| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ralph Howard (fresh) SG - Richard Bostick (fresh) SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) PF - Robert Marmon (fresh) C - Harold Fowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Bartlett (fresh) SG - Tyler Durazo (fresh) SF - Theodore Logsdon (fresh) PF - Leon Osorio (fresh) C - Jimmy Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Durazo | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Virginia | Harold Fowler's pass is intercepted by Theodore Logsdon | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Marmon - foul #1 on Robert Marmon, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:02 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Virginia | Ralph Howard makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Bostick | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Harold Fowler denies the turnaround by Leon Osorio | 3-5 |
| 18:18 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio hits the follow up shot | 3-7 |
| 17:53 | Virginia | Harold Fowler comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 17:52 | Southern Cal | Theodore Logsdon grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 17:50 | Southern Cal | Tyler Durazo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jerry McBryar (PG), Kelly Knapp (SG), Bruce Johnston (SF), Ronald Spalding (PF), Dwight Joubert (C) Robert Bartlett, Tyler Durazo, Theodore Logsdon, Leon Osorio, Jimmy Jones | |
| 17:31 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Kelly Knapp - foul #1 on Kelly Knapp, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG), Clifton Chambers (SG) Ralph Howard, Richard Bostick | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:31 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:31 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:11 | Southern Cal | Jerry McBryar hits a 3 from straight away | 4-10 |
| 16:50 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers is fouled on the floor by Ronald Spalding - foul #1 on Ronald Spalding, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Durazo (SG) Kelly Knapp | |
| 16:26 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Fred Moses and he's hacked by Ronald Spalding - foul #2 on Ronald Spalding, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Theodore Logsdon (SF), Leon Osorio (PF), Jimmy Jones (C) Bruce Johnston, Ronald Spalding, Dwight Joubert | |
| 16:26 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Clifton Chambers steals it from Tyler Durazo | 7-10 |
| 15:56 | Virginia | Fred Moses banks in the layup on a great pass from Clifton Chambers | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) C - Leon Ferdinand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jerry McBryar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tyler Durazo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Logsdon (fresh) PF - Leon Osorio (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmy Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Southern Cal | Tyler Durazo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), Richard Bostick (SG) Fred Moses, Clifton Chambers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett (PG) Jerry McBryar | |
| 15:39 | Virginia | Richard Bostick's layup is rejected by Theodore Logsdon | 9-10 |
| 15:37 | Virginia | Richard Bostick grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:19 | Virginia | Robert Mancha misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 15:17 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Tyler Durazo drills a jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:34 | Virginia | Ralph Howard misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Theodore Logsdon - foul #1 on Theodore Logsdon, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (SG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Marmon (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Richard Bostick, Tommy Haupt, Robert Mancha, Leon Ferdinand | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jerry McBryar (PG), Kelly Knapp (SG), Bruce Johnston (PF), Dwight Joubert (C) Robert Bartlett, Tyler Durazo, Leon Osorio, Jimmy Jones | |
| 14:34 | Virginia | Ralph Howard makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:34 | Virginia | Ralph Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:27 | Southern Cal | Bruce Johnston misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-12 |
| 14:25 | Virginia | Harold Fowler grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 13:56 | Virginia | Fred Moses clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:55 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:37 | Virginia | Robert Marmon misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 13:36 | Southern Cal | Theodore Logsdon grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 13:32 | Southern Cal | Jerry McBryar drills a 3 from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 13:09 | Virginia | Harold Fowler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (SG) Ralph Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett (PG), Leon Osorio (PF) Jerry McBryar, Bruce Johnston | |
| 12:41 | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Theodore Logsdon | 11-18 |
| 12:22 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell banks in the layup set up by Clifton Chambers and he's hacked by Theodore Logsdon - foul #2 on Theodore Logsdon, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (SG), Robert Mancha (PF) Fred Moses, Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Durazo (SG), Bruce Johnston (SF), Jimmy Jones (C) Kelly Knapp, Theodore Logsdon, Dwight Joubert | |
| 12:22 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:03 | Southern Cal | Bruce Johnston is whistled for traveling | 14-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG) Eric Maxwell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:42 | Virginia | Richard Bostick makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Tommy Haupt | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Bostick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) C - Harold Fowler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Bartlett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tyler Durazo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Johnston (fairly fresh) PF - Leon Osorio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmy Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Southern Cal | Bruce Johnston can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block | 16-18 |
| 11:22 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 11:05 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Tommy Haupt - foul #1 on Tommy Haupt, team foul #2 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Clifton Chambers, Tommy Haupt, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jerry McBryar (PG) Robert Bartlett | |
| 11:05 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:05 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:05 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 10:44 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Mancha | 18-18 |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | Richard Bostick is called for the reach on Tyler Durazo - foul #1 on Richard Bostick, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG), Robert Marmon (PF) Ralph Howard, Robert Mancha | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett (PG), Kelly Knapp (SG), Dwight Joubert (C) Tyler Durazo, Bruce Johnston, Jimmy Jones | |
| 10:14 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Bartlett | 18-20 |
| 10:01 | Virginia | Dwight Joubert denies the turnaround by Richard Bostick | 18-20 |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett is hacked by Fred Moses in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Moses, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (SF), Harold Fowler (C) Eric Maxwell, Leon Ferdinand | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:50 | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 09:48 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio grabs the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Jerry McBryar misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 09:31 | Virginia | Fred Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:06 | Virginia | Kelly Knapp is called for the reach on Richard Bostick - foul #2 on Kelly Knapp, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (SG) Richard Bostick | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Durazo (SG), Bruce Johnston (SF) Kelly Knapp, Jerry McBryar | |
| 08:38 | Virginia | Robert Marmon misses badly on a floater in the paint | 18-20 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | Harold Fowler tips it back up and in | 20-20 |
| 08:35 | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett is hacked by Fred Moses in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Moses, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Mancha (PF) Fred Moses, Tommy Haupt, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones (C) Dwight Joubert | |
| 08:17 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio's pass is intercepted by Ralph Howard | 20-20 |
| 07:58 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Clifton Chambers | 22-20 |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | Tyler Durazo can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Mancha - foul #1 on Robert Mancha, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand (C) Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jerry McBryar (SF) Leon Osorio | |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | Tyler Durazo makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | Tyler Durazo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ralph Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clifton Chambers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) C - Leon Ferdinand (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Bartlett (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Durazo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry McBryar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce Johnston (tiring) C - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell clanks a jump hook from close range | 22-22 |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:01 | Virginia | Ralph Howard misses the fadeaway from the right side | 22-22 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | Bruce Johnston grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | Leon Ferdinand denies the turnaround by Bruce Johnston | 22-22 |
| 06:41 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Leon Ferdinand | 22-22 |
| 06:34 | Virginia | Robert Mancha connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Howard | 25-22 |
| 06:22 | Southern Cal | Jerry McBryar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 06:21 | Virginia | Robert Mancha gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:07 | Virginia | Tyler Durazo steals the ball from Leon Ferdinand | 25-22 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Bruce Johnston hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Clifton Chambers - foul #1 on Clifton Chambers, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG), Richard Bostick (SG), Tommy Haupt (SF), Robert Marmon (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Ralph Howard, Clifton Chambers, Eric Maxwell, Robert Mancha, Leon Ferdinand | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio (PF), Dwight Joubert (C) Robert Bartlett, Jimmy Jones | |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Bruce Johnston misses the free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:50 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Fowler | 25-24 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Harold Fowler is hacked by Dwight Joubert - foul #1 on Dwight Joubert, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:22 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Leon Osorio is denied by Tommy Haupt | 25-24 |
| 05:21 | Virginia | Robert Marmon pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | Robert Marmon buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Richard Bostick | 27-24 |
| 04:59 | Southern Cal | Bruce Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett (PG) Bruce Johnston | |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Harold Fowler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Bostick | 29-24 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio is hacked by Tommy Haupt - foul #2 on Tommy Haupt, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:33 | Virginia | Harold Fowler grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Harold Fowler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Dwight Joubert - foul #2 on Dwight Joubert, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Maxwell (SF) Tommy Haupt | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones (C) Dwight Joubert | |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Leon Osorio grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | Fred Moses steps in front of the Tyler Durazo pass | 30-24 |
| 03:50 | Virginia | Fred Moses lays it up and in | 32-24 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett is called for 10 seconds | 32-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG) Richard Bostick | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kelly Knapp (SG), Theodore Logsdon (SF), Ronald Spalding (PF) Robert Bartlett, Tyler Durazo, Leon Osorio | |
| 03:13 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones grabs the board | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ralph Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Moses (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Maxwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Marmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Fowler (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jerry McBryar (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Kelly Knapp (fresh) SF - Theodore Logsdon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Spalding (fresh) C - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Kelly Knapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (SG), Tommy Haupt (SF) Fred Moses, Eric Maxwell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dwight Joubert (C) Jimmy Jones | |
| 02:48 | Virginia | Harold Fowler hits a jumper in the paint set up by Tommy Haupt | 34-24 |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | Jerry McBryar drills a fadeaway from the left side | 34-26 |
| 02:21 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-26 |
| 02:20 | Southern Cal | Theodore Logsdon pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Ronald Spalding is hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #1 on Harold Fowler, team foul #9 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Ralph Howard, Tommy Haupt, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett (PG) Jerry McBryar | |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Ronald Spalding makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Ronald Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:42 | Virginia | Richard Bostick scores on a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Kelly Knapp - foul #3 on Kelly Knapp, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG) Clifton Chambers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Durazo (SG), Jimmy Jones (C) Kelly Knapp, Dwight Joubert | |
| 01:42 | Virginia | Richard Bostick misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Richard Bostick picks off the pass by Robert Bartlett in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 01:13 | Virginia | Robert Mancha blows the dunk | 36-28 |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Robert Bartlett loses the dribble to Eric Maxwell | 36-28 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Fred Moses connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Bostick | 39-28 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Leon Ferdinand swats the layup by Ronald Spalding | 39-28 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Ronald Spalding can't tip it in | 39-28 |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Robert Mancha gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Tyler Durazo steals it from Leon Ferdinand | 39-28 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Jones can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Theodore Logsdon snags the offensive board | 39-28 |