| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) PF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) PF - John Mowery (fresh) C - Scott Lakey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Tellez | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey scores on a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Gilbert Hunter - foul #1 on Gilbert Hunter, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:55 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | John Mowery gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Southern Cal | Michael Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:14 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter is hacked by Scott Lakey - foul #1 on Scott Lakey, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (PG), Joel Primm (SG), Matthew Dates (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Thad Lueras (C) James Sloss, Michael Lee, Harold Jacobs, Donald Zurheide, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:49 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras banks in the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jesse Ortegon | 2-8 |
| 16:07 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-8 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | John Mowery gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses short on a jumper from the left block | 2-8 |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez grabs the board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) SG - Joel Primm (fresh) SF - Matthew Dates (fresh) PF - Carlos Lopez (fresh) C - Thad Lueras (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) PF - John Mowery (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras drills a jumper from close range set up by Ernest Joiner | 4-8 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard buries a 3 from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is fouled on the floor by Matthew Dates - foul #1 on Matthew Dates, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Donald Zurheide (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Joel Primm, Matthew Dates, Carlos Lopez, Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (SF), Charles Taranto (PF), Richard Bourn (C) Gary Tellez, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard double dribbles | 4-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (SG) Ernest Joiner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Richard Bourn blocks the short jumper by Gilbert Hunter | 4-11 |
| 14:01 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter tips it home | 6-11 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Jacobs - foul #1 on Harold Jacobs, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (SG) Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Scott Lakey (C) Joseph Erlandson, Richard Bourn | |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:17 | Southern Cal | James Sloss lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Zurheide and he's fouled by Gary Tellez - foul #1 on Gary Tellez, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (SG) Ernest Joiner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG), Richard Bourn (PF) Felton Robillard, Jesse Ortegon | |
| 13:17 | Southern Cal | James Sloss makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto hits the follow up shot | 9-15 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | James Button is called for the reach on James Sloss - foul #1 on James Button, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (SG), Carlos Lopez (PF), Thad Lueras (C) Michael Lee, Donald Zurheide, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG), John Mowery (PF) James Button, Charles Taranto, Richard Bourn | |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on John Mowery - foul #1 on John Mowery, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Harold Jacobs, Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon lays it up and in set up by Felton Robillard | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) PF - Carlos Lopez (fresh) C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) PF - John Mowery (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Mowery - foul #2 on John Mowery, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Thad Lueras (C) Ernest Joiner, Donald Zurheide, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (SF), Charles Taranto (PF), Richard Bourn (C) Gary Tellez, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Carlos Lopez | 14-17 |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez grabs the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Bourn - foul #1 on Richard Bourn, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Michael Lee, Harold Jacobs, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Scott Lakey (C) Joseph Erlandson, Richard Bourn | |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard hits a 3 from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | The refs have stopped play. Charles Taranto is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 15-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF) Ernest Joiner, Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG), Richard Bourn (PF) Jesse Ortegon, Charles Taranto | |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is hacked by Felton Robillard - foul #1 on Felton Robillard, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | James Sloss makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | James Sloss makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Gilbert Hunter takes the ball from Felton Robillard | 17-20 |
| 08:14 | Southern Cal | Michael Lee is called for traveling | 17-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (SG), Carlos Lopez (PF), Thad Lueras (C) Michael Lee, Donald Zurheide, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG) James Button | |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez can't throw it down | 17-20 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey hits the follow up shot | 17-22 |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is hacked by Felton Robillard - foul #2 on Felton Robillard, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (SG), Donald Zurheide (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Ernest Joiner, Carlos Lopez, Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG), Joseph Erlandson (SF) Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez | |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | James Sloss makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | James Sloss makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) PF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Button (fresh) SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) PF - Richard Bourn (fresh) C - Scott Lakey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Ortegon | 19-24 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Lakey - foul #2 on Scott Lakey, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (PG), Carlos Lopez (PF) James Sloss, Harold Jacobs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF) Scott Lakey | |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 20-24 |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:14 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-24 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Ortegon and the foul's on Gilbert Hunter - foul #2 on Gilbert Hunter, team foul #4 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Thad Lueras (C) Michael Lee, Carlos Lopez, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez (C) Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is hacked by Thad Lueras - foul #1 on Thad Lueras, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (PF) Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn gets the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Button | 20-29 |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Sloss - foul #1 on James Sloss, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (SG), Matthew Dates (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Ernest Joiner, Harold Jacobs, Donald Zurheide, Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), John Mowery (PF), Scott Lakey (C) James Button, Gary Tellez, Richard Bourn | |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter hits a jump hook in the paint | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Matthew Dates (fresh) PF - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fairly fresh) PF - John Mowery (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 03:09 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Ortegon - foul #1 on Jesse Ortegon, team foul #10 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Donald Zurheide (PF) Matthew Dates, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:09 | Southern Cal | James Sloss makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:09 | Southern Cal | James Sloss makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 02:42 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter's fadeaway is rejected by John Mowery | 26-29 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 01:54 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (PG), Joel Primm (SG), Carlos Lopez (PF) James Sloss, Michael Lee, Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG), Gary Tellez (SF) Jesse Ortegon, Joseph Erlandson | |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the finger roll set up by Felton Robillard | 26-31 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez tips it in | 28-31 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Ernest Joiner is called for the reach on Felton Robillard - foul #1 on Ernest Joiner, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Matthew Dates (SF), Donald Zurheide (PF) Ernest Joiner, Joel Primm, Harold Jacobs, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (SG), Richard Bourn (PF) James Button, John Mowery | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | James Sloss double dribbles | 28-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF) Matthew Dates | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG) Scott Lakey | |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto clanks a shot in the paint | 28-33 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | The clock runs out | 28-33 |