| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Mattson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Mead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald York (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Travis Norcross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 19:33 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Frank Shadrick | 34-34 |
| 19:17 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond is open but misses the lay-in | 34-34 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross tips it in | 34-36 |
| 18:53 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Greg Davis (PF), Alfred Chou (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Phillips, James Mattson, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks is called for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan Zarrineh (C) Raymond Boyer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG) Wendell Manuel | |
| 18:17 | Ohio | Edmund Roark drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth Bronsky | 37-36 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Donald York travels in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 18:02 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 17:39 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alfred Chou - foul #3 on Alfred Chou, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Phillips (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), James Mattson (PF) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Bronsky, Greg Davis, Alfred Chou | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert James (SF), Christopher Patterson (C) Michael Raymond, Stacey Broughton | |
| 17:39 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:39 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | James Mattson comes up short on the shot from the right block | 37-38 |
| 17:28 | Ohio | Jesse Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:09 | Ohio | James Mattson hits a jumper from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 17:07 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Mead (C) Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Frank Shadrick (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Ronald Pemberton, Adam Brooks, Christopher Patterson | |
| 16:48 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer makes the jump hook from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 16:31 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Edmund Roark (SG) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SF), Stacey Broughton (C) Robert James, Travis Norcross | |
| 16:12 | Ohio | James Mattson can't finish the uncontested layup | 41-38 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Wendell Manuel | 41-38 |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel is open but can't throw it down | 41-38 |
| 15:51 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gerald Mead | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Mattson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Mead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald York (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Raymond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Shadrick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stacey Broughton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Gerald Mead misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-38 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:17 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Boyer - foul #2 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Greg Davis (PF), Alfred Chou (C) Edmund Roark, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Robert James (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Wendell Manuel, Donald York, Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| 15:17 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:17 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Greg Davis | 44-40 |
| 14:52 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 44-40 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Alfred Chou is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane | 46-40 |
| 14:01 | Southern Cal | Robert Benton steps in front of the Ronald Pemberton pass | 46-40 |
| 13:56 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Phillips (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), James Mattson (PF), Ivan Zarrineh (C) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher, Greg Davis, Alfred Chou | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Donald York (SG), Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Ronald Pemberton, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Robert James, Christopher Patterson | |
| 13:45 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Wendell Manuel | 46-42 |
| 13:16 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald York - foul #4 on Donald York, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Davis (PF) James Mattson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Michael Raymond, Adam Brooks | |
| 13:16 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:16 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:16 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | Jesse Smith steals it from Donald York | 47-42 |
| 12:56 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips banks in the layup set up by Jesse Smith | 49-42 |
| 12:53 | Southern Cal | Donald York is hacked by Kenneth Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Phillips, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (SG), Gerald Mead (C) Kenneth Phillips, Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Greg Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:38 | Ohio | Wendell Manuel picks off the pass by Raymond Boyer in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel lays it up and in | 49-44 |
| 12:15 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Travis Norcross - foul #1 on Travis Norcross, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), James Mattson (PF) Jesse Smith, Raymond Boyer, Greg Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Robert James (SF), Adam Brooks (PF) Wendell Manuel, Donald York, Stacey Broughton, Frank Shadrick | |
| 12:15 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:15 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | The pull-up jumper by Adam Brooks is blocked by James Mattson | 50-44 |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| 11:52 | Ohio | Travis Norcross is called for the reach on Kenneth Eicher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Norcross, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips (SG), Alfred Chou (PF) Kenneth Bronsky, James Mattson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:36 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips is hacked by Jeffrey Claybrooks - foul #2 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Ivan Zarrineh (C) Edmund Roark, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Adam Brooks, Travis Norcross | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Eicher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Chou (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ivan Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert James (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Stacey Broughton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio | Robert Benton makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Phillips | 52-46 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Pemberton | 52-48 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Chou | 55-48 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Pemberton and he's hacked by Ivan Zarrineh - foul #1 on Ivan Zarrineh, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Edmund Roark (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), James Mattson (PF), Greg Davis (C) Robert Benton, Kenneth Phillips, Kenneth Eicher, Alfred Chou, Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Donald York (SG), Adam Brooks (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Ronald Pemberton, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Robert James, Frank Shadrick | |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:01 | Ohio | Donald York is called for the reach on Jesse Smith - foul #5 on Donald York, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Mead (C) Greg Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Michael Raymond (SF) Donald York, Stacey Broughton | |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Michael Raymond - foul #1 on Michael Raymond, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Wendell Manuel | 56-53 |
| 09:11 | Ohio | Jesse Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Manuel - foul #1 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Greg Davis (C) Edmund Roark, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Adam Brooks, Christopher Patterson | |
| 09:11 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:11 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Claybrooks | 58-56 |
| 08:27 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:23 | Southern Cal | Raymond Boyer is called for the reach on Travis Norcross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Gerald Mead (C) Jesse Smith, James Mattson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:10 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Claybrooks | 58-58 |
| 08:00 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 07:57 | Southern Cal | Greg Davis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Claybrooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Greg Davis, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips (SG), Kenneth Eicher (PF) Kenneth Bronsky, Greg Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Robert James (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Wendell Manuel, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| 07:57 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:57 | Ohio | Gerald Mead pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:42 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Phillips | 61-58 |
| 07:40 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Mead - foul #1 on Gerald Mead, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Alfred Chou (PF), Ivan Zarrineh (C) Robert Benton, Raymond Boyer, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:40 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:40 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Eicher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Chou (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ivan Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert James (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Stacey Broughton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher's floater is tipped away by Adam Brooks | 61-60 |
| 07:11 | Southern Cal | Robert James pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Phillips is called for the reach on Ronald Pemberton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Phillips, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Raymond Boyer (SF) Kenneth Phillips, Kenneth Eicher | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SG), Frank Shadrick (PF) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Adam Brooks | |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:08 | Ohio | Alfred Chou grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Stacey Broughton steals the ball from Ivan Zarrineh in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Pemberton | 61-62 |
| 06:42 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Stacey Broughton | 61-62 |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-64 |
| 06:05 | Ohio | Alfred Chou clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 61-64 |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer tips it home | 63-64 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stacey Broughton | 63-67 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Alfred Chou scores on a jumper from the left side | 65-67 |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 05:05 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Raymond Boyer | 65-67 |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Raymond - foul #2 on Michael Raymond, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), James Mattson (PF), Greg Davis (C) Robert Benton, Raymond Boyer, Alfred Chou, Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Adam Brooks (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Ronald Pemberton, Robert James, Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:03 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 04:44 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel is hacked by Kenneth Eicher - foul #4 on Kenneth Eicher, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG) Edmund Roark | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:44 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:44 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Jeffrey Claybrooks is called for the reach on Greg Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Greg Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Greg Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-68 |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks tips it but misses | 68-68 |
| 04:26 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 04:22 | Ohio | Jesse Smith drills a floater from the baseline set up by Greg Davis | 70-68 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-68 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Greg Davis pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:36 | Ohio | Wendell Manuel picks off the pass by James Mattson | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Eicher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Mattson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Greg Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Raymond (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Brooks (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Patterson (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Mattson - foul #2 on James Mattson, team foul #11 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Gerald Mead (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Phillips, Kenneth Eicher, James Mattson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert James (SF), Travis Norcross (C) Michael Raymond, Christopher Patterson | |
| 03:09 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:09 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:09 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:06 | Ohio | Robert James picks off the pass by Kenneth Bronsky in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Greg Davis - foul #2 on Greg Davis, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick (PF) Adam Brooks | |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:46 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (SF) Robert James | |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Gerald Mead can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Travis Norcross - foul #3 on Travis Norcross, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Mattson (PF) Greg Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Gerald Mead makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Gerald Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stacey Broughton | 72-72 |
| 02:11 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Phillips (SG), Alfred Chou (PF), Ivan Zarrineh (C) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, James Mattson, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer's pass is intercepted by Wendell Manuel in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Alfred Chou - foul #4 on Alfred Chou, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Mattson (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Alfred Chou, Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SF) Travis Norcross | |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 01:36 | Ohio | Gerald Mead comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stacey Broughton - foul #1 on Stacey Broughton, team foul #11 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross (C) Stacey Broughton | |
| 01:36 | Ohio | Gerald Mead makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 01:36 | Ohio | Gerald Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 01:36 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 01:11 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 01:10 | Ohio | James Mattson pulls down the rebound | 73-74 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | James Mattson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-74 |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Gerald Mead grabs the offensive board | 73-74 |
| 00:28 | Ohio | Jesse Smith hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-74 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond is fouled on the floor by James Mattson - foul #3 on James Mattson, team foul #14 | 75-74 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:11 | Ohio | James Mattson makes the wide open turnaround from the left block | 77-76 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross scores on a floater near the basket | 77-78 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer clanks a fullcourt shot | 77-78 |