| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Philip Kenney (fresh) SG - Eric Fagin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Berends (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Coleman Montemayor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Bess (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby inbounds the ball | 27-18 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Ralph and the foul's on Eric Berends - foul #2 on Eric Berends, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG) Aaron Bess | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the free throw | 27-20 |
| 19:31 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Coleman Montemayor | 27-20 |
| 19:21 | Missouri | Eric Berends can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Melby - foul #2 on Paul Melby, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess (C) Kendall Forte | |
| 19:21 | Missouri | Eric Berends makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 19:21 | Missouri | Eric Berends makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 18:55 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| 18:40 | Missouri | Frank Leland scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Fagin | 31-20 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Coleman Montemayor is called for the reach on Melvin Austin - foul #3 on Coleman Montemayor, team foul #2 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti (PF) Coleman Montemayor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-20 |
| 18:00 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Eric Berends | 31-20 |
| 17:35 | Missouri | Eric Berends jams it | 33-20 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin buries a turnaround from the right block | 33-22 |
| 16:53 | Missouri | Frank Leland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Fagin | 35-22 |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes is whistled for a carry | 35-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG), Jeremy Shutt (SG), James Johnstone (C) Philip Kenney, Eric Fagin, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Joseph Stroman (SF), Joseph Donlon (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Paul Melby, Aaron Bess | |
| 16:16 | Missouri | Joseph Stroman steals the ball from Eric Berends | 35-22 |
| 15:51 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Stroman | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Bender (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Shutt (fresh) SF - Eric Berends (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Drew Occhipinti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnstone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Donlon (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Missouri | John Bender is fouled in the backcourt by Kendall Forte - foul #1 on Kendall Forte, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka (PG), Coleman Montemayor (PF) Jeremy Shutt, James Johnstone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:32 | Missouri | John Bender clanks a jumper near the basket | 35-25 |
| 15:30 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 15:04 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 15:02 | Missouri | Eric Berends gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 14:56 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor lays it up and in set up by John Bender | 37-25 |
| 14:28 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 13:59 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 13:36 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kendall Forte | 37-29 |
| 13:21 | Missouri | John Bender is fouled on the floor by Russell Hedrick - foul #2 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eric Fagin (SG), Geraldo Mercado (SF), Frank Leland (C) John Bender, Eric Berends, Drew Occhipinti | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Aaron Bess (C) Kendall Forte, Russell Hedrick, Joseph Stroman, Joseph Donlon | |
| 13:10 | Missouri | Eric Fagin loses the dribble to Ronald Barnes | 37-29 |
| 12:59 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin drills a jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 12:30 | Missouri | Eric Fagin's floater is knocked away by Paul Melby | 37-31 |
| 12:28 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 12:06 | Missouri | Geraldo Mercado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Johnstone (PF) Coleman Montemayor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 11:36 | Missouri | The rebound goes to James Johnstone | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Fagin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Geraldo Mercado (fresh) PF - James Johnstone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Austin (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Bess (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Missouri | Frank Leland hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Ralph - foul #1 on Kenneth Ralph, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (PG), Eric Berends (SF), Drew Occhipinti (PF) Jeremy Yoshioka, Geraldo Mercado, James Johnstone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:23 | Missouri | Frank Leland makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 11:23 | Missouri | Frank Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-31 |
| 10:56 | Missouri | Frank Leland pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 10:49 | Missouri | Eric Fagin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes is hacked by Eric Fagin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Fagin, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (SG), Coleman Montemayor (PF) Eric Fagin, Drew Occhipinti | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick (SG), Joseph Donlon (C) Kenneth Ralph, Aaron Bess | |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes loses the dribble to John Bender | 42-31 |
| 10:27 | Missouri | John Bender banks in the layup | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Coleman Montemayor - foul #4 on Coleman Montemayor, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka (PG), Drew Occhipinti (PF), James Johnstone (C) John Bender, Coleman Montemayor, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Joseph Stroman (SF) Ronald Barnes, Paul Melby | |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 09:54 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-32 |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | James Johnstone steals the ball from Russell Hedrick | 44-32 |
| 09:27 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 09:12 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 09:10 | Missouri | James Johnstone grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 08:56 | Missouri | Eric Berends misses badly on a runner from the right block | 47-32 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | Joseph Donlon gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-32 |
| 08:41 | Missouri | James Johnstone gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:22 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kendall Forte and he's fouled by Philip Kenney - foul #1 on Philip Kenney, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eric Fagin (SG), Frank Leland (C) Philip Kenney, James Johnstone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Paul Melby (SF) Kendall Forte, Joseph Stroman, Joseph Donlon | |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick misses the free throw | 47-34 |
| 08:07 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:40 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka is fouled on the floor by Ronald Barnes - foul #3 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor (PF) Drew Occhipinti | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess (C) Russell Hedrick | |
| 07:15 | Missouri | Frank Leland comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 07:13 | Missouri | Frank Leland gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Fagin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Berends (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Coleman Montemayor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Leland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Austin (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Bess (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Missouri | Frank Leland misses the lay-in | 47-34 |
| 06:49 | Missouri | Eric Berends hits the follow up shot | 49-34 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 06:29 | Missouri | Frank Leland grabs the board | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:05 | Missouri | Eric Berends hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Ralph - foul #2 on Kenneth Ralph, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (PG) Jeremy Yoshioka | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:05 | Missouri | Eric Berends makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 06:05 | Missouri | Eric Berends misses the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 06:05 | Missouri | Frank Leland grabs the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 05:49 | Missouri | Frank Leland can't finish the layup | 50-34 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-36 |
| 04:54 | Missouri | Frank Leland hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Philip Kenney | 52-36 |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:05 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor is fouled on the floor by Melvin Austin - foul #4 on Melvin Austin, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka (PG), Geraldo Mercado (SF), Drew Occhipinti (C) Eric Fagin, Eric Berends, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Joseph Stroman (SF), Joseph Donlon (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Paul Melby, Aaron Bess | |
| 04:05 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 04:05 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Geraldo Mercado blocks the jumper by Russell Hedrick | 54-39 |
| 03:54 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Philip Kenney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman grabs the board | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 03:35 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jeremy Yoshioka | 54-39 |
| 03:08 | Missouri | Joseph Donlon blocks the short jumper by Coleman Montemayor | 54-39 |
| 03:06 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor tips it in | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Kenney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Geraldo Mercado (fresh) PF - Coleman Montemayor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Drew Occhipinti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Austin (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Donlon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 03:01 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | Coleman Montemayor steals the ball from Joseph Stroman | 56-39 |
| 02:32 | Missouri | Kendall Forte steps in front of the Geraldo Mercado pass | 56-39 |
| 02:29 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte lays it up and in | 56-41 |
| 02:05 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti is fouled on the floor by Kendall Forte - foul #2 on Kendall Forte, team foul #8 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG), Jeremy Shutt (SG), James Johnstone (C) Jeremy Yoshioka, Philip Kenney, Coleman Montemayor | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Melby (SF), Mike Musson (C) Joseph Stroman, Joseph Donlon | |
| 02:05 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby is fouled on the floor by Geraldo Mercado - foul #2 on Geraldo Mercado, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (PG) Jeremy Shutt | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess (C) Mike Musson | |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kendall Forte | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Missouri | The short jumper by James Johnstone is denied by Melvin Austin | 56-44 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick is called for traveling | 56-44 |
| 00:09 | Missouri | Geraldo Mercado hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 56-44 |
| 00:08 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti tips it in | 58-44 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kendall Forte | 58-47 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Philip Kenney runs out the clock | 58-47 |