| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Johnathan Burnett (fresh) SG - Christopher Richards (fresh) SF - Michael James (fresh) PF - Ronald Sprague (fresh) C - James Armbruster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Taylor (fresh) SG - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) SF - Henry Woolverton (fresh) PF - Justin Southwood (fresh) C - Steven Odom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by James Armbruster - foul #1 on James Armbruster, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague's layup is rejected by Justin Southwood | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Henry Woolverton | 0-1 |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton double dribbles | 0-1 |
| 18:07 | Texas Tech | Michael James can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 18:06 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Michael James | 0-1 |
| 17:57 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 0-1 |
| 17:55 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 17:46 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:30 | Texas Tech | Johnathan Burnett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stephan Gingrich - foul #1 on Stephan Gingrich, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 17:30 | Texas Tech | Johnathan Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:30 | Texas Tech | Johnathan Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:06 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich misses the lay-in | 1-1 |
| 17:05 | Southern Cal | David Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 1-1 |
| 16:48 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 1-1 |
| 16:46 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich tips it home | 1-3 |
| 16:24 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague buries a floater near the basket and the foul's on Justin Southwood - foul #1 on Justin Southwood, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 16:24 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | David Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 15:56 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster grabs the board | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Johnathan Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Christopher Richards (fresh) SF - Michael James (fresh) PF - Ronald Sprague (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Armbruster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Taylor (fresh) SG - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Woolverton (fresh) PF - Justin Southwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Odom (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Texas Tech | Johnathan Burnett knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 15:20 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-3 |
| 15:18 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:02 | Texas Tech | Michael James can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | David Taylor gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 14:13 | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards is fouled on the floor by Steven Odom - foul #1 on Steven Odom, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Maxwell Jarnagin (PG), Stephen Hammes (SG), Felix Cruz (PF), Nenad Zupan (C) Johnathan Burnett, Christopher Richards, Ronald Sprague, James Armbruster | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch (PG), John Harris (SG), Robert Malachowski (C) David Taylor, Stephan Gingrich, Steven Odom | |
| 13:56 | Texas Tech | Michael James connects on the floater from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 13:27 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Justin Southwood is denied by Nenad Zupan | 8-6 |
| 13:25 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Felix Cruz | 8-6 |
| 13:10 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan's dunk attempt is rejected by Justin Southwood | 8-6 |
| 13:08 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch blows the layup but he's fouled by Nenad Zupan - foul #1 on Nenad Zupan, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Johnathan Burnett (PG), Ronald Sprague (PF), James Armbruster (C) Stephen Hammes, Felix Cruz, Nenad Zupan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Odom (C) Robert Malachowski | |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:34 | Texas Tech | Steven Odom steps in front of the Michael James pass | 8-8 |
| 12:08 | Southern Cal | John Harris clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-8 |
| 12:06 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 12:00 | Texas Tech | Johnathan Burnett is called for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards (SG) Maxwell Jarnagin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Taylor (PG), Stephan Gingrich (SG) Howard Deutsch, John Harris | |
| 11:41 | Southern Cal | David Taylor clanks a 3 from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 11:39 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague grabs the board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Johnathan Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Richards (fresh) SF - Michael James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Sprague (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Armbruster (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Taylor (fresh) SG - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Woolverton (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Southwood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Odom (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague drills a floater from the left block set up by Christopher Richards | 10-8 |
| 11:06 | Southern Cal | Ronald Sprague steals it from Justin Southwood | 10-8 |
| 10:42 | Texas Tech | David Taylor picks off the pass by Michael James | 10-8 |
| 10:39 | Southern Cal | David Taylor banks in the layup | 10-10 |
| 10:24 | Texas Tech | Steven Odom blocks the jumper by Johnathan Burnett | 10-10 |
| 10:23 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses the dunk but he's fouled by James Armbruster - foul #2 on James Armbruster, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Maxwell Jarnagin (PG), Felix Cruz (PF), Nenad Zupan (C) Johnathan Burnett, Ronald Sprague, James Armbruster | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Walla (SF), Robert Malachowski (PF) Henry Woolverton, Justin Southwood | |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:59 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 09:36 | Texas Tech | Maxwell Jarnagin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 09:35 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | David Taylor hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Odom and he's hacked by Michael James - foul #1 on Michael James, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks (PG), Stephen Hammes (SF) Christopher Richards, Michael James | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Harris (SG), Steven Maxwell (C) Stephan Gingrich, Steven Odom | |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:59 | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks is fouled on the floor by Robert Malachowski - foul #1 on Robert Malachowski, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| 08:51 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | John Harris grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | John Harris makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Taylor | 12-17 |
| 08:17 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan double dribbles | 12-17 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Johnathan Burnett (PG), Ronald Sprague (PF) Joseph Brooks, Felix Cruz | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch (PG), Henry Woolverton (SF), Justin Southwood (PF), Steven Odom (C) David Taylor, William Walla, Robert Malachowski, Steven Maxwell | |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Harris | 12-20 |
| 07:31 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague can't throw it down | 12-20 |
| 07:29 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan can't tip it in | 12-20 |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Johnathan Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Maxwell Jarnagin (fresh) SF - Stephen Hammes (fresh) PF - Ronald Sprague (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Zupan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Howard Deutsch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Woolverton (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Southwood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Odom (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | John Harris loses the dribble to Maxwell Jarnagin | 12-20 |
| 07:06 | Texas Tech | John Harris steals it from Maxwell Jarnagin out of a doubleteam | 12-20 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | John Harris misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 12-20 |
| 06:50 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Maxwell Jarnagin | 12-20 |
| 06:37 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan connects on the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards (SG), Michael James (SF) Maxwell Jarnagin, Stephen Hammes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Taylor (PG), Stephan Gingrich (SG) Howard Deutsch, John Harris | |
| 06:37 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:28 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-23 |
| 06:14 | Texas Tech | Henry Woolverton steals it from Ronald Sprague | 15-23 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich can't finish the layup | 15-23 |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | David Taylor tips it home | 15-25 |
| 05:47 | Texas Tech | Steven Odom denies the turnaround by Johnathan Burnett | 15-25 |
| 05:45 | Texas Tech | Michael James hits the follow up shot | 17-25 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Sprague - foul #1 on Ronald Sprague, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Maxwell Jarnagin (PG), Felix Cruz (PF) Johnathan Burnett, Ronald Sprague | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Walla (SF), Robert Malachowski (PF), Steven Maxwell (C) Henry Woolverton, Justin Southwood, Steven Odom | |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:05 | Texas Tech | Michael James is whistled for traveling | 17-27 |
| 04:44 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 04:43 | Texas Tech | Michael James grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 04:22 | Texas Tech | Maxwell Jarnagin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Odom (C) Steven Maxwell | |
| 04:22 | Texas Tech | Maxwell Jarnagin misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:22 | Texas Tech | Maxwell Jarnagin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | Felix Cruz is called for the reach on Robert Malachowski - foul #1 on Felix Cruz, team foul #6 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Johnathan Burnett (PG), Ronald Sprague (PF), James Armbruster (C) Christopher Richards, Felix Cruz, Nenad Zupan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Harris (SG) Stephan Gingrich | |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | John Harris buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Taylor | 18-30 |
| 03:32 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-30 |
| 03:31 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | William Walla is hacked by Michael James - foul #2 on Michael James, team foul #7 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch (PG), Henry Woolverton (SF), Justin Southwood (PF) David Taylor, John Harris, Robert Malachowski | |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | William Walla makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | William Walla makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Johnathan Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Maxwell Jarnagin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Sprague (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Armbruster (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Howard Deutsch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Walla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Woolverton (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Southwood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Odom (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:50 | Texas Tech | Michael James can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood buries a floater from the right wing set up by Howard Deutsch and he's fouled by James Armbruster - foul #3 on James Armbruster, team foul #8 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards (SG), Stephen Hammes (SF), Felix Cruz (PF), Nenad Zupan (C) Johnathan Burnett, Michael James, Ronald Sprague, James Armbruster | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich (SG) William Walla | |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood makes the free throw | 18-35 |
| 02:14 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-35 |
| 02:13 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton pulls down the rebound | 18-35 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-35 |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood grabs the offensive board | 18-35 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom loses the ball out of bounds | 18-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Johnathan Burnett (PG), Ronald Sprague (C) Maxwell Jarnagin, Nenad Zupan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Taylor (PG), Robert Malachowski (C) Howard Deutsch, Steven Odom | |
| 01:10 | Texas Tech | Justin Southwood steps in front of the Stephen Hammes pass | 18-35 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sprague - foul #2 on Ronald Sprague, team foul #9 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Maxwell Jarnagin (SG), Michael James (SF) Christopher Richards, Stephen Hammes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Walla (SF) Henry Woolverton | |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| 00:28 | Texas Tech | Michael James misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Southwood - foul #2 on Justin Southwood, team foul #7 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Harris (SG), Steven Maxwell (C) Stephan Gingrich, Justin Southwood | |
| 00:28 | Texas Tech | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 00:28 | Texas Tech | Michael James misses the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Steven Maxwell snags the defensive board | 19-37 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Felix Cruz is called for the reach on Robert Malachowski - foul #2 on Felix Cruz, team foul #10 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Odom (C) Steven Maxwell | |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski misses the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Johnathan Burnett hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 19-38 |