| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cory Burt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Countess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Coats (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Heise (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oleg Zwiebel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Antione Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Floyd May inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Arizona State | Floyd May makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Heise | 35-38 |
| 19:37 | Southern | Walter Carson is hacked by Floyd May - foul #2 on Floyd May, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:22 | Southern | John Countess's layup is rejected by Antione Gallo | 35-38 |
| 19:20 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to John Countess | 35-38 |
| 19:11 | Southern | Walter Carson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 19:09 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 18:48 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom is fouled on the floor by Oleg Zwiebel - foul #2 on Oleg Zwiebel, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 18:25 | Southern | Walter Carson is fouled on the floor by Floyd May - foul #3 on Floyd May, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski (SF) Floyd May | |
| 18:09 | Southern | Cory Burt's fadeaway is rejected by Mladen Starzynski | 35-38 |
| 18:07 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Antione Gallo | 35-38 |
| 18:05 | Arizona State | Robert Heise is hacked by Cory Burt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cory Burt, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 17:44 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 17:42 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 17:30 | Southern | John Coats makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Bottom | 37-40 |
| 17:13 | Arizona State | John Countess is called for the reach on Jacob Pennington - foul #2 on John Countess, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Massey (PG), John Miller (SF), Neal Patel (PF) Cory Burt, Walter Carson, John Countess | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic (SG), Darrel Croyle (PF), Thomas Dryden (C) Oleg Zwiebel, Jacob Pennington, Antione Gallo | |
| 16:58 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Neal Patel - foul #1 on Neal Patel, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Jonathan Howard (SG), Lance Adams (C) Jeffrey Bottom, John Coats | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 16:58 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:58 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:34 | Southern | Scott Massey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 37-42 |
| 16:33 | Southern | John Miller hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 16:07 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 16:06 | Southern | Neal Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:54 | Southern | Jonathan Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-42 |
| 15:53 | Southern | Neal Patel grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neal Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Heise (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vasily Marinovic (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mladen Starzynski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrel Croyle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Dryden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern | Thomas Dryden takes the ball from John Miller | 39-42 |
| 15:34 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-42 |
| 15:33 | Southern | Lance Adams snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 15:28 | Southern | Scott Massey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 15:27 | Southern | Lance Adams tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 15:03 | Arizona State | Robert Heise misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 15:01 | Southern | Scott Massey grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 14:55 | Southern | Scott Massey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 14:53 | Southern | John Miller snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 14:39 | Southern | John Miller clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Mladen Starzynski - foul #1 on Mladen Starzynski, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Cory Burt (PG), Jeffrey Bottom (SG), John Countess (PF), John Coats (C) Scott Massey, Jonathan Howard, Neal Patel, Lance Adams | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel (SG), Floyd May (SF), Jacob Pennington (PF), Antione Gallo (C) Robert Heise, Mladen Starzynski, Darrel Croyle, Thomas Dryden | |
| 14:39 | Southern | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:39 | Southern | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:13 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Vasily Marinovic | 43-44 |
| 13:50 | Southern | Jacob Pennington is called for the reach on John Countess - foul #2 on Jacob Pennington, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Carson (SF) John Miller | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bobby Hall (PG) Vasily Marinovic | |
| 13:37 | Southern | Cory Burt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:35 | Arizona State | Floyd May grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:20 | Arizona State | Floyd May misses the easy layup but the foul's on Walter Carson - foul #1 on Walter Carson, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Heise (PG) Bobby Hall | |
| 13:20 | Arizona State | Floyd May makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:20 | Arizona State | Floyd May makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:59 | Southern | John Coats makes the floater near the basket | 45-46 |
| 12:42 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington misses the jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:41 | Southern | Walter Carson grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 12:35 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Coats | 48-46 |
| 12:12 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Heise | 48-48 |
| 11:58 | Southern | John Countess buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Cory Burt | 50-48 |
| 11:41 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington is fouled on the floor by John Countess - foul #3 on John Countess, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Massey (PG), John Miller (PF) Cory Burt, John Countess | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic (SG), Mladen Starzynski (SF), Darrel Croyle (PF), Thomas Dryden (C) Oleg Zwiebel, Floyd May, Jacob Pennington, Antione Gallo | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Coats (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Heise (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Vasily Marinovic (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Starzynski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrel Croyle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Dryden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Coats - foul #1 on John Coats, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Southern | Jonathan Howard (SG), Neal Patel (C) Jeffrey Bottom, John Coats | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bobby Hall (SG) Robert Heise | |
| 11:24 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:24 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:02 | Southern | John Miller drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Scott Massey | 52-50 |
| 10:37 | Arizona State | John Miller takes the ball from Darrel Croyle | 52-50 |
| 10:30 | Southern | Neal Patel is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hall - foul #2 on Bobby Hall, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Cory Burt (PG), Jeffrey Bottom (SG), John Countess (PF), John Coats (C) Scott Massey, Jonathan Howard, Walter Carson, Neal Patel | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Heise (PG), Oleg Zwiebel (SG), Floyd May (SF), Jacob Pennington (PF), Antione Gallo (C) Vasily Marinovic, Bobby Hall, Mladen Starzynski, Darrel Croyle, Thomas Dryden | |
| 10:21 | Southern | John Coats's layup is rejected by Jacob Pennington | 52-50 |
| 10:20 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 10:13 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Countess - foul #4 on John Countess, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Neal Patel (PF) John Countess | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 10:13 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:13 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:13 | Southern | John Coats gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:49 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom is hacked by Oleg Zwiebel - foul #3 on Oleg Zwiebel, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 09:49 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:49 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:32 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington is hacked by Neal Patel - foul #2 on Neal Patel, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 09:32 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:32 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:32 | Southern | Neal Patel pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:28 | Southern | John Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 09:27 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:19 | Arizona State | Cory Burt steals it from Robert Heise | 54-52 |
| 09:04 | Southern | John Miller misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-52 |
| 09:02 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:42 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel lays it up and in set up by Jacob Pennington and he's fouled by John Coats - foul #2 on John Coats, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Massey (PG), Jonathan Howard (SG), Walter Carson (SF), Lance Adams (C) Cory Burt, Jeffrey Bottom, John Miller, John Coats | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski (SF), Darrel Croyle (PF), Thomas Dryden (C) Floyd May, Jacob Pennington, Antione Gallo | |
| 08:42 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:42 | Southern | Neal Patel grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 08:30 | Southern | Oleg Zwiebel steals it from Walter Carson | 54-54 |
| 08:09 | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lance Adams - foul #1 on Lance Adams, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic (SG) Oleg Zwiebel | |
| 08:09 | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:09 | Arizona State | Thomas Dryden makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:55 | Southern | Lance Adams makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jonathan Howard | 56-55 |
| 07:35 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-55 |
| 07:34 | Southern | Lance Adams grabs the board | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neal Patel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Lance Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Heise (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Vasily Marinovic (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Starzynski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Dryden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrel Croyle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Southern | Scott Massey loses the dribble to Thomas Dryden | 56-55 |
| 07:10 | Arizona State | Lance Adams is called for the reach on Darrel Croyle - foul #2 on Lance Adams, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Southern | Cory Burt (PG), Jeffrey Bottom (SG), John Countess (PF), John Coats (C) Scott Massey, Jonathan Howard, Neal Patel, Lance Adams | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bobby Hall (SG), Floyd May (SF), Antione Gallo (C) Robert Heise, Mladen Starzynski, Thomas Dryden | |
| 07:10 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:10 | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:52 | Southern | Cory Burt's pass is intercepted by Vasily Marinovic | 56-57 |
| 06:48 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic misses the dunk attempt | 56-57 |
| 06:46 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd May | 56-57 |
| 06:29 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Hall | 56-59 |
| 06:09 | Southern | Antione Gallo denies the turnaround by John Countess | 56-59 |
| 06:08 | Southern | John Countess can't tip it in | 56-59 |
| 06:07 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:49 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic loses the dribble to John Coats | 56-59 |
| 05:43 | Southern | Walter Carson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Countess | 59-59 |
| 05:43 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Heise (PG), Oleg Zwiebel (SG), Jacob Pennington (PF) Vasily Marinovic, Bobby Hall, Darrel Croyle | |
| 05:14 | Arizona State | Floyd May knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Antione Gallo | 59-61 |
| 04:50 | Southern | Cory Burt can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Heise - foul #1 on Robert Heise, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 04:50 | Southern | Cory Burt makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:50 | Southern | Cory Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:50 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 04:36 | Arizona State | Robert Heise drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Floyd May | 60-63 |
| 04:31 | Southern | Oleg Zwiebel is called for the reach on Cory Burt - foul #4 on Oleg Zwiebel, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 04:31 | Southern | Cory Burt makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:31 | Southern | Cory Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:15 | Arizona State | John Coats steps in front of the Oleg Zwiebel pass | 62-63 |
| 04:09 | Southern | John Coats lays it in and the foul's on Floyd May - foul #4 on Floyd May, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Southern | John Miller (SF) Walter Carson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 04:09 | Southern | John Coats makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:57 | Arizona State | Floyd May is fouled on the floor by John Coats - foul #3 on John Coats, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| 03:57 | Arizona State | Floyd May makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:57 | Arizona State | Floyd May misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:57 | Southern | John Countess gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:51 | Southern | John Miller misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 65-64 |
| 03:49 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:21 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo's layup is rejected by John Coats | 65-64 |
| 03:20 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel tips it but misses | 65-64 |
| 03:19 | Southern | Cory Burt snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cory Burt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Countess (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Coats (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Heise (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Oleg Zwiebel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Floyd May (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jacob Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Antione Gallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Southern | John Miller misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 03:12 | Southern | John Coats snags the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 03:00 | Southern | John Coats's pass is intercepted by Jacob Pennington | 65-64 |
| 02:36 | Arizona State | Robert Heise misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 02:34 | Southern | John Countess grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 02:28 | Southern | John Coats's fadeaway is rejected by Antione Gallo | 65-64 |
| 02:26 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:07 | Arizona State | Jacob Pennington misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 02:06 | Southern | John Countess grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:00 | Southern | John Coats connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Bottom | 67-64 |
| 01:46 | Arizona State | Robert Heise misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-64 |
| 01:44 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Antione Gallo | 67-64 |
| 01:32 | Arizona State | Robert Heise loses the dribble to John Miller | 67-64 |
| 01:27 | Southern | John Countess banks in the layup set up by John Miller | 69-64 |
| 01:09 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Coats - foul #4 on John Coats, team foul #13 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Carson (SF) John Miller | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 01:09 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:09 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:42 | Southern | Antione Gallo denies the turnaround by Walter Carson | 69-66 |
| 00:41 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Antione Gallo | 69-66 |
| 00:26 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Heise | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom is hacked by Robert Heise in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Heise, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| 00:25 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:25 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:20 | Arizona State | Robert Heise connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jacob Pennington | 71-70 |
| 00:18 | Southern | Cory Burt is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Zwiebel - foul #5 on Oleg Zwiebel, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic (SG) Oleg Zwiebel | |
| 00:18 | Southern | Cory Burt makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:18 | Southern | Cory Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | Vasily Marinovic misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Walter Carson snags the defensive board | 73-70 |