| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Kenneth Hausmann (fresh) SG - David Charleston (fresh) SF - Shawn Stearns (fresh) PF - Randy Fike (fresh) C - Richard Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) SG - William Lang (fresh) SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) PF - Garland Nichols (fresh) C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Davidson | Richard Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:40 | Davidson | Kenneth Hausmann knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Shawn Stearns | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | James Sloss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Davidson | Randy Fike makes the turnaround from the right block | 5-0 |
| 19:08 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sloss | 5-3 |
| 18:59 | Davidson | Garland Nichols is called for the reach on Kenneth Hausmann - foul #1 on Garland Nichols, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:49 | Davidson | Randy Fike's layup is rejected by Garland Nichols | 5-3 |
| 18:47 | Southern Cal | William Lang snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Sloss | 5-6 |
| 18:07 | Davidson | Richard Brown is denied on a dunk by Garland Nichols | 5-6 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 18:03 | Southern Cal | William Lang throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 17:50 | Davidson | Shawn Stearns comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:44 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols is hacked by David Charleston in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Charleston, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Davidson | Roger Tillotson (PG), Adam Mack (SG), Gary Dinan (SF), David Coleman (PF), Daniel Nix (C) Kenneth Hausmann, David Charleston, Shawn Stearns, Randy Fike, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joel Primm (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) James Sloss, William Lang, Harold Jacobs, Garland Nichols, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Daniel Nix - foul #1 on Daniel Nix, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:01 | Davidson | Gary Dinan loses the dribble to Carlos Lopez | 5-9 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner connects on the open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Lopez | 5-11 |
| 16:32 | Davidson | David Coleman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-11 |
| 16:31 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:14 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez lays it in | 5-13 |
| 16:01 | Davidson | Adam Mack makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roger Tillotson | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Roger Tillotson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Mack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Dinan (fairly fresh) PF - David Coleman (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Nix (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joel Primm (fairly fresh) SG - Ernest Joiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) PF - Thad Lueras (fresh) C - Carlos Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 15:37 | Davidson | David Coleman gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 15:24 | Davidson | Gary Dinan can't finish the layup | 8-13 |
| 15:23 | Davidson | Daniel Nix hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 15:04 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez misses the lay-in | 10-13 |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Primm | 10-16 |
| 14:30 | Davidson | Roger Tillotson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Joiner - foul #1 on Ernest Joiner, team foul #2 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Davidson | David Charleston (SG), Shawn Stearns (SF), Randy Fike (PF), Richard Brown (C) Adam Mack, Gary Dinan, David Coleman, Daniel Nix | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), William Lang (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Garland Nichols (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Joel Primm, Ernest Joiner, Donald Zurheide, Thad Lueras, Carlos Lopez | |
| 14:30 | Davidson | Roger Tillotson makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 14:30 | Davidson | Roger Tillotson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:10 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Brown | 12-16 |
| 14:08 | Davidson | Roger Tillotson grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 13:49 | Davidson | Shawn Stearns misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 13:47 | Davidson | Richard Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 13:35 | Davidson | Harold Jacobs steals the ball from Roger Tillotson | 12-16 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Roger Tillotson is called for the reach on Harold Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Tillotson, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Davidson | Kenneth Hausmann (PG) Roger Tillotson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | William Lang hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Randy Fike - foul #1 on Randy Fike, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Davidson | Paul Herrington (SG) David Charleston | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:53 | Davidson | Gilbert Hunter picks off the pass by Paul Herrington | 12-18 |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | William Lang travels with the ball | 12-18 |
| Subs | Davidson | Adam Mack (SG), James Jones (C) Paul Herrington, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Harold Jacobs | |
| 12:12 | Davidson | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Hausmann is blocked by Gilbert Hunter | 12-18 |
| 12:11 | Davidson | Randy Fike pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:57 | Davidson | Kenneth Hausmann is hacked by James Sloss - foul #1 on James Sloss, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Davidson | Paul Herrington (PG), David Charleston (SG) Kenneth Hausmann, Shawn Stearns | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Paul Herrington (fresh) SG - David Charleston (fresh) SF - Adam Mack (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Fike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Lang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) PF - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Gilbert Hunter (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Davidson | David Charleston hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Herrington | 15-18 |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from James Sloss | 15-20 |
| 11:03 | Davidson | Adam Mack hits a floater from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Adam Mack takes the ball from Garland Nichols in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 10:58 | Davidson | Adam Mack hits the finger roll | 19-20 |
| 10:56 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is hacked by Paul Herrington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Herrington, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Davidson | Kenneth Hausmann (PG), Gary Dinan (SF), Richard Brown (C) Paul Herrington, Adam Mack, James Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Harold Jacobs | |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 10:30 | Davidson | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 10:25 | Davidson | Randy Fike blows the layup but the foul's on Garland Nichols - foul #2 on Garland Nichols, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Davidson | Shawn Stearns (SF) Gary Dinan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras (PF) Garland Nichols | |
| 10:25 | Davidson | Randy Fike misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:25 | Davidson | Randy Fike makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:11 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter is fouled on the floor by David Charleston - foul #2 on David Charleston, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Davidson | Roger Tillotson (SG), Gary Dinan (PF) David Charleston, Randy Fike | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez (C) Gilbert Hunter | |
| 09:54 | Southern Cal | William Lang clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Tillotson - foul #2 on Roger Tillotson, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Davidson | Adam Mack (SG) Roger Tillotson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Donald Zurheide, Carlos Lopez | |
| 09:54 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:54 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:40 | Davidson | Richard Brown misses long on a runner in the paint | 20-22 |
| 09:38 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 09:20 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Davidson | Paul Herrington (PG), David Coleman (PF), Daniel Nix (C) Kenneth Hausmann, Shawn Stearns, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (C) Thad Lueras, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 09:20 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:20 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Daniel Nix | 20-22 |
| 09:01 | Davidson | David Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Davidson | Shawn Stearns (SF) Gary Dinan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Harold Jacobs, Carlos Lopez | |
| 08:32 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Davidson | Kenneth Hausmann (PG) Paul Herrington | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:15 | Davidson | William Lang takes the ball from Kenneth Hausmann | 20-22 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter hits a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Shawn Stearns - foul #1 on Shawn Stearns, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Davidson | Gary Dinan (SF), Richard Brown (C) Shawn Stearns, David Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Carlos Lopez (C) Donald Zurheide, Thad Lueras | |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Kenneth Hausmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Mack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Dinan (fresh) PF - Daniel Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (tiring) 3 ast. SG - William Lang (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Harold Jacobs (fairly fresh) PF - Gilbert Hunter (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Davidson | Richard Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Davidson | Randy Fike (PF) Daniel Nix | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras (PF) Gilbert Hunter | |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Hausmann - foul #1 on Kenneth Hausmann, team foul #10 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Davidson | Paul Herrington (SG) Adam Mack | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Harold Jacobs | |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:45 | Davidson | Thad Lueras steals it from Gary Dinan | 20-26 |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | William Lang can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide gets the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 06:04 | Southern Cal | William Lang hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Zurheide | 20-28 |
| 05:50 | Davidson | Gary Dinan can't finish the layup | 20-28 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | Randy Fike swats the layup by Carlos Lopez | 20-28 |
| 05:28 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras tips it back up and in | 20-30 |
| 05:07 | Davidson | Carlos Lopez steals the ball from Randy Fike | 20-30 |
| 04:44 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 04:42 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 20-30 |
| 04:21 | Davidson | Randy Fike hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Hausmann | 22-30 |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras is hacked by Kenneth Hausmann - foul #2 on Kenneth Hausmann, team foul #11 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Davidson | Roger Tillotson (PG), David Charleston (SG), Shawn Stearns (SF), David Coleman (PF), Daniel Nix (C) Kenneth Hausmann, Paul Herrington, Gary Dinan, Randy Fike, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Donald Zurheide, Carlos Lopez | |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:46 | Davidson | Roger Tillotson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 03:44 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Thad Lueras | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Roger Tillotson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Charleston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Stearns (fresh) PF - David Coleman (fresh) C - Daniel Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (tired) 3 ast. SG - William Lang (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) PF - Thad Lueras (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 22-32 |
| 03:29 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Shawn Stearns | 22-32 |
| 03:13 | Davidson | David Charleston can't finish the layup | 22-32 |
| 03:12 | Davidson | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Nix | 22-32 |
| 02:56 | Davidson | Shawn Stearns buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | David Charleston steps in front of the Thad Lueras pass | 25-32 |
| 02:27 | Davidson | David Coleman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Charleston | 27-32 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras misses the floater from the right side | 27-32 |
| 02:04 | Davidson | The rebound goes to David Charleston | 27-32 |
| 01:53 | Davidson | Daniel Nix's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Hunter | 27-32 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | William Lang scores on a 3 from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 01:08 | Davidson | Daniel Nix comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 01:07 | Davidson | Daniel Nix grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 00:52 | Davidson | David Charleston loses the ball out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Davidson | Adam Mack (PG), Randy Fike (PF), James Jones (C) Roger Tillotson, David Coleman, Daniel Nix | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joel Primm (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Garland Nichols (PF) James Sloss, William Lang, Thad Lueras | |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner travels with the ball | 27-35 |
| Subs | Davidson | Kenneth Hausmann (PG), Richard Brown (C) David Charleston, James Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), William Lang (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF) Joel Primm, Ernest Joiner, Harold Jacobs | |
| 00:01 | Davidson | Adam Mack makes the jumper from the left side | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | James Sloss misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-35 |