| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) C - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) C - Irvin Regis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Melvin Gallman is called for the reach on Lucien Costa - foul #1 on Melvin Gallman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Lucien Costa - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Costello | 0-1 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:12 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello makes the jumper in the paint set up by Antonio Rodriguez | 2-1 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 16:40 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Tommy Schooler | 4-1 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 4-1 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa tips it home | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 1 pts. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Christopher Espinosa is called for the reach on Antonio Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Thomas Krohn (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 15:34 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Thomas Krohn | 4-3 |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn tips it in | 4-5 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is fouled on the floor by Tomas Dietrich - foul #1 on Tomas Dietrich, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG), Zikomo Orji (C) Tommy Schooler, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis (C) Tomas Dietrich | |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa clanks a jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 14:06 | Southern Cal | Zikomo Orji is called for the reach on Jason Shelor - foul #1 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Charles Mota (PF) Robert Hartman, Thomas Krohn | |
| 13:47 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Mikel Bosancic (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Larry Blough, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Mota, Irvin Regis | |
| 13:05 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross drills a turnaround from close range | 6-7 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (SF) Ed Petersen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Irvin Regis (C) Robert Hartman, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 12:28 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis drills a turnaround from close range set up by Jason Shelor | 6-9 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Irvin Regis - foul #1 on Irvin Regis, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG) Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Thomas Krohn (PF) David Browning, Jason Shelor, Phillip Ross | |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:14 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 7-9 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zikomo Orji (fresh) C - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) PF - Thomas Krohn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 11:26 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Melvin Gallman | 7-9 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis double dribbles | 7-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG), Andrew Costello (PF), Mikel Bosancic (C) Tommy Schooler, Zikomo Orji, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman, Thomas Krohn, Irvin Regis | |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-9 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic tips it in | 9-9 |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 9-9 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Costello | 9-9 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Robert Hartman - foul #1 on Robert Hartman, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Charles Bynum (SG), Irvin Regis (C) Robert Hartman, David Browning, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF) Jason Shelor | |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Mikel Bosancic picks off the pass by Melvin Gallman | 9-9 |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 08:57 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Phillip Ross, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Zikomo Orji (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Larry Blough, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman | |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Hartman - foul #2 on Robert Hartman, team foul #7 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (SF) Ed Petersen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Thomas Krohn (PF) Robert Hartman, Phillip Ross | |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 08:35 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Zikomo Orji - foul #2 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic (C) Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF) David Browning, Jason Shelor, Thomas Krohn | |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 3 pts. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Tommy Schooler - foul #2 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Larry Blough (SG) Tommy Schooler, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF) Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman | |
| 07:16 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 07:16 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa comes up short on the runner from the right block | 13-13 |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 06:37 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis hits a floater from the right side set up by Phillip Ross | 13-15 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Shelor - foul #1 on Jason Shelor, team foul #8 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji (PF), Mikel Bosancic (C) Andrew Costello, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (PG), Charles Bynum (SG), Thomas Krohn (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Christopher Espinosa, David Browning, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 06:10 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman scores on a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Larry Blough - foul #1 on Larry Blough, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SF) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis (C) Tomas Dietrich | |
| 06:10 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman misses the free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:10 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis snags the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis is fouled on the floor by Larry Blough - foul #2 on Larry Blough, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG) Larry Blough | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Phillip Ross (PF) Melvin Gallman, Thomas Krohn | |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the lay-in | 15-19 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 05:09 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Espinosa - foul #2 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (SF), Andrew Costello (PF) Ed Petersen, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (PG), David Browning (SG), Thomas Krohn (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Bynum, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 04:18 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn is whistled for a carry | 19-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF), Irvin Regis (C) Thomas Krohn, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand is whistled for traveling | 19-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG) Craig Bachand | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), Thomas Krohn (PF) Jason Shelor, Phillip Ross | |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 19-19 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the offensive board | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Hartman (fresh) SG - David Browning (fresh) SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Krohn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Melvin Gallman | 19-21 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lucien Costa | 22-21 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Antonio Rodriguez | 25-21 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Melvin Gallman picks off the pass by Antonio Rodriguez | 25-24 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman throws it down | 25-26 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa gets the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Hartman - foul #3 on Robert Hartman, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Mikel Bosancic (C) Tommy Schooler, Lucien Costa, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Charles Bynum (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Robert Hartman, David Browning, Melvin Gallman, Thomas Krohn, Irvin Regis | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Phillip Ross | 26-29 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-29 |