| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fresh) SG - Roman Curran (fresh) SF - William Trapp (fresh) PF - Michael Morrissette (fresh) C - Michael Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Zoran Taranov (fresh) SG - Marvin Hill (fresh) SF - Tyler Melton (fresh) PF - Edward Adair (fresh) C - Samuel Cole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey scores on a runner from the right block set up by William Trapp | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Samuel Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Edward Adair clanks a runner in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Southern Cal | Roman Curran is fouled on the floor by Edward Adair - foul #1 on Edward Adair, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Cole - foul #1 on Samuel Cole, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Michael Morrissette denies the turnaround by Tyler Melton | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette is called for traveling | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Edward Adair and he's hacked by Michael Morrissette - foul #1 on Michael Morrissette, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Ivey, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Ivey - foul #2 on Robert Ivey, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG) Robert Ivey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Roman Curran comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Cole - foul #2 on Samuel Cole, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Dana (C) Samuel Cole | |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Roman Curran misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Roman Curran makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 15:49 | Southern Cal | William Trapp pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Merritt (fresh) SG - Roman Curran (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Trapp (fresh) PF - Michael Morrissette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Zoran Taranov (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Hill (fresh) SF - Tyler Melton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Adair (fresh) C - James Dana (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Merritt | 7-4 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-4 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill tips it home | 7-6 |
| 14:38 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Adair | 7-6 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | William Trapp steals it from Zoran Taranov | 7-6 |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | James Dana pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses the fadeaway from the right side | 7-6 |
| 13:40 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 13:12 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Edward Adair - foul #2 on Edward Adair, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Lane (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Roman Curran, William Trapp, Michael Woods | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe (PG), Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Joshua Hein (SF), Mario Galindo (PF) Zoran Taranov, Marvin Hill, Tyler Melton, Edward Adair | |
| 13:12 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:12 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | William Lane is called for the reach on Joshua Hein - foul #1 on William Lane, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Able (PF) Michael Morrissette | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Jackson (SF) James Dana | |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-6 |
| 12:06 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-6 |
| 12:05 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | William Lane can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 8-6 |
| 11:41 | Southern Cal | William Lane pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Merritt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Linton (fresh) SF - William Lane (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Able (fresh) C - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Arthur Forsythe (fresh) SG - Leon Schnakenberg (fresh) SF - Leonard Jackson (fresh) PF - Mario Galindo (fresh) C - Joshua Hein (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 10:51 | Southern Cal | Kevin Able pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Merritt | 10-6 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Forsythe | 10-8 |
| 10:04 | Southern Cal | Kevin Able comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Mendenhall | 10-8 |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Leonard Jackson takes the ball from Darrell Linton | 10-8 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg lays it in on a nice dish by Leonard Jackson | 10-10 |
| 09:10 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Lane | 13-10 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg is fouled on the floor by Charles Mendenhall - foul #1 on Charles Mendenhall, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), William Trapp (SF), Michael Morrissette (PF), Michael Woods (C) Darrell Linton, William Lane, Kevin Able, Charles Mendenhall | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (PG), Marvin Hill (SG), Tyler Melton (SF), James Dana (C) Arthur Forsythe, Leon Schnakenberg, Leonard Jackson, Joshua Hein | |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton is hacked by Joseph Merritt - foul #1 on Joseph Merritt, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo gets the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by William Trapp - foul #1 on William Trapp, team foul #7 | 13-10 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Merritt (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Roman Curran (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Trapp (fresh) PF - Michael Morrissette (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Zoran Taranov (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Melton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mario Galindo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Dana (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Dana - foul #1 on James Dana, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Merritt - foul #2 on Joseph Merritt, team foul #8 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (PG) Joseph Merritt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 06:28 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 15-12 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | James Dana gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton connects on the shot from the right side set up by Marvin Hill | 15-14 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette tips it in | 17-14 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Michael Woods steps in front of the Tyler Melton pass | 17-14 |
| 05:04 | Southern Cal | Tyler Melton is called for the reach on Roman Curran - foul #1 on Tyler Melton, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Lane (SF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Roman Curran, William Trapp, Michael Woods | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe (PG), Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Edward Adair (PF), Samuel Cole (C) Zoran Taranov, Marvin Hill, Mario Galindo, James Dana | |
| 04:38 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 04:36 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton can't tip it in | 17-14 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Samuel Cole | 17-14 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 04:04 | South Carolina | Samuel Cole hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-16 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Samuel Cole grabs the board | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darrell Linton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Lane (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Morrissette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Arthur Forsythe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Schnakenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Melton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Adair (fresh) C - Samuel Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Charles Mendenhall - foul #2 on Charles Mendenhall, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG), William Trapp (SF), Michael Woods (C) Darrell Linton, William Lane, Michael Morrissette | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (PG), Marvin Hill (SG), Joshua Hein (SF) Arthur Forsythe, Leon Schnakenberg, Tyler Melton | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Edward Adair makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Edward Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 02:57 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods jams it on a nice dish by Robert Ivey | 19-18 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Adair | 19-20 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods travels with the ball | 19-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG) Robert Ivey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Joseph Merritt steals it from Zoran Taranov | 19-20 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt banks in the layup | 21-20 |
| 01:28 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Adair | 21-23 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 21-23 |
| 01:08 | Southern Cal | Roman Curran hits the follow up shot | 23-23 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Edward Adair scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall is whistled for traveling | 23-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (PG), Darrell Linton (SG), Michael Morrissette (PF) Joseph Merritt, Roman Curran, Charles Mendenhall | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Tyler Melton (SF), Mario Galindo (PF), James Dana (C) Marvin Hill, Joshua Hein, Edward Adair, Samuel Cole | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo is whistled for a carry | 23-25 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 23-25 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo grabs the board | 23-25 |