| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - Gene Pickard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Wright inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Ralph Anderson takes the ball from Gene Pickard | 30-29 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-29 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | David Colby connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 32-29 |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Gene Pickard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | David Colby snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 34-29 |
| 17:41 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | David Colby snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 34-29 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | James Gerber pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:59 | Southern Cal | John Wright knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Gerber | 34-31 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Halter picks off the pass by Carl Plum | 34-31 |
| 16:24 | Southern Cal | James Gerber buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Wright | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Larry Gunning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Pickard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Southern Cal | John Wright misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Hollie - foul #2 on David Hollie, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), James Bowers (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, David Colby, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (PG), Mark Burkey (SG), Anthony Murphy (PF), Gerald Exley (C) James Gerber, Larry Gunning, Gene Pickard, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 15:48 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:48 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Bowers | 36-36 |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the shot from the right block | 36-36 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | David Hollie snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 14:25 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 14:06 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jesse Ricca - foul #2 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Ernest Gibbs (C) James Bowers, David Hollie | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SF) John Wright | |
| 14:06 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:06 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is hacked by Mark Burkey - foul #2 on Mark Burkey, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter (PG) Mark Burkey | |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca's floater is tipped away by Gerald Exley | 36-38 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), James Bowers (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Gene Pickard (PF) Anthony Murphy, Gerald Exley | |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Gene Pickard pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gerber | 36-40 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | James Gerber steps in front of the Carl Plum pass | 36-40 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Larry Gunning is called for the reach on David Colby - foul #3 on Larry Gunning, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (SF) James Bowers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (SG), John Wright (SF), Donald Skorupski (C) Larry Gunning, Larry Rincon, Jeffrey Halter | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Pickard (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Skorupski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | James Gerber picks off the pass by Ralph Anderson | 36-40 |
| 11:07 | Southern Cal | John Wright loses the dribble to Jesse Ricca | 36-40 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (C) Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SG), Anthony Murphy (PF), Gerald Exley (C) Mark Burkey, Gene Pickard, Donald Skorupski | |
| 10:34 | Southern Cal | Jesse Ricca is called for the reach on John Wright - foul #3 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), James Bowers (SF) Carl Plum, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG) James Gerber | |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Larry Gunning and he's hacked by Jesse Ricca - foul #4 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) David Colby, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (PG), Jeffrey Halter (C) Mark Burkey, Gerald Exley | |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is whistled for a carry | 36-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:24 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 36-43 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Hollie | 36-43 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 38-43 |
| 08:35 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy's floater is tipped away by Edgar Davis | 38-43 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Murphy | 38-43 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | James Bowers is hacked by Larry Gunning - foul #4 on Larry Gunning, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), David Colby (SG), Jesse Ricca (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, James Bowers, David Hollie, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Mark Burkey (SG), Gene Pickard (PF), Gerald Exley (C) Larry Rincon, Larry Gunning, Anthony Murphy, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Gene Pickard steals the ball from Carl Plum | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Pickard (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Southern Cal | Ralph Anderson steps in front of the James Gerber pass | 38-43 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | David Colby buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 40-43 |
| 06:33 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Wright | 40-45 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson buries a fadeaway in the lane | 42-45 |
| 06:00 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Gerald Exley is blocked by Ernest Gibbs | 42-45 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | David Colby gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SG), Larry Rincon (SF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Mark Burkey, John Wright, Gerald Exley | |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 04:55 | Southern Cal | Carl Plum steps in front of the James Gerber pass | 44-48 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis dunks the ball set up by David Colby | 46-48 |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | James Gerber hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-48 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the fadeaway near the basket | 46-48 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Davis | 46-48 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Rincon - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), James Bowers (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, David Colby, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (PF), Gerald Exley (C) James Gerber, Gene Pickard | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Rincon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from James Bowers and he's fouled by Jeffrey Halter - foul #3 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy is denied on a layup by Ernest Gibbs | 51-48 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) James Bowers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Wright (SF) Gerald Exley | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Wright - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Halter | 52-48 |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy blows the layup over the doubleteam | 52-48 |
| 02:02 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 01:35 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 01:35 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Gene Pickard (PF) Larry Rincon, Anthony Murphy | |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | John Wright clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on David Hollie - foul #3 on David Hollie, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is whistled for traveling | 52-52 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Gene Pickard throws it down on a great pass from John Wright | 52-54 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Gunning - foul #5 on Larry Gunning, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | David Colby is called for the reach on John Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Colby, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | John Wright is hacked by David Hollie - foul #4 on David Hollie, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | David Colby scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Hollie | 56-56 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | John Wright drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |