| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Russell Stetler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marcus Barber (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kirkpatrick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Elamin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Marcus Barber inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Cross | 42-35 |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Marcus Barber takes the ball from Travis Smith | 42-35 |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | James Cross lays it in on a nice dish by Marcus Barber | 44-35 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-35 |
| 19:33 | Southern Cal | Marcus Barber snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 19:27 | Southern Cal | Gary Elamin is denied on a layup by Richard Robinson | 44-35 |
| 19:26 | Southern Cal | James Cross tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Russell Stetler steals the ball from Travis Smith in the backcourt | 46-35 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler lays it in | 48-35 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Smith | 48-38 |
| 18:45 | Southern Cal | Charles Halls steps in front of the Russell Stetler pass | 48-38 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Richard Coles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 18:31 | Southern Cal | John Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Travis Smith - foul #2 on Travis Smith, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Travis Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | James Cross grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 17:23 | Southern Cal | Marcus Barber can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Richard Coles - foul #3 on Richard Coles, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Watson (PG), Daniel Wagner (C) Russell Stetler, Gary Elamin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Steven Reed (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Richard Coles, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| 17:23 | Southern Cal | Marcus Barber misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 17:23 | Southern Cal | Marcus Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Eric Gil blows the layup | 50-38 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown tips it back up and in | 50-40 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | David Watson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kirkpatrick | 52-40 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Steven Reed tips it home | 52-42 |
| 16:15 | Southern Cal | James Cross misses the runner from the right block | 52-42 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Eric Gil gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Eric Gil's pass is intercepted by Marcus Barber | 52-42 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | James Cross can't finish the layup | 52-42 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | James Cross grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Watson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marcus Barber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Gil (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | Daniel Wagner misses the lay-in | 52-42 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Eric Gil grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Steven Reed is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Reed, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler (PG), Justin Cordell (SF), Gary Elamin (C) James Cross, Marcus Barber, John Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Richard Robinson (C) Charles Halls, Steven Reed, Gene Nowak, Eric Gil | |
| 15:34 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-42 |
| 15:32 | Southern Cal | Daniel Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 15:23 | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler is hacked by Travis Smith - foul #3 on Travis Smith, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | Daniel Wagner travels with the ball | 52-42 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Travis Smith scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Brown | 52-44 |
| 14:30 | Southern Cal | David Watson scores on a runner from the left block set up by Russell Stetler | 54-44 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Travis Smith | 54-47 |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | Travis Smith is called for the reach on Russell Stetler - foul #4 on Travis Smith, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Sevin (SG), Jerome Andrews (PF) David Watson, Daniel Wagner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Gregory Brown, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Gene Nowak | 54-47 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Jerome Andrews is called for the reach on Richard Coles - foul #2 on Jerome Andrews, team foul #1 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Cross (SG), Marcus Barber (SF), John Kirkpatrick (PF) Russell Stetler, Anthony Sevin, Jerome Andrews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | John Kirkpatrick steals the ball from Richard Coles | 54-47 |
| 13:13 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell buries a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Eric Gil - foul #1 on Eric Gil, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jerome Andrews (C) Gary Elamin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Steven Reed (SF) Larry Millard, Richard Coles | |
| 13:13 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak's pass is intercepted by John Kirkpatrick | 57-47 |
| 12:39 | Southern Cal | James Cross misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-47 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Eric Gil grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Benjamin Abraham (PG) Justin Cordell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison (PF), Richard Robinson (C) Gene Nowak, Eric Gil | |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | John Kirkpatrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler (PG), Daniel Wagner (C) Benjamin Abraham, Jerome Andrews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Wagner | 57-47 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Charles Halls tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Russell Stetler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marcus Barber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Kirkpatrick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Southern Cal | Charles Halls steals it from Marcus Barber | 57-49 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Robinson | 57-52 |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Daniel Wagner steals the ball from Daniel Ellison | 57-52 |
| 10:56 | Southern Cal | Daniel Wagner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 10:29 | Southern Cal | Daniel Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler is hacked by Charles Halls - foul #1 on Charles Halls, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Watson (SG), Justin Cordell (SF), Jerome Andrews (PF), Gary Elamin (C) James Cross, Marcus Barber, John Kirkpatrick, Daniel Wagner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Gregory Brown, Charles Halls, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Larry Millard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gary Elamin | 57-52 |
| 09:52 | Southern Cal | David Watson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Stetler and he's fouled by Eric Gil - foul #2 on Eric Gil, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Sevin (SG) Russell Stetler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Plascencia (PG) Steven Reed | |
| 09:52 | Southern Cal | David Watson makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Larry Millard misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-52 |
| 09:36 | Southern Cal | Gary Elamin grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 09:19 | Southern Cal | Jerome Andrews hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Watson | 62-52 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Richard Coles travels with the ball | 62-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Charles Halls (SG) Adrian Plascencia, Larry Millard | |
| 08:46 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Justin Cordell is denied by Eric Gil | 62-52 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 08:27 | Southern Cal | Gene Nowak steals it from Anthony Sevin | 62-52 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses the floater from the left side | 62-52 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Anthony Sevin gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 07:55 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell blows the dunk | 62-52 |
| 07:54 | Southern Cal | Gary Elamin gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Watson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Sevin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Cordell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerome Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Elamin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gene Nowak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Gil (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Southern Cal | David Watson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 07:44 | Southern Cal | Gary Elamin hits the follow up shot | 64-52 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Richard Coles's pass is intercepted by Jerome Andrews | 64-52 |
| 07:24 | Southern Cal | Anthony Sevin makes the driving attempt in the lane | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Watson - foul #1 on David Watson, team foul #2 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Stetler (PG), James Cross (SG), Marcus Barber (SF), John Kirkpatrick (PF), Daniel Wagner (C) David Watson, Anthony Sevin, Justin Cordell, Jerome Andrews, Gary Elamin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Steven Reed (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Richard Robinson (C) Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Gene Nowak, Eric Gil | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Kirkpatrick | 66-53 |
| 06:48 | Southern Cal | John Kirkpatrick misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Robinson | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Travis Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | John Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 06:16 | Southern Cal | Marcus Barber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Robinson | 66-53 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison loses the dribble to Russell Stetler | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | Marcus Barber can't connect on a floater from the right side | 66-53 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown is hacked by James Cross - foul #1 on James Cross, team foul #3 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gary Elamin (C) Daniel Wagner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF) Gregory Brown, Steven Reed | |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Russell Stetler | 66-53 |
| 04:30 | Southern Cal | James Cross knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Charles Halls - foul #2 on Charles Halls, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Watson (PG), Justin Cordell (SF) Russell Stetler, Marcus Barber | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG), Steven Reed (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| 04:30 | Southern Cal | James Cross makes the free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Steven Reed can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on John Kirkpatrick, team foul #4 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Sevin (SG), Daniel Wagner (PF) James Cross, John Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gene Nowak (C) Eric Gil | |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | David Watson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-55 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell tips it back up and in | 71-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Sevin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Cordell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Elamin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Millard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Nowak (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses short on a floater from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 03:30 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell grabs the board | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Anthony Sevin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Watson | 74-55 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Steven Reed is denied by Gary Elamin | 74-55 |
| 03:08 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-55 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-55 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Daniel Wagner gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Richard Coles is called for the reach on Justin Cordell - foul #4 on Richard Coles, team foul #10 | 76-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Benjamin Abraham (PG), Jerome Andrews (PF), Cory Bayles (C) David Watson, Daniel Wagner, Gary Elamin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Jack Reger (SF), Eric Gil (PF) Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Steven Reed | |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Justin Cordell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Jerome Andrews picks off the pass by Jack Reger | 78-55 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Anthony Sevin drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-55 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Cory Bayles steps in front of the Larry Millard pass | 81-55 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Anthony Sevin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-55 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Gene Nowak | 81-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Larry Millard is hacked by Cory Bayles - foul #1 on Cory Bayles, team foul #5 | 81-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Watson (PG), Daniel Wagner (PF) Benjamin Abraham, Cory Bayles | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Reed (SF) Jack Reger | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Eric Gil hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jerome Andrews - foul #3 on Jerome Andrews, team foul #6 | 81-55 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Eric Gil makes the 1st free throw | 81-56 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Eric Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 81-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Daniel Wagner drills a shot from close range set up by Justin Cordell and he's hacked by Eric Gil - foul #3 on Eric Gil, team foul #11 | 83-57 |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Daniel Wagner misses the free throw | 83-57 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Steven Reed pulls down the rebound | 83-57 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 83-57 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Steven Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 83-57 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Steven Reed drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 83-59 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | David Watson runs out the clock | 83-59 |