| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Owen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) PF - Steven Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Cronenberg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Dale Pulliam inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Howard | Dale Pulliam clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 19:36 | Howard | Joseph Acree tips it in | 34-28 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 19:19 | Howard | Steven Kotter gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:57 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd can't connect on a floater in the lane | 34-28 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Stephan Gingrich | 34-28 |
| 18:35 | Southern Cal | David Taylor's pass is intercepted by Dale Pulliam | 34-28 |
| 18:32 | Howard | Dale Pulliam lays it up and in | 34-30 |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg hits a shot from the left side set up by Steven Odom | 36-30 |
| 17:52 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven Kotter | 36-32 |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | David Owen is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John McCrossin (SF) Stephan Gingrich | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (SF), James Stern (PF) Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd | |
| 17:19 | Howard | Andrew Cronenberg steals the ball from Joseph Acree | 36-32 |
| 17:03 | Southern Cal | David Owen connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from David Taylor | 38-32 |
| 16:56 | Howard | Steven Kotter hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Laird | 38-35 |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | John McCrossin is fouled on the floor by Paul Hill - foul #1 on Paul Hill, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert McMenomy (SG), Robert Malachowski (PF), Steven Maxwell (C) David Taylor, Steven Odom, Andrew Cronenberg | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SG), Dale Pulliam (SF), Edward Cleaves (C) Warren Laird, Steven Kotter, Joseph Acree | |
| 16:17 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Stern - foul #1 on James Stern, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James McCann (PG), Stephan Gingrich (SF) David Owen, John McCrossin | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:17 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:17 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:56 | Howard | James Stern comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 15:55 | Howard | Edward Cleaves tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 15:53 | Southern Cal | Albert McMenomy pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James McCann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert McMenomy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Malachowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Maxwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Paul Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Mizell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | Albert McMenomy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 15:04 | Howard | Glenn Mizell is whistled for a carry | 43-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Owen (PG), David Taylor (SG), Steven Odom (PF), Andrew Cronenberg (C) James McCann, Albert McMenomy, Robert Malachowski, Steven Maxwell | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Steven Kotter (SG), Terrence Lloyd (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Glenn Mizell, Dale Pulliam, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg lays it up and in on a great pass from David Taylor and he's hacked by Warren Laird - foul #3 on Warren Laird, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Cronenberg - foul #2 on Andrew Cronenberg, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John McCrossin (SF) Stephan Gingrich | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 14:32 | Howard | Joseph Acree makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Joseph Acree makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:12 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg lays it in set up by David Owen | 48-37 |
| 13:53 | Howard | David Owen picks off the pass by Warren Laird | 48-37 |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | John McCrossin is fouled on the floor by Steven Kotter - foul #2 on Steven Kotter, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (PG), Dale Pulliam (SF) Warren Laird, Paul Hill | |
| 13:26 | Southern Cal | David Taylor knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Odom | 50-37 |
| 13:10 | Howard | Glenn Mizell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | David Owen grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-37 |
| 12:49 | Howard | Glenn Mizell pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 12:36 | Howard | David Taylor is called for the reach on Steven Kotter - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert McMenomy (SG), Stephan Gingrich (SF), Robert Malachowski (PF), Steven Maxwell (C) David Taylor, John McCrossin, Steven Odom, Andrew Cronenberg | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Glenn Mizell, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 12:26 | Howard | Dale Pulliam double dribbles | 50-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SG) Steven Kotter | |
| 12:13 | Southern Cal | Albert McMenomy clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-37 |
| 12:11 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich can't tip it in | 50-37 |
| 12:09 | Southern Cal | Steven Maxwell grabs the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich double dribbles | 50-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (SG) Glenn Mizell | |
| 11:37 | Howard | Warren Laird can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephan Gingrich - foul #3 on Stephan Gingrich, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James McCann (PG), David Taylor (SG), Andrew Cronenberg (C) David Owen, Albert McMenomy, Steven Maxwell | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SF) Dale Pulliam | |
| 11:37 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 11:37 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James McCann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Malachowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Cronenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Mizell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Odom (PF) Robert Malachowski | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Kotter (SG), Terrence Lloyd (PF) Glenn Mizell, Edward Cleaves | |
| 11:01 | Howard | Warren Laird misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James McCann | 52-39 |
| 10:43 | Howard | Warren Laird is hacked by James McCann in the backcourt - foul #1 on James McCann, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Owen (PG) James McCann | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SF), Joseph Acree (C) Warren Laird, James Stern | |
| 10:24 | Howard | Joseph Acree comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 10:22 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 10:08 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom drills a floater from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 09:58 | Howard | Steven Kotter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | David Owen gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 54-41 |
| 09:45 | Howard | Glenn Mizell gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 09:29 | Howard | Steven Kotter hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Hill | 54-43 |
| 09:24 | Southern Cal | David Taylor clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Kotter - foul #3 on Steven Kotter, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John McCrossin (SF), Robert Malachowski (PF), Steven Maxwell (C) Stephan Gingrich, Steven Odom, Andrew Cronenberg | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Dale Pulliam (SF), James Stern (PF) Paul Hill, Glenn Mizell, Terrence Lloyd | |
| 09:24 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:24 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:56 | Howard | John McCrossin picks off the pass by James Stern | 55-43 |
| 08:53 | Southern Cal | David Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John McCrossin | 57-43 |
| 08:36 | Howard | Dale Pulliam hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Acree | 57-46 |
| 08:20 | Southern Cal | David Owen clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 08:18 | Howard | Dale Pulliam gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 07:49 | Howard | Steven Kotter comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 57-46 |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | David Owen grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 07:32 | Southern Cal | David Owen knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Owen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John McCrossin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Malachowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Maxwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Kotter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Howard | James Stern makes the runner from close range | 59-48 |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | David Owen drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from David Taylor | 61-48 |
| 06:35 | Howard | Dale Pulliam is fouled on the floor by Robert Malachowski - foul #1 on Robert Malachowski, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James McCann (PG), Albert McMenomy (SG), Stephan Gingrich (SF), Steven Odom (PF), Andrew Cronenberg (C) David Owen, David Taylor, John McCrossin, Robert Malachowski, Steven Maxwell | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (PG), Glenn Mizell (SG), Matthew Perkinson (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Warren Laird, Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam, James Stern, Joseph Acree | |
| 06:30 | Howard | Edward Cleaves makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | Albert McMenomy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 06:25 | Howard | Matthew Perkinson grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 06:08 | Howard | Matthew Perkinson is fouled on the floor by Stephan Gingrich - foul #4 on Stephan Gingrich, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| 05:57 | Howard | Paul Hill misses short on a jumper from the left side | 61-50 |
| 05:56 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Perkinson | 61-50 |
| 05:45 | Howard | Glenn Mizell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-50 |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg hits a turnaround from the right block | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Howard | Glenn Mizell drills a 3 from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 05:00 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 63-53 |
| 04:59 | Howard | Edward Cleaves grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Howard | Edward Cleaves clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 04:40 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd gets the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:30 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | Edward Cleaves is called for the reach on Albert McMenomy - foul #2 on Edward Cleaves, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Owen (PG), John McCrossin (SF) James McCann, Stephan Gingrich | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Steven Kotter (SG), Dale Pulliam (SF), James Stern (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Paul Hill, Glenn Mizell, Matthew Perkinson, Terrence Lloyd, Edward Cleaves | |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | John McCrossin misses the floater from the left block | 63-53 |
| 04:08 | Howard | Dale Pulliam pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 03:57 | Howard | Joseph Acree can't finish the layup | 63-53 |
| 03:55 | Southern Cal | Albert McMenomy gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | David Owen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Taylor (SG), Robert Malachowski (PF), Steven Maxwell (C) Albert McMenomy, Steven Odom, Andrew Cronenberg | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Owen (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - John McCrossin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Malachowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Maxwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Howard | Warren Laird knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Steven Kotter | 63-55 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | David Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Owen | 65-55 |
| 02:39 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John McCrossin - foul #1 on John McCrossin, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich (SF) John McCrossin | |
| Subs | Howard | Terrence Lloyd (PF) James Stern | |
| 02:39 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:39 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| 02:14 | Southern Cal | David Owen can't throw it down | 65-56 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 02:07 | Howard | Steven Kotter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Odom (PF), Andrew Cronenberg (C) Robert Malachowski, Steven Maxwell | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Owen and he's hacked by Joseph Acree - foul #3 on Joseph Acree, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (PG), Glenn Mizell (SG), Matthew Perkinson (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Warren Laird, Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Howard | Andrew Cronenberg is called for the reach on Glenn Mizell - foul #3 on Andrew Cronenberg, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Glenn Mizell makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Glenn Mizell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew Perkinson - foul #2 on Matthew Perkinson, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Andrew Cronenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Howard | Glenn Mizell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Stephan Gingrich - foul #5 on Stephan Gingrich, team foul #9 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John McCrossin (SF) Stephan Gingrich | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:53 | Howard | Glenn Mizell makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:53 | Howard | Glenn Mizell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | David Owen is hacked by Glenn Mizell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Mizell, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | David Owen makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | David Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:47 | Howard | Paul Hill misses the jumper from the free throw line | 72-60 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | David Owen snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom's layup is rejected by Edward Cleaves | 72-60 |
| 00:21 | Howard | Glenn Mizell snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| 00:13 | Howard | James Stern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | David Owen runs out the clock | 72-60 |