| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) SG - William McGlasson (fresh) SF - Michael Burks (fresh) PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) SG - James Sloss (fresh) SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) PF - Irving Smith (fresh) C - Garland Nichols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:50 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter makes the floater from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Southern Cal | James Sloss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Michael Burks drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:52 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 5-0 |
| 18:29 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter tips it in | 7-0 |
| 18:00 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith clanks a shot in the paint | 7-0 |
| 17:58 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Brandon Baxter | 7-0 |
| 17:41 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Sloss - foul #1 on James Sloss, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) William Lang, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 17:41 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:41 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:41 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Farrell | 7-2 |
| 17:13 | DePaul | The jumper by Michael Burks is denied by Gilbert Hunter | 7-2 |
| 17:11 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 16:58 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:38 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips comes up short on the floater from the right block | 7-2 |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips tips it back up and in | 9-2 |
| 16:19 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez is hacked by Kevin Tyler - foul #1 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (SG), Nicolas Haynes (SF), Edwin Hughes (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) William McGlasson, Michael Burks, Brandon Baxter, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Irving Smith (PF) James Sloss, Harold Jacobs, Carlos Lopez | |
| 16:04 | Southern Cal | William Lang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 9-2 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:49 | Southern Cal | William Lang is whistled for a carry | 9-2 |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (PG) Stephen Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG) Thomas Farrell | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Eric Broderick (fresh) SG - Bruce Smith (fresh) SF - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) PF - Edwin Hughes (fresh) C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) SG - James Sloss (fresh) SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) PF - Irving Smith (fresh) C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | DePaul | Bruce Smith is hacked by Irving Smith - foul #1 on Irving Smith, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Burks (SF) Nicolas Haynes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SG), Garland Nichols (C) James Sloss, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 15:17 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Zurheide | 9-2 |
| 15:16 | DePaul | Michael Burks tips it back up and in | 11-2 |
| 14:51 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Donald Zurheide | 11-4 |
| 14:33 | DePaul | Michael Burks travels with the ball | 11-4 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (PG), William McGlasson (SG), Kevin Tyler (C) Eric Broderick, Bruce Smith, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Thomas Farrell, Donald Zurheide, Garland Nichols | |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Tyler - foul #2 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Baxter (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Edwin Hughes, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:56 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips misses long on a turnaround from close range | 11-6 |
| 13:54 | Southern Cal | William Lang gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | William Lang hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Irving Smith | 11-8 |
| 13:16 | DePaul | Michael Burks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gilbert Hunter - foul #1 on Gilbert Hunter, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (PG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Garland Nichols (C) William Lang, Harold Jacobs, Irving Smith, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 13:16 | DePaul | Michael Burks makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:16 | DePaul | Michael Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:16 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Garland Nichols | 12-8 |
| 13:03 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez's pass is intercepted by Brandon Baxter | 12-8 |
| 12:54 | DePaul | William McGlasson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 12:52 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the fadeaway from close range | 12-8 |
| 12:40 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:23 | DePaul | Michael Burks comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 12:22 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:16 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Brandon Baxter - foul #1 on Brandon Baxter, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (SF), Edwin Hughes (PF) Michael Burks, Brandon Baxter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Irving Smith (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) James Sloss, Donald Zurheide, Carlos Lopez, Garland Nichols | |
| 12:16 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:16 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | Thomas Farrell steals the ball from Stephen Phillips | 12-9 |
| 12:01 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Farrell | 12-11 |
| 11:42 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William McGlasson | 14-11 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William McGlasson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) PF - Edwin Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Sellers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Southern Cal | William Lang is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Haynes - foul #1 on Nicolas Haynes, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Baxter (PF) Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Garland Nichols (C) Harold Jacobs, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | William Lang gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Edwin Hughes - foul #1 on Edwin Hughes, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (SG), Michael Burks (SF) William McGlasson, Nicolas Haynes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) James Sloss | |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:34 | DePaul | Michael Burks buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Smith | 16-13 |
| 10:14 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Irving Smith, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (PG), Jonathan Sellers (C) Stephen Phillips, Brandon Baxter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Carlos Lopez (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 10:00 | DePaul | Eric Broderick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-13 |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:29 | Southern Cal | William Lang is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Sloss | 16-15 |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes loses the dribble to James Sloss | 16-15 |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | William Lang throws it down set up by James Sloss | 16-17 |
| 08:49 | DePaul | Michael Burks's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Lopez | 16-17 |
| 08:48 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 08:34 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper near the basket | 16-19 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Smith | 18-19 |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez makes the wide open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Farrell out of a doubleteam | 18-21 |
| 07:29 | DePaul | Michael Burks buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Smith | 20-21 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Eric Broderick (fresh) SG - Bruce Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Burks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edwin Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Sellers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - William Lang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | William Lang is fouled on the floor by Eric Broderick - foul #1 on Eric Broderick, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (PG), William McGlasson (SG), Nicolas Haynes (SF), Brandon Baxter (PF) Eric Broderick, Bruce Smith, Michael Burks, Edwin Hughes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Garland Nichols (C) William Lang, Carlos Lopez, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 06:48 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 06:46 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:31 | DePaul | William McGlasson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Sellers - foul #1 on Jonathan Sellers, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Donald Zurheide (SF) James Sloss, Harold Jacobs | |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers is fouled on the floor by Garland Nichols - foul #1 on Garland Nichols, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG) Thomas Farrell | |
| 05:42 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 20-22 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:25 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide loses the dribble to Jonathan Sellers | 20-22 |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Zurheide - foul #1 on Donald Zurheide, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Burks (SF), Edwin Hughes (C) Nicolas Haynes, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF) James Sloss, Donald Zurheide | |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:54 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 04:53 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:39 | DePaul | William McGlasson hits a 3 from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Thomas Farrell is denied by Brandon Baxter | 25-22 |
| 04:11 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:06 | DePaul | Michael Burks connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Baxter | 27-22 |
| 03:52 | Southern Cal | William Lang is whistled for a carry | 27-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Tyler (C) Edwin Hughes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Irving Smith (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) William Lang, Harold Jacobs, Thad Lueras, Garland Nichols | |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Michael Burks comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Zurheide - foul #2 on Donald Zurheide, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (SG) William McGlasson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (C) Gilbert Hunter | |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Michael Burks makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Michael Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:25 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-22 |
| 03:24 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols can't tip it in | 28-22 |
| 03:22 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Burks (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Brandon Baxter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Thomas Farrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sloss (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | DePaul | Bruce Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler can't tip it in | 28-22 |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Sloss | 28-24 |
| 02:20 | DePaul | Garland Nichols steals it from Bruce Smith | 28-24 |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith clanks a runner in the lane | 28-24 |
| 01:58 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Donald Zurheide steps in front of the Bruce Smith pass | 28-26 |
| 01:27 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 01:26 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Michael Burks buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Phillips | 30-26 |
| 00:56 | Southern Cal | Michael Burks steals it from Thomas Farrell out of a doubleteam | 30-26 |
| 00:53 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips lays it in set up by Michael Burks | 32-26 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Brandon Baxter picks off the pass by Donald Zurheide | 32-26 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Phillips | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is fouled on the floor by Stephen Phillips - foul #1 on Stephen Phillips, team foul #8 | 34-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (PG), William McGlasson (SG), Nicolas Haynes (SF), Edwin Hughes (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Stephen Phillips, Bruce Smith, Michael Burks, Brandon Baxter, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Thomas Farrell, Donald Zurheide, Garland Nichols | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | James Sloss misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |