), Stephen Lyons (SF), Raymond Brummett (PF) Jason Pollitt, George Yaeger, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum (PF) Patrick Metzler | |
| 04:27 | Southern Cal | James Styles makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:27 | Southern Cal | James Styles makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Brummett | 60-53 |
| 04:01 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-53 |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | James Styles snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Andrew Bryan (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Lyons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Brummett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Buchanan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Simmons (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Garrity (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ivan Mojica (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Jimmy Ketchum (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Styles (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:28 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons jams it on a nice dish by Jimmy Ketchum | 60-55 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett misses badly on a jumper from close range | 60-55 |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Don Buchanan grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Yaeger (SF), James Johnson (PF) Stephen Lyons, Raymond Brummett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis (PG) Larry Simmons | |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger is hacked by Ivan Mojica in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Mojica, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity loses the ball out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jo-Long Tang (SF) Ivan Mojica | |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Don Buchanan hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Bryan | 64-55 |
| 02:12 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons (PG), Ivan Mojica (SF) Michael Mathis, Jo-Long Tang | |
| 01:57 | Southern Cal | James Styles scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 64-57 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Clifford Garrity | 64-57 |
| 01:27 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | Andrew Bryan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-57 |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | James Styles knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Larry Simmons | 64-59 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger travels in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | James Styles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 64-59 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | James Styles grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | Andrew Bryan picks off the pass by Larry Simmons | 64-59 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Bryan | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | George Yaeger picks off the pass by Clifford Garrity | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Larry Simmons is called for the reach on Henry Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Simmons, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Henry Green makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Henry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity misses the 3 from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | James Styles grabs the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | James Johnson gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Larry Simmons is called for the reach on James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Simmons, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons is whistled for traveling | 70-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt (PG), Stephen Lyons (SG), Nicolas Rowland (SF), Raymond Brummett (PF), Matthew Harmon (C) Andrew Bryan, Henry Green, George Yaeger, James Johnson, Don Buchanan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas McAlister (PG), Michael Mathis (SG), Jo-Long Tang (SF), Patrick Metzler (PF), Johnathan Clare (C) Larry Simmons, Clifford Garrity, Ivan Mojica, Jimmy Ketchum, James Styles | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jason Pollitt runs out the clock | 70-59 |