| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) PF - Lee Wall (fresh) C - Carl Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fresh) SG - Jeff McCandless (fresh) SF - Frank Tillman (fresh) PF - Osvaldo Giordano (fresh) C - Rick Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Christopher Kenny is called for the reach on Joseph Sobel - foul #1 on Christopher Kenny, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Lee Wall is fouled on the floor by Rick Mitchell - foul #1 on Rick Mitchell, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Sobel | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | Jeff McCandless takes the ball from Robert Tipler | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeff McCandless | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Sobel and he's fouled by Jeff McCandless - foul #1 on Jeff McCandless, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:27 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 3-4 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:50 | Southern Cal | Carl Gibson steals it from Rick Mitchell | 3-4 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is whistled for traveling | 3-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Charles Bogdan (SG), Gerald Witter (SF), Oliver Hightower (PF), Troy Burgess (C) Christopher Kenny, Jeff McCandless, Frank Tillman, Osvaldo Giordano, Rick Mitchell | |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Joseph Sobel denies the turnaround by Troy Burgess | 3-4 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 3-4 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:07 | Southern Cal | Joseph Sobel steps in front of the Troy Burgess pass | 3-4 |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Charles Bogdan steps in front of the Carl Gibson pass | 3-4 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) PF - Lee Wall (fresh) C - Carl Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) SG - Charles Bogdan (fresh) SF - Gerald Witter (fresh) PF - Oliver Hightower (fresh) C - Troy Burgess (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Bogdan and he's fouled by Lee Wall - foul #1 on Lee Wall, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Michael Friend (C) Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:38 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | David Robinson hits a 3 from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:06 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess misses the dunk attempt | 6-7 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Troy Burgess swats the short shot by Michael Friend | 6-7 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Herman Wille pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | David Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-7 |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:24 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia is fouled on the floor by Robert Tipler - foul #1 on Robert Tipler, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, David Robinson, Herman Wille | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Frank Tillman (SF), Osvaldo Giordano (PF), Rick Mitchell (C) Joseph Silvia, Charles Bogdan, Gerald Witter, Oliver Hightower, Troy Burgess | |
| 14:18 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rick Mitchell | 6-10 |
| 13:54 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 13:53 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 6-10 |
| 13:35 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Kenny | 6-10 |
| 13:21 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Leroy Hill | 6-10 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Hill | 8-10 |
| 13:00 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is denied on a layup by Rick Mitchell | 8-13 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the tip | 8-13 |
| 12:48 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Rick Mitchell | 8-15 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Paulson, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Mark Paulson, Leroy Hill, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Michael Friend | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (SG), Oliver Hightower (C) Jeff McCandless, Rick Mitchell | |
| 12:10 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Oliver Hightower | 8-18 |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Herman Wille's floater is knocked away by Oliver Hightower | 8-18 |
| 11:50 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Wille (fresh) C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) SF - Frank Tillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Osvaldo Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Oliver Hightower (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower misses short on a shot in the paint | 8-18 |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | Herman Wille pulls down the rebound | 8-18 |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Tipler, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG) Robert Tipler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan (SG), Gerald Witter (SF), Troy Burgess (C) Christopher Kenny, Frank Tillman, Osvaldo Giordano | |
| 11:26 | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-20 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | David Robinson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 8-20 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson tips it in | 10-20 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF) David Robinson, Herman Wille | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell (C) Oliver Hightower | |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Lee Wall banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnnie Reed | 12-22 |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson snags the defensive board | 12-22 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 12-22 |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel grabs the offensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess snags the defensive board | 12-22 |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia is hacked by Carl Gibson - foul #1 on Carl Gibson, team foul #6 | 12-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Friend (C) Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Frank Tillman (SF), Osvaldo Giordano (PF) Joseph Silvia, Charles Bogdan, Gerald Witter, Troy Burgess | |
| 09:45 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell tips it home | 12-24 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | Michael Friend is fouled on the floor by Rick Mitchell - foul #2 on Rick Mitchell, team foul #4 | 12-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG) Johnnie Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower (C) Rick Mitchell | |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Frank Tillman steps in front of the Leroy Hill pass | 12-24 |
| 08:43 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by Michael Friend - foul #1 on Michael Friend, team foul #7 | 12-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF) Mark Paulson, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (SG), Troy Burgess (C) Jeff McCandless, Oliver Hightower | |
| 08:43 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman misses the free throw | 12-26 |
| 08:43 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess snags the offensive board | 12-26 |
| 08:24 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-26 |
| 08:23 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano can't tip it in | 12-26 |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny tips it home | 12-28 |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | Joseph Silvia steals the ball from Michael Friend | 12-28 |
| 07:58 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Silvia | 12-30 |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | David Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 12-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Carl Gibson (C) Michael Zaic, Michael Friend | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan (SG), Gerald Witter (SF) Christopher Kenny, Frank Tillman | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Wille (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Bogdan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Witter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Osvaldo Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Burgess (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan is fouled on the floor by Carl Gibson - foul #2 on Carl Gibson, team foul #8 | 12-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF) David Robinson, Herman Wille, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower (PF) Osvaldo Giordano | |
| 07:29 | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan misses the 1st free throw | 12-30 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Lee Wall pulls down the rebound | 12-30 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Oliver Hightower - foul #1 on Oliver Hightower, team foul #5 | 12-30 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the 1st free throw | 12-30 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-30 |
| 06:57 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Witter | 13-32 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Lee Wall lays it up and in | 15-32 |
| 06:32 | Southern Cal | Leroy Hill steals the ball from Oliver Hightower | 15-32 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Witter - foul #1 on Gerald Witter, team foul #6 | 15-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Friend (C) Leroy Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Frank Tillman (SF), Osvaldo Giordano (PF) Joseph Silvia, Charles Bogdan, Oliver Hightower, Troy Burgess | |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 17-32 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Sobel | 17-32 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson double dribbles | 17-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF) Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-34 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is denied on a layup by Osvaldo Giordano | 17-34 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Frank Tillman | 17-34 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-34 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Michael Friend snags the defensive board | 17-34 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Robinson | 19-34 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Kenny | 19-37 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | David Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Johnnie Reed, Mark Paulson, David Robinson, Herman Wille, Michael Friend | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Charles Bogdan (SG), Oliver Hightower (SF), Troy Burgess (PF), Rick Mitchell (C) Christopher Kenny, Jeff McCandless, Frank Tillman, Osvaldo Giordano, Gerald Witter | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Bogdan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Hightower (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Burgess (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rick Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-37 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler grabs the defensive rebound | 19-37 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Sobel | 21-37 |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Rick Mitchell and he's fouled by Leroy Hill - foul #1 on Leroy Hill, team foul #9 | 21-39 |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess misses the free throw | 21-39 |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel grabs the board | 21-39 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-39 |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Rick Mitchell | 21-39 |
| 02:56 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess misses the easy layup | 21-39 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Leroy Hill | 23-39 |
| 02:17 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess hits the follow up shot | 23-41 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is fouled on the floor by Rick Mitchell - foul #3 on Rick Mitchell, team foul #7 | 23-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG) Leroy Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Roger Failla (SF), Osvaldo Giordano (PF) Charles Bogdan, Oliver Hightower, Rick Mitchell | |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Lee Wall steals the ball from Troy Burgess | 25-41 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Friend (C) Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman (SF), Oliver Hightower (C) Roger Failla, Troy Burgess | |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 25-41 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower tips it in | 25-43 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Tillman - foul #1 on Frank Tillman, team foul #8 | 25-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG), David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF) Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless (SG), Gerald Witter (C) Joseph Silvia, Oliver Hightower | |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Herman Wille | 26-43 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | The jumper by David Robinson is denied by Gerald Witter | 26-43 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed drills a jumpshot from the right side | 28-46 |