| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Delapaz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Wei (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz clanks a jumper near the basket | 38-32 |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | John Cunningham picks off the pass by Manuel Rickman | 40-32 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham jams it | 42-32 |
| 18:58 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-32 |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 18:45 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 18:31 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 18:29 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman tips it back up and in | 42-34 |
| 18:15 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Delapaz, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG) John Delapaz | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman misses the lay-in | 42-34 |
| 17:45 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman hits a shot near the basket | 42-36 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:49 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Leonard Wei out of a doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 16:26 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Manuel Rickman - foul #1 on Manuel Rickman, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (PG), Kenneth Flynn (SF), Bradley Bell (PF) Edwin Towery, John Cunningham, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SG), Christopher Dunkle (SF), Michael Phair (PF), Matthew Perry (C) Gregory Stuckey, Leonard Wei, Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| 16:26 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:26 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:05 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle loses the dribble to Kurt Simmons | 44-38 |
| 15:45 | Southern Cal | Michael Phair swats the layup by Stanley Harrison | 44-38 |
| 15:44 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kurt Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dewey Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) PF - Bradley Bell (fresh) C - Stanley Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jesse Lawson (fresh) SF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Phair (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Phair - foul #2 on Michael Phair, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Barnett (C) Stanley Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG), George Perkins (SF) Hiram Collard, Christopher Dunkle | |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:28 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Perry | 44-38 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-38 |
| 15:05 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kenneth Flynn | 44-38 |
| 14:52 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers is hacked by Jesse Lawson - foul #2 on Jesse Lawson, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), John Delapaz (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Kurt Simmons, Dewey Rogers, Kenneth Flynn, Bradley Bell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham can't throw it down but he's hacked by George Perkins - foul #4 on George Perkins, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Manuel Rickman (C) George Perkins, Michael Phair, Matthew Perry | |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | John Cunningham is called for the reach on Christopher Dunkle - foul #2 on John Cunningham, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Williams (SG) Jesse Lawson | |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman misses the dunk | 46-38 |
| 14:15 | Southern Cal | John Barnett grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 48-38 |
| 13:32 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman hits a driving attempt in the lane | 48-40 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:44 | Southern Cal | John Barnett misses badly on a floater from close range | 48-40 |
| 12:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Heitzman | 48-40 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 12:17 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | Robert Williams takes the ball from Nathaniel Plemons | 48-40 |
| 11:50 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Williams | 48-42 |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz loses the dribble to Ernest Heitzman | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Delapaz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Barnett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Donald Eagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Dunkle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ernest Heitzman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Rickman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman hits a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by John Barnett - foul #2 on John Barnett, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), Kenneth Flynn (SF), Bradley Bell (PF), Stanley Harrison (C) Edwin Towery, John Delapaz, John Cunningham, Nathaniel Plemons, John Barnett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG), Leonard Wei (SF), Michael Phair (PF) Donald Eagan, Robert Williams, Christopher Dunkle, Ernest Heitzman | |
| 11:27 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:03 | Western Illinois | Michael Phair comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 11:02 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei is called for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry (C) Manuel Rickman | |
| 10:30 | Southern Cal | Matthew Perry is called for the reach on Dewey Rogers - foul #1 on Matthew Perry, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (SG) Dewey Rogers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:09 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Bell | 51-45 |
| 09:49 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 09:47 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:40 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Flynn - foul #1 on Kenneth Flynn, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Kurt Simmons, Stanley Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:40 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:40 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Plemons | 51-46 |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery loses the dribble to Michael Phair | 51-46 |
| 09:02 | Western Illinois | Michael Phair can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:46 | Southern Cal | Michael Phair is called for the reach on Kenneth Flynn - foul #3 on Michael Phair, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (SF), John Barnett (C) Kenneth Flynn, Bradley Bell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SG), Christopher Dunkle (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF) Gregory Stuckey, Leonard Wei, Michael Phair | |
| 08:34 | Southern Cal | Matthew Perry is called for the reach on John Delapaz - foul #2 on Matthew Perry, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| 08:34 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Barnett - foul #3 on John Barnett, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG), Stanley Harrison (C) John Delapaz, John Barnett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 51-47 |
| 08:10 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham tips it in | 53-47 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman tips it in | 53-49 |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers's dunk attempt is rejected by Matthew Perry | 53-49 |
| 07:32 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jesse Lawson (fresh) SF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Matthew Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry banks in the layup | 53-51 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery loses the ball out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (SG), Bradley Bell (PF), John Barnett (C) Dewey Rogers, Nathaniel Plemons, Stanley Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG), George Perkins (SF), Manuel Rickman (C) Hiram Collard, Jesse Lawson, Christopher Dunkle, Matthew Perry | |
| 07:00 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Ernest Heitzman is denied by John Barnett | 53-51 |
| 06:59 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Bell | 56-51 |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Cunningham - foul #3 on John Cunningham, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (PG), Kenneth Flynn (SF) Edwin Towery, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei (PF) Ernest Heitzman | |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | George Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | George Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn is fouled on the floor by Donald Eagan - foul #4 on Donald Eagan, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons (PF), Stanley Harrison (C) Bradley Bell, John Barnett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:58 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei is hacked by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #1 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| 05:58 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:58 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz is called for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SG) Gregory Stuckey | |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 58-53 |
| 05:26 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan gets the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:09 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson hits the follow up shot | 58-55 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons tips it in | 60-55 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan is hacked by John Delapaz - foul #4 on John Delapaz, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), John Cunningham (SF), John Barnett (C) Kurt Simmons, John Delapaz, Kenneth Flynn, Stanley Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Michael Phair (C) Jesse Lawson, George Perkins, Manuel Rickman | |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | John Barnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons lays it in | 62-57 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #2 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (SG), Bradley Bell (PF) Dewey Rogers, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG), Christopher Dunkle (SF) Hiram Collard, Leonard Wei | |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham is hacked by Donald Eagan - foul #5 on Donald Eagan, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG) Donald Eagan | |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:38 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman (C) Michael Phair | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Delapaz (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bradley Bell (fresh) 2 ast. C - John Barnett (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Barnett | 65-58 |
| 02:51 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gregory Stuckey | 65-61 |
| 02:51 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons (PF), Stanley Harrison (C) Bradley Bell, John Barnett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Perkins (SF) Christopher Dunkle | |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison tips it home | 67-61 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-61 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Cunningham | 67-61 |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham is hacked by George Perkins - foul #5 on George Perkins, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei (SF) George Perkins | |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-61 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery is fouled on the floor by Leonard Wei - foul #1 on Leonard Wei, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:20 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 70-61 |
| 01:19 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery grabs the board | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edwin Towery | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman slams it home and he's fouled by Stanley Harrison - foul #3 on Stanley Harrison, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Gregory Stuckey is called for the reach on John Delapaz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Stuckey, team foul #12 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SF) John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei grabs the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:38 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei blows the layup | 74-64 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Stanley Harrison | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leonard Wei - foul #2 on Leonard Wei, team foul #13 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle (PG), Jesse Lawson (SG), Michael Phair (PF), Matthew Perry (C) Hiram Collard, Gregory Stuckey, Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Michael Phair makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Lawson | 76-66 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery runs out the clock | 76-66 |