| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Koepp (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 25-28 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Melvin Austin steals it from Charles Evans | 25-28 |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses the layup against the doubleteam | 25-28 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Ralph | 27-28 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 27-31 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama's floater is knocked away by Brandon Koepp | 27-31 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher and he's fouled by Ronald Barnes - foul #1 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF) Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (C) Brandon Koepp | |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses the free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:34 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin knocks in the jumper near the basket | 29-33 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Kyle Burke (C) Ronald Barnes, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Harry Gilyard (SF) Paul Moorefield, Thomas Waldron | |
| 15:53 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Charles Evans snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Burke (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Preston (fresh) SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) PF - Charles Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Bryant (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses the dunk | 29-33 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Richard Preston is fouled on the floor by Kyle Burke - foul #3 on Kyle Burke, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG), Melvin Austin (PF) Russell Hedrick, Travis Raglin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Thomas Waldron (SF), Brandon Koepp (C) Lawrence McClatcher, Charles Evans, Billy Bryant | |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Thomas Waldron is blocked by Kyle Burke | 29-33 |
| 14:44 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Melvin Austin | 29-33 |
| 14:26 | Southern Cal | Brandon Koepp is called for the reach on Melvin Austin - foul #1 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Kendall Forte, Paul Melby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:05 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph loses the dribble to Thomas Waldron | 29-33 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Waldron | 29-35 |
| 13:18 | Southern Cal | Harry Gilyard swats the layup by Melvin Austin | 29-35 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brandon Koepp | 29-35 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Preston | 29-38 |
| 12:32 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin comes up short on the shot near the basket | 29-38 |
| 12:31 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes snags the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 12:19 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron hits the finger roll set up by Richard Preston | 29-40 |
| 11:43 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Harry Gilyard - foul #2 on Harry Gilyard, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Travis Raglin (PF) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Charles Evans (PF), Billy Bryant (C) Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard, Brandon Koepp | |
| 11:43 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 11:43 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Burke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Waldron (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Kyle Burke is called for the reach on Paul Moorefield - foul #4 on Kyle Burke, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama (C) Kyle Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Moorefield | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte blows the layup | 31-43 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 31-46 |
| 10:11 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin is whistled for a carry | 31-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Melvin Austin (SF) Kendall Forte, Paul Melby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG) Paul Moorefield | |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Russell Hedrick steals the ball from Thomas Waldron | 31-46 |
| 09:51 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin blows the layup | 31-46 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama tips it back up and in | 33-46 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-46 |
| 09:20 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG) Russell Hedrick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (SF), Brandon Koepp (C) Thomas Waldron, Billy Bryant | |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Brandon Koepp is called for the reach on Kenneth Ralph - foul #2 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Melby (SF) Melvin Austin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Evans - foul #3 on Charles Evans, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG) Richard Preston | |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence McClatcher | 35-50 |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | Lawrence McClatcher is called for the reach on Ronald Barnes - foul #2 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Kyle Burke (C) Ronald Barnes, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (PF) Charles Evans | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Burke (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) PF - Billy Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Koepp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kyle Burke and the foul's on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #3 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin (SF) Paul Melby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (SG) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield is whistled for a carry | 38-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Melby (SF) Travis Raglin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 06:47 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte tips it home | 40-50 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp hits the follow up shot | 40-52 |
| 06:03 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Ralph | 42-52 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Travis Raglin (PF) Kendall Forte, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Thomas Waldron (SF), Charles Evans (PF) Paul Moorefield, Harry Gilyard, Brandon Koepp | |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Waldron - foul #1 on Thomas Waldron, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG) Richard Preston | |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher's 3 pointer is rejected by Kyle Burke | 43-52 |
| 04:53 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 04:39 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin's pass is intercepted by Paul Moorefield | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron is hacked by Ronald Barnes - foul #2 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Paul Melby, Kyle Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Brandon Koepp (C) Paul Moorefield, Billy Bryant | |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Travis Raglin steals it from Brandon Koepp | 43-52 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-52 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin hits a jumpshot from the left side | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Preston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Koepp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron is hacked by Melvin Austin - foul #2 on Melvin Austin, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Kyle Burke (PF) Ronald Barnes, Russell Hedrick, Melvin Austin, Travis Raglin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (SF), Billy Bryant (C) Thomas Waldron, Brandon Koepp | |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Charles Evans | 45-54 |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Melvin Austin (SF), Travis Raglin (PF) Kendall Forte, Paul Melby, Kyle Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Thomas Waldron (SF) Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard | |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 02:04 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama misses the tip | 45-54 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Charles Evans pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 45-54 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Ronald Barnes is called for the reach on Billy Bryant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Travis Raglin is called for the reach on Charles Evans - foul #3 on Travis Raglin, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Charles Evans makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Charles Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant is hacked by Ronald Barnes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Charles Evans pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Charles Evans is hacked by Kenneth Ralph in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Ralph, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp (C) Billy Bryant | |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Charles Evans misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #2 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (PF) Charles Evans | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Ralph | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is hacked by Kenneth Ralph in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Ralph, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Evans (PF) Harry Gilyard | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp runs out the clock | 54-59 |