| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Aaron Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew McGaffey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Sealey (fresh) PF - Bradley Rainville (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 19:45 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:41 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-30 |
| 19:40 | DePaul | Earl Sealey pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:16 | DePaul | Ernest Joiner is called for the reach on Matthew McGaffey - foul #3 on Ernest Joiner, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Shirley (PG), Joel Primm (SG), Matthew Dates (PF) Michael Lee, Ernest Joiner, Brian Williams | |
| 19:03 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey banks in the layup set up by Aaron Thomas | 30-30 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Clinton Robinson - foul #2 on Clinton Robinson, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Shirley - foul #2 on John Shirley, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall (SG), Brian Williams (PF), Willy Manley (C) Joel Primm, Matthew Dates, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:08 | Southern Cal | Brian Williams is open and scores on a floater from the left wing set up by John Shirley | 32-34 |
| 17:55 | DePaul | Matthew Hall picks off the pass by Clinton Robinson | 32-34 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Brian Williams can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 17:31 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:17 | DePaul | Harold Jacobs picks off the pass by Bradley Rainville | 32-34 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall blows the layup | 32-34 |
| 17:11 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Bradley Rainville | 32-34 |
| 16:46 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 16:44 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson tips it but misses | 32-34 |
| 16:43 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:27 | DePaul | Earl Sealey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman (PG), Peter Nelson (SG), Jeremy Conklin (SF), Edward Peppers (PF), Augustus Loncaric (C) Aaron Thomas, Matthew McGaffey, Earl Sealey, Bradley Rainville, Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (PG), Joel Primm (SG), Matthew Dates (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) John Shirley, Matthew Hall, Brian Williams, Willy Manley | |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 32-37 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicolas Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Peppers (fresh) C - Augustus Loncaric (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joel Primm (fresh) SF - Harold Jacobs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Dates (fresh) C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 15:47 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hunter | 32-37 |
| 15:42 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Jacobs, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (PG) Nicolas Bowman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (SG) Joel Primm | |
| 15:22 | DePaul | Gilbert Hunter is called for the reach on Augustus Loncaric - foul #2 on Gilbert Hunter, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Clinton Robinson (C) Augustus Loncaric | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:08 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 14:44 | DePaul | Edward Peppers grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 14:28 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Jeremy Conklin | 34-37 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ernest Joiner | 34-39 |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas is hacked by Michael Lee - foul #1 on Michael Lee, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman (PG), Matthew McGaffey (SG), Earl Sealey (SF), Bradley Rainville (PF) Aaron Thomas, Peter Nelson, Jeremy Conklin, Edward Peppers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Shirley (PG), Charles Brown (SF), Brian Williams (PF) Michael Lee, Harold Jacobs, Matthew Dates | |
| 13:28 | DePaul | Earl Sealey is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #6 | 34-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Augustus Loncaric (C) Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates (SF) Charles Brown | |
| 13:15 | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 13:13 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Rainville | 34-39 |
| 12:56 | DePaul | Augustus Loncaric blows the layup | 34-39 |
| 12:54 | Southern Cal | John Shirley snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter's fadeaway is rejected by Augustus Loncaric | 34-39 |
| 12:33 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Matthew McGaffey | 34-39 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicolas Bowman | 37-39 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Augustus Loncaric snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicolas Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew McGaffey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Sealey (fresh) PF - Bradley Rainville (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Augustus Loncaric (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Shirley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Joiner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Dates (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Hunter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:51 | DePaul | John Shirley steals the ball from Nicolas Bowman | 37-39 |
| 11:27 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 11:25 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 11:21 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Matthew Dates is called for the reach on Matthew McGaffey - foul #2 on Matthew Dates, team foul #7 | 37-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (PG), Clinton Robinson (C) Nicolas Bowman, Augustus Loncaric | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (PG), Joel Primm (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Willy Manley (C) John Shirley, Ernest Joiner, Matthew Dates, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-39 |
| 10:56 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:46 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aaron Thomas | 41-39 |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 10:35 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas drills a 3 from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Willy Manley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-39 |
| 09:56 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joel Primm - foul #2 on Joel Primm, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin (SF), Edward Peppers (PF) Earl Sealey, Bradley Rainville | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Brian Williams, Willy Manley | |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter misses the lay-in | 46-41 |
| 09:26 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey is fouled on the floor by Matthew Dates - foul #3 on Matthew Dates, team foul #9 | 46-41 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Peppers - foul #1 on Edward Peppers, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Peter Nelson (SG) Matthew McGaffey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall (PG) Michael Lee | |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Edward Peppers gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:39 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:17 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 07:56 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Matthew Hall - foul #1 on Matthew Hall, team foul #10 | 46-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Rainville (PF), Augustus Loncaric (C) Edward Peppers, Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Brian Williams (PF), Willy Manley (C) Matthew Hall, Joel Primm, Harold Jacobs, Matthew Dates, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 07:56 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:56 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Brian Williams | 47-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Aaron Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradley Rainville (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Augustus Loncaric (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Manley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | Michael Lee drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Williams | 47-47 |
| 07:22 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeremy Conklin | 50-47 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 07:06 | DePaul | Augustus Loncaric gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:48 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Brian Williams - foul #1 on Brian Williams, team foul #11 | 50-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman (PG), Earl Sealey (SF), Clinton Robinson (C) Aaron Thomas, Jeremy Conklin, Augustus Loncaric | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Shirley (PG), Joel Primm (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Michael Lee, Ernest Joiner, Charles Brown, Willy Manley | |
| 06:48 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:48 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:39 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 52-47 |
| 06:37 | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Shirley - foul #3 on John Shirley, team foul #12 | 52-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey (SG), Edward Peppers (PF) Peter Nelson, Bradley Rainville | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates (PF) Brian Williams | |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter throws it down set up by John Shirley | 53-49 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Edward Peppers knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 55-49 |
| 05:10 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter misses long on a floater from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 05:09 | Southern Cal | Matthew Dates gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 04:52 | Southern Cal | John Shirley can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Joel Primm grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-49 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Edward Peppers gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 04:26 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-49 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | John Shirley connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Primm | 57-52 |
| 04:11 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (PG), Bradley Rainville (PF) Nicolas Bowman, Edward Peppers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Brian Williams (PF), Willy Manley (C) John Shirley, Joel Primm, Harold Jacobs, Matthew Dates, Gilbert Hunter | |
| 03:44 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses the easy layup | 57-52 |
| 03:43 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Aaron Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew McGaffey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Sealey (fresh) PF - Bradley Rainville (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Clinton Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Manley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | DePaul | Willy Manley is called for the reach on Matthew McGaffey - foul #1 on Willy Manley, team foul #13 | 57-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs (SF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Charles Brown, Willy Manley | |
| 03:34 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:34 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Michael Lee clanks a shot from close range | 58-52 |
| 03:17 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs tips it but misses | 58-52 |
| 03:16 | DePaul | Earl Sealey gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:47 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gilbert Hunter - foul #3 on Gilbert Hunter, team foul #14 | 58-52 |
| 02:47 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:47 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter slams it home on a nice dish by Harold Jacobs and he's hacked by Aaron Thomas - foul #3 on Aaron Thomas, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:10 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 59-55 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Earl Sealey grabs the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 01:59 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses short on a jump hook from close range | 59-55 |
| 01:57 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas snags the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew McGaffey | 62-55 |
| 01:22 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 01:03 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas loses the dribble to Ernest Joiner | 62-55 |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner is called for 3 seconds | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Earl Sealey is hacked by Michael Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lee, team foul #15 | 62-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Peter Nelson (PG), Jeremy Conklin (SG) Aaron Thomas, Matthew McGaffey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Earl Sealey makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Earl Sealey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 00:42 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:42 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Peter Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lee - foul #3 on Michael Lee, team foul #16 | 64-55 |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Peter Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Peter Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Bradley Rainville as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Bradley Rainville, team foul #4 | 66-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (PG), Matthew McGaffey (SG) Peter Nelson, Jeremy Conklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 66-55 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas runs out the clock | 66-55 |