| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) SG - Terence Conger (fresh) SF - Randall Soule (fresh) PF - James Pimentel (fresh) C - William Schwarze (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Michael Gwin (fresh) PF - Alan Green (fresh) C - Derrick Mix (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze is fouled on the floor by Derrick Mix - foul #1 on Derrick Mix, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Derrick Mix - foul #2 on Derrick Mix, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Herman Allbright (C) Derrick Mix | |
| 19:18 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | Edward Bixler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William Schwarze - foul #1 on William Schwarze, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | Edward Bixler misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | Edward Bixler makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:52 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel's pass is intercepted by Michael Gwin | 2-1 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Edward Bixler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Gwin | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | Herman Allbright snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Columbia | James Pimentel blocks the short jumper by Michael Gwin | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze tips it in | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Columbia | Herman Allbright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Robert Powell (SF) Edward Bixler, Carlos Fitzgerald, Michael Gwin | |
| 17:34 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | Alan Green grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:09 | Columbia | Alan Green hits a jump hook from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Sanders | 6-5 |
| 16:54 | Columbia | Terence Conger is called for the reach on Curtis Moore - foul #1 on Terence Conger, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) James Pimentel, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Michael Gwin (SF) George Newton, Alan Green | |
| 16:39 | Columbia | Robert Powell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Bixler | 6-7 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Sanders | 8-7 |
| 16:01 | Columbia | Robert Powell can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Charles Sanders | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Moore (fresh) SF - Michael Gwin (fresh) PF - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Allbright (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 10-7 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Edward Bixler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn (SF), William Schwarze (C) Randall Soule, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Alan Green (PF) Edward Bixler, Curtis Moore, Robert Powell | |
| 15:19 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Pimentel (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Robert Powell (SF) Carlos Fitzgerald, Michael Gwin | |
| 15:11 | Columbia | George Newton misses the jumpshot from the right side | 10-7 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:05 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-7 |
| 15:03 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Herman Allbright | 10-7 |
| 14:50 | Columbia | Terence Conger steps in front of the Robert Powell pass | 10-7 |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders lays it in on a great pass from Terence Conger | 12-7 |
| 14:33 | Columbia | Robert Powell connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by George Newton and he's fouled by Cody Hearn - foul #1 on Cody Hearn, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Michael Gwin (SF) Edward Bixler, Herman Allbright | |
| 14:33 | Columbia | Robert Powell misses the free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:33 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Michael Gwin is called for the reach on Cody Hearn - foul #1 on Michael Gwin, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (PF) James Pimentel | |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SG), Herman Allbright (C) Carlos Fitzgerald, Robert Powell | |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze is whistled for traveling | 12-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina (C) William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG) George Newton, Curtis Moore | |
| 13:46 | Columbia | Alan Green buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Fitzgerald | 12-12 |
| 13:21 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 13:19 | Columbia | Edward Bixler grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald double dribbles | 12-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SF) Cody Hearn | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Robert Powell (PF) Edward Bixler, Carlos Fitzgerald, Alan Green | |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 13:05 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 12:57 | Columbia | Reinaldo Medina is called for the reach on Curtis Moore - foul #1 on Reinaldo Medina, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Alan Green (PF) George Newton, Robert Powell | |
| 12:42 | Columbia | Curtis Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Randall Soule | 16-15 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Alan Green misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 12:12 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders is fouled on the floor by Herman Allbright - foul #1 on Herman Allbright, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), James Pimentel (PF), William Schwarze (C) Charles Sanders, Terence Conger, Dikembe Awada, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Derrick Mix (C) Edward Bixler, Curtis Moore, Michael Gwin, Herman Allbright | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Drew Bangs (fresh) SG - Sean Turner (fresh) SF - Randall Soule (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Pimentel (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Schwarze (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - George Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Derrick Mix (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel scores on a runner from the right block | 18-15 |
| 11:18 | Columbia | William Schwarze steps in front of the Alan Green pass | 18-15 |
| 11:07 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze banks in the layup set up by Sean Turner | 20-15 |
| 10:59 | Columbia | Alan Green hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Fitzgerald | 20-18 |
| 10:53 | Southern Cal | Sean Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Terence Conger (SG), Cody Hearn (SF) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner, Randall Soule | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Michael Gwin (SF), Herman Allbright (C) George Newton, Carlos Fitzgerald, Alan Green, Derrick Mix | |
| 10:40 | Columbia | Robert Powell comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by James Pimentel - foul #1 on James Pimentel, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| 10:40 | Columbia | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:40 | Columbia | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (SG), Alan Green (PF) Curtis Moore, Robert Powell | |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Michael Gwin can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 10:13 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Green | 20-20 |
| 09:57 | Columbia | Michael Gwin is called for traveling | 20-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) James Pimentel, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (SG) George Newton | |
| 09:34 | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 09:33 | Columbia | Herman Allbright grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:18 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Herman Allbright | 20-23 |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Michael Gwin steals it from Charles Sanders | 20-23 |
| 09:00 | Columbia | Michael Gwin banks in the layup | 20-25 |
| 08:45 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Sanders | 23-25 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Edward Bixler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Fitzgerald | 23-28 |
| 08:24 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 08:23 | Columbia | Herman Allbright gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Edward Bixler comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 08:04 | Columbia | Michael Gwin can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 08:02 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | Herman Allbright takes the ball from Dikembe Awada | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Conger (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Hearn (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Gwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alan Green (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Allbright (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Columbia | Alan Green misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 07:37 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Edward Bixler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 07:28 | Columbia | Alan Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 07:12 | Columbia | Edward Bixler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-28 |
| 07:11 | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 06:45 | Columbia | Herman Allbright grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Edward Bixler is hacked by Cody Hearn - foul #2 on Cody Hearn, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), Randall Soule (SF), James Pimentel (PF), William Schwarze (C) Charles Sanders, Terence Conger, Cody Hearn, Dikembe Awada, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Robert Powell (PF), Derrick Mix (C) Edward Bixler, Carlos Fitzgerald, Alan Green, Herman Allbright | |
| 06:15 | Columbia | George Newton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 06:14 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Derrick Mix blocks the short jumper by Randall Soule | 23-28 |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Michael Gwin gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:47 | Columbia | Derrick Mix misses the driving attempt in the paint | 23-28 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 05:30 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Gwin - foul #2 on Michael Gwin, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Alan Green (PF) Michael Gwin | |
| 05:30 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:30 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Alan Green pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:12 | Columbia | Derrick Mix scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Newton | 23-30 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Derrick Mix - foul #3 on Derrick Mix, team foul #6 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Herman Allbright (C) George Newton, Derrick Mix | |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:50 | Columbia | Herman Allbright pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Curtis Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs loses the dribble to Alan Green | 24-30 |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Robert Powell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Curtis Moore | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Drew Bangs (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Turner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Pimentel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alan Green (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Allbright (tired) 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 24-32 |
| 03:35 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze gets the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 03:17 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Drew Bangs | 26-32 |
| 02:58 | Columbia | Alan Green misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 02:56 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Schwarze | 26-32 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Randall Soule is blocked by Alan Green | 26-32 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Curtis Moore | 26-32 |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Alan Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Sean Turner | 26-32 |
| 02:20 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule lays it up and in on a great pass from James Pimentel and the foul's on Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Terence Conger (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner, James Pimentel, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Michael Gwin (SF) Edward Bixler, Curtis Moore, Robert Powell | |
| 02:20 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:12 | Columbia | Alan Green misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Sanders | 31-32 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Dikembe Awada swats the short shot by Herman Allbright | 31-32 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Green | 31-32 |
| 01:29 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Newton | 31-34 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 01:08 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina tips it back up and in | 33-34 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Newton and he's hacked by Randall Soule - foul #1 on Randall Soule, team foul #7 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn (SF) Randall Soule | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Robert Powell (PF) Alan Green, Herman Allbright | |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Robert Powell snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Dikembe Awada steals the ball from Robert Powell | 33-37 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SG), Alan Green (PF), Herman Allbright (C) George Newton, Robert Powell, Carlos Fitzgerald | |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Alan Green clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |