| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Hedrick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Terry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Skorupski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 19:35 | Cleveland State | John Cole is hacked by Larry Rincon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Rincon, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 19:00 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Rincon | 26-31 |
| 18:58 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| 18:45 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 18:43 | Cleveland State | John Cole grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), Carl Powell (SG), David Galli (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Franklin Wright (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Patrick Headrick, Richard Morant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (C) Gerald Exley | |
| 17:54 | Southern Cal | David Galli is called for the reach on Donald Skorupski - foul #2 on David Galli, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 17:43 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 26-31 |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Frank Wilson denies the turnaround by Roland Hedrick | 26-31 |
| 17:22 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:00 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 16:50 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Skorupski | 28-33 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | James Emig is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Terry - foul #1 on Tommy Terry, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), Richard Morant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) James Emig, Carl Powell, Frank Wilson, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Tommy Terry | |
| 16:29 | Cleveland State | John Cole hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Galli | 31-33 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Herd | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Galli (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roland Hedrick (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Murphy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Skorupski (tired) 2 reb. C - Gerald Exley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cleveland State | John Cole clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 15:37 | Cleveland State | David Galli grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 15:23 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Rincon | 33-36 |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | David Galli drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Joe Guillaume and he's hacked by Larry Rincon - foul #5 on Larry Rincon, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Franklin Wright (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Richard Morant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Hook (PG), Tommy Terry (SF) Larry Rincon, Anthony Murphy | |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | David Galli misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | David Galli pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 13:56 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Donald Skorupski - foul #2 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Powell (SG) David Galli | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:32 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski makes the jump hook from the left block | 39-41 |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | James Emig is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Skorupski - foul #3 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SG), Lloyd Herd (C) Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses the wide open runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Roland Hedrick - foul #4 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski (PG), Richard Morant (PF) James Emig, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson (PG), Anthony Murphy (C) Donald Hook, Gerald Exley | |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses badly on a runner from the left block | 40-41 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:31 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy scores on a driving attempt from close range | 40-43 |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Rodney Kesterson is called for the reach on Carl Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Kesterson, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Dennis Crawford (C) Scott Sarzynski, John Cole, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:10 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 42-43 |
| 12:09 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dennis Crawford - foul #2 on Dennis Crawford, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SG), Frank Wilson (PF), Franklin Wright (C) Carl Powell, Richard Morant, Dennis Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Rodney Kesterson | |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:00 | Cleveland State | James Emig throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Hook (PG) Anthony Murphy | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Emig (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Franklin Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Hook (fresh) SG - Roland Hedrick (tired) 19 pts. 4 pf. SF - Tommy Terry (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Exley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Wilson - foul #1 on Frank Wilson, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (SF) Donald Hook | |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Frank Wilson | 42-46 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | James Emig misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 11:28 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:22 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 11:21 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:09 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick knocks in the shot from the right side | 42-48 |
| 11:02 | Cleveland State | James Emig knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Patrick Headrick | 44-48 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Emig - foul #1 on James Emig, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski (PG), John Cole (SG), Richard Morant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) Joe Guillaume, James Emig, Frank Wilson, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Hook (PG) Anthony Murphy | |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Terry - foul #2 on Tommy Terry, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gerald Exley | 45-49 |
| 10:30 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Headrick | 45-49 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | John Cole snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 10:23 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 45-49 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick's 3 pointer is rejected by Patrick Headrick | 45-49 |
| 10:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | John Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Terry - foul #3 on Tommy Terry, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), David Galli (SF) Scott Sarzynski, Patrick Headrick | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (C) Gerald Exley | |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:36 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry is fouled on the floor by David Galli - foul #3 on David Galli, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | David Galli grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:14 | Cleveland State | Anthony Murphy steals it from John Cole | 45-49 |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy hits a fadeaway in the paint | 45-51 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:30 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick double dribbles | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski (PG), James Emig (SG), Carl Powell (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Franklin Wright (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, David Galli, Richard Morant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson (PG), Gerald Exley (C) Donald Hook, Tommy Terry | |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Rodney Kesterson - foul #2 on Rodney Kesterson, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:57 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-51 |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott Sarzynski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Emig (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Rodney Kesterson (fresh) SG - Roland Hedrick (tired) 22 pts. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Murphy (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Exley (tiring) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Wilson | 50-51 |
| 07:12 | Southern Cal | Franklin Wright is called for the reach on Anthony Murphy - foul #1 on Franklin Wright, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Galli (SF) Scott Sarzynski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Horace Hamel (SG), Tommy Terry (SF) Rodney Kesterson, Anthony Murphy | |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | David Galli knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Carl Powell | 52-51 |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry loses the ball out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Richard Morant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) James Emig, Carl Powell, David Galli, Frank Wilson, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Hook (PG) Horace Hamel | |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (SF) Tommy Terry | |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick loses the dribble to John Cole | 52-51 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses the lay-in | 52-51 |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 05:30 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #11 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson (PG), Horace Hamel (SG) Donald Hook, Roland Hedrick | |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | John Cole drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Morant | 54-51 |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson is fouled on the floor by John Cole - foul #3 on John Cole, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Sarzynski (PG), David Galli (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Dennis Crawford (C) Joe Guillaume, Patrick Headrick, Richard Morant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Gerald Exley | |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:47 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson tips it in | 56-53 |
| 04:32 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy is hacked by Scott Sarzynski - foul #2 on Scott Sarzynski, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SG) John Cole | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Rodney Kesterson | |
| 04:32 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:11 | Cleveland State | James Emig misses long on a floater from the right side | 56-53 |
| 04:10 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Tommy Terry | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott Sarzynski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Emig (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Galli (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Frank Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Crawford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Anthony Murphy (tiring) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. SG - Horace Hamel (fairly fresh) SF - Tommy Terry (tired) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Exley (tired) 6 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Exley - foul #2 on Gerald Exley, team foul #12 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Powell (SG), Lloyd Herd (C) James Emig, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Hook (PG), Steve Harrison (SG) Horace Hamel, Gerald Exley | |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy can't finish the layup | 56-55 |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell can't finish the layup | 56-55 |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd hits the follow up shot | 58-55 |
| 02:45 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Herd | 58-55 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Richard Morant (PF) Scott Sarzynski, Carl Powell, David Galli, Dennis Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Horace Hamel (SG), Gerald Exley (C) Steve Harrison, Tommy Terry | |
| 02:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Guillaume | 61-55 |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | John Cole steals it from Anthony Murphy | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Donald Hook is called for the reach on Lloyd Herd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Hook, team foul #13 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SF), Franklin Wright (PF) Patrick Headrick, Richard Morant | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Anthony Murphy | |
| 01:57 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-55 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry's layup is rejected by Lloyd Herd | 63-55 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Cole | 63-55 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume is hacked by Donald Hook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Hook, team foul #14 | 63-55 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Joe Guillaume steps in front of the Tommy Terry pass | 64-55 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd is fouled in the backcourt by Horace Hamel - foul #1 on Horace Hamel, team foul #15 | 64-55 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:17 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley drills a turnaround from the left block | 65-57 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | John Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hook - foul #3 on Donald Hook, team foul #16 | 65-57 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:15 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | Donald Hook comes up short on the floater from the left side | 66-57 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry tips it home | 66-59 |
| 01:02 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd is hacked by Donald Hook in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Hook, team foul #17 | 66-59 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Cal | James Emig steps in front of the Donald Skorupski pass | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Donald Hook is called for the reach on Lloyd Herd in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Hook, team foul #18 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson (PG) Donald Hook | |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joe Guillaume - foul #1 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Powell (SG), David Galli (SF), Frank Wilson (PF) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (SF) Rodney Kesterson | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:43 | Cleveland State | Tommy Terry is called for the reach on James Emig in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Terry, team foul #19 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), Lloyd Herd (C) Carl Powell, David Galli, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson (PG) Anthony Murphy | |
| 00:43 | Cleveland State | James Emig misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:43 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-64 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Horace Hamel is called for the reach on John Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Horace Hamel, team foul #20 | 70-64 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-64 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | John Cole grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-64 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Rodney Kesterson is called for the reach on James Emig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Kesterson, team foul #21 | 71-64 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | James Emig misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (SF), Richard Morant (PF) James Emig, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson is hacked by Joe Guillaume - foul #2 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Horace Hamel is called for the reach on Lloyd Herd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Horace Hamel, team foul #22 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SF), Franklin Wright (PF) Patrick Headrick, Richard Morant | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (SF), Richard Morant (PF) James Emig, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Horace Hamel misses the 3 from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Terry | 74-66 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Horace Hamel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-66 |
| 00:08 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry gets the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Rodney Kesterson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley gets the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | The clock runs out | 74-66 |