| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Keith Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Abram Dedeaux (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Travis Juan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Day (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dale Kinney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Orlandi (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Conboy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Finn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Siegrist (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Orlandi and he's hacked by Travis Juan - foul #2 on Travis Juan, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Rusin (SF) John Finn | |
| 19:48 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Juan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Juan can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Orlandi - foul #1 on John Orlandi, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Juan makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Juan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:18 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Travis Juan - foul #3 on Travis Juan, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley (PF) Travis Juan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 19:18 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:18 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Bowman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 18:53 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:51 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy's pass is intercepted by Keith Bonner in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 18:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner banks in the layup | 36-39 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Abram Dedeaux is called for the reach on John Orlandi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Abram Dedeaux, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Maxfield (C) Douglas Day | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Finn (C) Walter Conboy | |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist dunks the ball set up by John Orlandi | 36-41 |
| 18:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 18:03 | Southern Cal | Donald Rusin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Robinson (PG), Robert Conroy (SG), Ralph Merideth (SF), Justin Switzer (C) Keith Bonner, Abram Dedeaux, Howard Bowman, Ben Lesley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Yetter (SG), Walter Conboy (PF) John Orlandi, Larry Siegrist | |
| 17:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth is hacked by John Finn - foul #4 on John Finn, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Day (C) Justin Switzer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist (C) John Finn | |
| 17:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Rusin - foul #1 on Donald Rusin, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Justin Switzer (PF) Michael Maxfield | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:21 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Dale Kinney | 40-43 |
| 17:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Conroy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | Donald Rusin gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:06 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner (PG) Robert Conroy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| 16:49 | Southern Cal | Kevin Yetter misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 40-43 |
| 16:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Robinson gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Kevin Yetter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Dale Kinney | 40-45 |
| 15:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 15:56 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Keith Bonner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Leo Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Merideth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Switzer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dale Kinney (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Yetter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Rusin (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Conboy (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Siegrist (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Cal | Douglas Day swats the dunk try by Dale Kinney | 40-45 |
| 15:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Day snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 15:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Robinson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 15:30 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy is whistled for a carry | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Conroy (PG), Abram Dedeaux (SG), Howard Bowman (SF), Travis Juan (PF), Ben Lesley (C) Keith Bonner, Leo Robinson, Ralph Merideth, Justin Switzer, Douglas Day | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Orlandi (SG) Kevin Yetter | |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Bowman drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Conroy | 43-45 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Howard Bowman is called for the reach on Donald Rusin - foul #2 on Howard Bowman, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 14:30 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dale Kinney | 43-47 |
| 14:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Conboy - foul #4 on Walter Conboy, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Finn (PF) Walter Conboy | |
| 14:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:15 | Southern Cal | Robert Conroy is called for the reach on John Orlandi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Conroy, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| 14:05 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-47 |
| 14:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 13:44 | Southern Cal | John Finn gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:27 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi scores on a floater from the right side set up by Dale Kinney | 45-49 |
| 13:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Bowman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Siegrist - foul #4 on Larry Siegrist, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner (PG), Michael Maxfield (PF), Justin Switzer (C) Robert Conroy, Travis Juan, Ben Lesley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy (SF) Donald Rusin | |
| 13:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:04 | Southern Cal | John Finn gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:41 | Southern Cal | John Finn connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 12:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Bowman is fouled on the floor by John Finn - foul #5 on John Finn, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Larsen (SF) Howard Bowman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Yetter (SG), Donald Rusin (SF) John Orlandi, John Finn | |
| 12:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Larsen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 12:03 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kevin Yetter | 46-51 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Robinson (SG), Ralph Merideth (SF), Douglas Day (C) Abram Dedeaux, Joseph Larsen, Justin Switzer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Donald Rusin is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 11:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Keith Bonner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Leo Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Merideth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Maxfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Day (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dale Kinney (tired) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Yetter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Rusin (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Conboy (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Siegrist (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leo Robinson | 49-51 |
| 11:29 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 11:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 11:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Day hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 11:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Keith Bonner steps in front of the Donald Rusin pass in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 10:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Maxfield knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Leo Robinson | 53-51 |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Robinson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 10:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Day | 53-53 |
| 09:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 09:45 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:42 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Conroy (PG), Abram Dedeaux (SG), Howard Bowman (SF), Travis Juan (PF), Ben Lesley (C) Keith Bonner, Leo Robinson, Ralph Merideth, Michael Maxfield, Douglas Day | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Orlandi (SG) Kevin Yetter | |
| 09:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Bowman blows the dunk | 53-53 |
| 09:29 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Rusin | 53-53 |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 08:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Conroy buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Abram Dedeaux | 56-55 |
| 08:54 | Southern Cal | Abram Dedeaux is called for the reach on John Orlandi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abram Dedeaux, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner (PG) Abram Dedeaux | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-55 |
| 08:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 56-55 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 08:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 07:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner is whistled for a carry | 56-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux (SG), Joseph Larsen (SF), Justin Switzer (C) Robert Conroy, Howard Bowman, Ben Lesley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Yetter (SG) Dale Kinney | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Keith Bonner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 stl. SG - Abram Dedeaux (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Larsen (fresh) PF - Travis Juan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Switzer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Orlandi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Yetter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Rusin (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Conboy (very tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Siegrist (tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Walter Conboy knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Orlandi | 56-58 |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-58 |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-58 |
| 06:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Juan grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 06:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Justin Switzer misses the lay-in | 56-58 |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-61 |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner is hacked by Walter Conboy - foul #5 on Walter Conboy, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Robinson (SG), Howard Bowman (SF), Michael Maxfield (PF), Douglas Day (C) Abram Dedeaux, Joseph Larsen, Travis Juan, Justin Switzer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney (PG), James Hawkins (C) Kevin Yetter, Walter Conboy | |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:40 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 05:37 | Southern Cal | Donald Rusin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth (SG) Keith Bonner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Maxfield misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Dale Kinney - foul #2 on Dale Kinney, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| 05:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Maxfield misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Maxfield misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:18 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:57 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 04:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth is fouled on the floor by John Orlandi - foul #2 on John Orlandi, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley (PF) Michael Maxfield | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Yetter (SG) John Orlandi | |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-63 |
| 04:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | James Hawkins gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist loses the dribble to Ralph Merideth | 57-63 |
| 04:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Merideth misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-63 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | James Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:52 | Southern Cal | Ben Lesley denies the turnaround by Larry Siegrist | 57-63 |
| 03:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Bowman pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ralph Merideth (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Leo Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bowman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ben Lesley (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dale Kinney (tired) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Yetter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Rusin (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Siegrist (very tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Robinson is called for traveling | 57-63 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner (PG), Michael Maxfield (C) Ralph Merideth, Douglas Day | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert White (PF) James Hawkins | |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Robert White is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Robinson - foul #2 on Leo Robinson, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 03:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Robinson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Bowman | 60-64 |
| 03:17 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney scores on a floater from the right side | 60-66 |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner is hacked by Kevin Yetter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Yetter, team foul #10 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Conroy (SG), Joseph Larsen (SF), Justin Switzer (C) Leo Robinson, Howard Bowman, Ben Lesley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Orlandi (SG) Kevin Yetter | |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 03:01 | Southern Cal | The pull-up jumper by Dale Kinney is blocked by Michael Maxfield | 61-66 |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Larsen grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux (SG), Howard Bowman (SF), Douglas Day (C) Robert Conroy, Joseph Larsen, Justin Switzer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Yetter (SG), James Hawkins (C) Dale Kinney, Robert White | |
| 02:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux is fouled on the floor by Donald Rusin - foul #2 on Donald Rusin, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| 02:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Orlandi, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley (PF) Michael Maxfield | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-66 |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Lesley gets the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Yetter - foul #2 on Kevin Yetter, team foul #13 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Juan (PF) Ben Lesley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney (PG) Kevin Yetter | |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-66 |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | Keith Bonner is called for the reach on Dale Kinney - foul #2 on Keith Bonner, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Yetter (SG) James Hawkins | |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Abram Dedeaux buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Bonner | 66-68 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Hawkins (C) Kevin Yetter | |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | James Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Howard Bowman | 66-68 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Bonner misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-68 |
| 00:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Juan tips it back up and in | 68-68 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Donald Rusin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hawkins swats the dunk try by Travis Juan | 68-68 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Larry Siegrist pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | Dale Kinney's pass is intercepted by Keith Bonner in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Juan connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Howard Bowman and he's hacked by Larry Siegrist - foul #5 on Larry Siegrist, team foul #14 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert White (PF) Larry Siegrist | |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Juan makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Robert White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Day snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Day is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Kinney - foul #3 on Dale Kinney, team foul #15 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Robinson (SG), Ralph Merideth (SF), Michael Maxfield (PF) Abram Dedeaux, Howard Bowman, Travis Juan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Day misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Day makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | John Orlandi misses the fullcourt shot | 72-68 |