| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Marvin Heyward | 31-25 |
| 19:30 | Southern Cal | John Wright connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Gerber and he's fouled by Gregorio Rossi - foul #3 on Gregorio Rossi, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Julian Moss (SF) Gregorio Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 19:30 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones misses long on a floater from the left side | 31-28 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Halter | 31-28 |
| 18:51 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marvin Heyward - foul #2 on Marvin Heyward, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 18:51 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:51 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Roberto Mendoza | 31-29 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 18:38 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:22 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| 18:00 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 17:59 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:34 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:29 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Julian Moss - foul #1 on Julian Moss, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG) Marvin Heyward | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:29 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:16 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Hajj Orji and he's fouled by Jeffrey Halter - foul #4 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Gerald Exley (C) James Gerber, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 17:16 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ronald Perna - foul #2 on Ronald Perna, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre (PF), John Hatfield (C) Alexander Jones, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:47 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna double dribbles | 33-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon's pass is intercepted by Hajj Orji | 33-34 |
| 16:12 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Rincon - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Simba Aoki (SG), Joe Taylor (SF), Alexander Jones (PF) Ronald Perna, Hajj Orji, Julian Moss, John Hatfield | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:12 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:12 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 33-34 |
| 15:48 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Charles Latorre | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Simba Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joe Taylor (fresh) PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Latorre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 15:32 | Southern Cal | John Wright grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 15:14 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:04 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Mark Burkey | 33-37 |
| 14:57 | Saint Louis | Jason Allen blocks the short jumper by Joe Taylor | 33-37 |
| 14:55 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:26 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gerald Exley | 33-39 |
| 14:12 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki is hacked by Jason Allen - foul #4 on Jason Allen, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Hajj Orji (SG), Gregorio Rossi (SF), Roberto Mendoza (C) Marvin Heyward, Simba Aoki, Joe Taylor, Alexander Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Larry Gunning (SG), Anthony Murphy (PF), Donald Skorupski (C) Mark Burkey, Larry Rincon, Jason Allen, Gerald Exley | |
| 13:54 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 13:52 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre tips it home | 35-39 |
| 13:28 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski hits a jump hook from the right block set up by James Gerber | 35-41 |
| 13:10 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza drills a shot from the left block | 37-41 |
| 12:49 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Larry Gunning is denied by Charles Latorre | 37-41 |
| 12:47 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Roberto Mendoza | 37-41 |
| 12:36 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Skorupski | 37-41 |
| 12:35 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski connects on the floater from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 11:54 | Saint Louis | James Gerber is called for the reach on Ronald Perna - foul #1 on James Gerber, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Alexander Jones (PF) Ronald Perna, Charles Latorre | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Allen (PF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Anthony Murphy, Donald Skorupski | |
| 11:44 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 11:43 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Saint Louis | Larry Gunning is called for the reach on Hajj Orji - foul #2 on Larry Gunning, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Julian Moss (C) Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG) James Gerber | |
| 11:18 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji loses the dribble to John Wright | 37-43 |
| 11:05 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 11:04 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 10:45 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss comes up short on the shot from the right side | 37-43 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:30 | Southern Cal | John Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza (C) Gregorio Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| 10:07 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza's pass is intercepted by Larry Rincon | 37-43 |
| 09:46 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 09:45 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Julian Moss | 37-43 |
| 09:39 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Halter - foul #5 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Simba Aoki (SG) Marvin Heyward, Hajj Orji | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Gerald Exley (C) Mark Burkey, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss knocks in the runner near the basket and the foul's on John Wright - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SG) Larry Rincon | |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen can't finish the layup | 39-43 |
| 09:16 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Alexander Jones - foul #1 on Alexander Jones, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi (SF), Charles Latorre (C) Julian Moss, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:44 | Saint Louis | John Wright steps in front of the Alexander Jones pass | 39-45 |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 08:20 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 08:09 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones tips it home | 41-45 |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-45 |
| 07:49 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:45 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 07:44 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ronald Perna (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Simba Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Latorre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Wright (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Allen (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 07:26 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:20 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 07:18 | Southern Cal | James Gerber grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | Gregorio Rossi denies the turnaround by Jason Allen | 41-45 |
| 06:41 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Charles Latorre | 41-45 |
| 06:18 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Gerber - foul #2 on James Gerber, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji (SG), Julian Moss (SF), Roberto Mendoza (C) Simba Aoki, Gregorio Rossi, Alexander Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Rincon (SG), Donald Skorupski (C) James Gerber, Larry Gunning, Gerald Exley | |
| 06:18 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:18 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 06:03 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:55 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza is fouled on the floor by Donald Skorupski - foul #1 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #9 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Kwabena Abeyta (PF) Ronald Perna, Charles Latorre | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:55 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Burkey | 42-47 |
| 05:17 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Julian Moss is blocked by Donald Skorupski | 42-47 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 05:11 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen tips it home | 42-49 |
| 04:49 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #10 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi (SF), Charles Latorre (PF) Julian Moss, Kwabena Abeyta | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SG), Gerald Exley (C) Larry Rincon, Donald Skorupski | |
| 04:12 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Hajj Orji | 45-49 |
| 03:58 | Southern Cal | Charles Latorre steps in front of the Gerald Exley pass | 45-49 |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki (PG), Alexander Jones (PF) Marvin Heyward, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG) Mark Burkey | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Simba Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Latorre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Wright (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Allen (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses long on a floater from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 03:21 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 03:16 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Allen | 45-49 |
| 03:15 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:58 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Gunning | 45-51 |
| 02:58 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Roberto Mendoza (C) Simba Aoki, Charles Latorre | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:44 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Roberto Mendoza | 48-51 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Gerber | 48-53 |
| 02:06 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| 01:49 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-53 |
| 01:41 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hajj Orji | 50-53 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses the jumper from the right side | 50-53 |
| 01:22 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Marvin Heyward | 50-53 |
| 01:19 | Saint Louis | James Gerber steps in front of the Marvin Heyward pass in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 01:01 | Southern Cal | Marvin Heyward steals it from Jason Allen | 50-53 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza is hacked by John Wright - foul #3 on John Wright, team foul #11 | 50-53 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | James Gerber is hacked by Marvin Heyward - foul #3 on Marvin Heyward, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Roberto Mendoza is called for the reach on Gerald Exley - foul #2 on Roberto Mendoza, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |