| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) SG - Vernon Ordway (fresh) SF - Michael Raymond (fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) C - Travis Norcross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) SG - David Brown (fresh) SF - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) PF - Thomas Sharp (fresh) C - Joseph Loveless (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Boston College | David Brown is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Rathbun | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Shadrick | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun is fouled on the floor by Michael Raymond - foul #1 on Michael Raymond, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), Neil Brewer (SG), Larry Thorn (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF), Martin Jacobs (C) Kenneth Lunn, David Brown, Ernest Rathbun, Thomas Sharp, Joseph Loveless | |
| 17:16 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs clanks a jumper from the left block | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Raymond | 8-2 |
| 16:52 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Howard (SG), Stacey Broughton (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Vernon Ordway, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 16:35 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG) Ronald Pemberton | |
| Subs | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun (PG), Joseph Loveless (C) Michael Bennett, Martin Jacobs | |
| 16:13 | Boston College | Adam Brooks swats the short shot by Joseph Loveless | 8-2 |
| 16:11 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Loveless | 8-2 |
| 15:53 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) SG - Fred Howard (fresh) SF - Stacey Broughton (fresh) PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neil Brewer (fresh) SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) C - Joseph Loveless (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson's floater is tipped away by Joseph Loveless | 8-2 |
| 15:45 | Boston College | Neil Brewer grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 15:23 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill misses long on a shot in the lane | 8-2 |
| 15:22 | Boston College | Neil Brewer grabs the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 14:58 | Boston College | Neil Brewer drills a shot in the lane | 8-4 |
| 14:35 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Vernon Ordway (SG), Michael Raymond (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Fred Howard, Stacey Broughton, Adam Brooks, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), David Brown (SG), Michael Bennett (SF), Thomas Sharp (PF), Martin Jacobs (C) Ernest Rathbun, Neil Brewer, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill, Joseph Loveless | |
| 14:17 | Boston College | Michael Bennett knocks in the jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond is hacked by Thomas Sharp - foul #1 on Thomas Sharp, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 13:32 | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 13:30 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:25 | Boston College | David Brown scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Lunn | 8-9 |
| 12:59 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Lunn - foul #1 on Kenneth Lunn, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun (SF), Joseph Loveless (C) Michael Bennett, Martin Jacobs | |
| 12:59 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:59 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:59 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 12:30 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Rathbun | 8-11 |
| 12:08 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton can't connect on a floater from the left side | 8-11 |
| 12:07 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond snags the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 11:45 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses the runner from the right block | 8-11 |
| 11:44 | Boston College | The rebound goes to David Brown | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fairly fresh) SG - Vernon Ordway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Raymond (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Norcross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Sharp (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Loveless (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Boston College | David Brown is hacked by Vernon Ordway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Ordway, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG), Fred Howard (SG), Stacey Broughton (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Ronald Pemberton, Vernon Ordway, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Boston College | Neil Brewer (SG), Larry Thorn (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF) Kenneth Lunn, David Brown, Thomas Sharp | |
| 11:27 | Boston College | Neil Brewer misses the wide open floater from the right block | 8-11 |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 11:01 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stacey Broughton | 11-11 |
| 10:42 | Boston College | Neil Brewer's floater is knocked away by Adam Brooks | 11-11 |
| 10:40 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Larry Thorn is called for the reach on Fred Howard - foul #1 on Larry Thorn, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Frank Shadrick (PF) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Adam Brooks | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Martin Jacobs (C) Ernest Rathbun, Joseph Loveless | |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick drills a shot from the left side | 13-11 |
| 09:57 | Boston College | Fred Howard is called for the reach on Neil Brewer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Howard, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SF) Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Brown (SG) Neil Brewer | |
| 09:35 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-14 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick tips it home | 15-14 |
| 08:45 | Boston College | David Brown misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-14 |
| 08:44 | Boston College | David Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:24 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill lays it up and in | 15-16 |
| 07:57 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lunn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lunn, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vernon Ordway (SG), Donald York (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Fred Howard, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), Neil Brewer (SG), Ernest Rathbun (SF), Thomas Sharp (PF), Joseph Loveless (C) Kenneth Lunn, David Brown, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill, Martin Jacobs | |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross is whistled for a carry | 15-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG) Ronald Pemberton | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Ordway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald York (fresh) PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Norcross (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neil Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Sharp (fresh) C - Joseph Loveless (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp misses short on a floater from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 07:12 | Boston College | Neil Brewer gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:09 | Boston College | Donald York steals it from Joseph Loveless in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald York | 17-16 |
| 07:02 | Boston College | Michael Bennett is hacked by Jeffrey Claybrooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| 06:44 | Boston College | Jeffrey Claybrooks steals the ball from Neil Brewer | 17-16 |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | 3 seconds is called on Vernon Ordway | 17-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Michael Raymond (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Donald York, Adam Brooks | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), David Brown (SG) Michael Bennett, Neil Brewer | |
| 06:22 | Boston College | Michael Raymond is called for the reach on Ernest Rathbun in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Raymond, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| 06:00 | Boston College | Travis Norcross blocks the short jumper by Ernest Rathbun | 17-16 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:30 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Ordway | 20-16 |
| 05:01 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 05:00 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless tips it home | 20-18 |
| 04:42 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond scores on a floater from the free throw line | 22-18 |
| 04:20 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Travis Norcross - foul #1 on Travis Norcross, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG), Fred Howard (SG), Stacey Broughton (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Ronald Pemberton, Vernon Ordway, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), Neil Brewer (SG), Larry Thorn (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF) Kenneth Lunn, David Brown, Ernest Rathbun, Thomas Sharp | |
| 04:20 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:20 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Martin Jacobs (C) Joseph Loveless | |
| 03:53 | Boston College | Larry Thorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Adam Brooks | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Howard (fresh) SF - Stacey Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neil Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Jacobs (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill makes the shot in the paint and the foul's on Christopher Patterson - foul #1 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG) Jeffrey Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 03:07 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton can't tip it in | 24-23 |
| 02:38 | Boston College | Neil Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:32 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill misses short on a jumper from the left block | 24-23 |
| 02:31 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs can't tip it in | 24-23 |
| 02:30 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:17 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs blows the dunk | 24-23 |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 01:53 | Southern Cal | Fred Howard gets the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton is denied on a layup by Martin Jacobs | 24-23 |
| 01:24 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Larry Thorn | 24-23 |
| 00:58 | Boston College | Neil Brewer is hacked by Fred Howard - foul #2 on Fred Howard, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (PG), Vernon Ordway (SG), Michael Raymond (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Ronald Pemberton, Fred Howard, Stacey Broughton, Adam Brooks, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Ernest Rathbun (SF), Thomas Sharp (PF), Joseph Loveless (C) Michael Bennett, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill, Martin Jacobs | |
| 00:58 | Boston College | Neil Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ernest Rathbun - foul #1 on Ernest Rathbun, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Brown (SG) Neil Brewer | |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:07 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp's layup is rejected by Travis Norcross | 26-23 |
| 00:05 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn tips it home | 26-25 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross is hacked by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG) Jeffrey Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-25 |