| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Arnold Glaze (fresh) SG - Richard Cage (fresh) SF - Michael Manis (fresh) PF - David Rogers (fresh) C - Tim Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fresh) SG - Chris Moore (fresh) SF - Larry Murphy (fresh) PF - Michael Leach (fresh) C - Rolando Ramirez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Virginia Tech | Rolando Ramirez steals it from Tim Franklin | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Southern Cal | Richard Cage is called for the reach on Chris Moore - foul #1 on Richard Cage, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore is denied on a layup by David Rogers | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers hits a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Manis | 5-2 |
| 17:37 | Southern Cal | Michael Leach makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Chris Moore | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze connects on the floater from the left side set up by Tim Franklin | 7-4 |
| 16:58 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oscar Taylor (C) Rolando Ramirez | |
| 16:38 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Manis | 10-4 |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chris Moore | 10-7 |
| 16:09 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arnold Glaze | 12-7 |
| 16:04 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arnold Glaze - foul #1 on Arnold Glaze, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Wolff (PG) Arnold Glaze | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan (PF) Michael Leach | |
| 16:04 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 16:04 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage's pass is intercepted by Larry Murphy | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Wolff (fresh) SG - Richard Cage (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Manis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Tim Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chris Moore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Murphy (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) C - Oscar Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy makes the wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Chris Moore out of the doubleteam | 12-11 |
| 15:06 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis loses the ball out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke (C) Tim Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez (C) Oscar Taylor | |
| 14:52 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 14:51 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Moore | 12-11 |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Richard Cage - foul #2 on Richard Cage, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze (PG), Joel Gilliam (SG) John Wolff, Richard Cage | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 13:55 | Southern Cal | David Rogers denies the turnaround by Rolando Ramirez | 15-13 |
| 13:54 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:46 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze is fouled on the floor by Raymond Cobb - foul #1 on Raymond Cobb, team foul #1 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Leach (PF) Joseph Flanigan | |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Manis | 17-13 |
| 13:16 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael Manis - foul #1 on Michael Manis, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Wolff (PG), Tim Franklin (C) Arnold Glaze, Luis Funke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson (SF) Larry Murphy | |
| 13:16 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 13:16 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 13:01 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Wolff | 19-15 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 12:41 | Virginia Tech | John Wolff gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 12:35 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam is fouled on the floor by Rob Evenson - foul #1 on Rob Evenson, team foul #2 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner (SF), Luis Funke (PF) Michael Manis, David Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eric Parker (SG), Oscar Taylor (C) Chris Moore, Rolando Ramirez | |
| 12:19 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Raymond Cobb | 19-15 |
| 11:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Leach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze (PG) John Wolff | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy (SF) Rob Evenson | |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze travels with the ball | 19-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SF) Joel Gilliam | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan (PF) Michael Leach | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Arnold Glaze (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ebner (fresh) SF - Michael Manis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Luis Funke (fresh) C - Tim Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Parker (fresh) SF - Larry Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) C - Oscar Taylor (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb makes the contested 3 from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 10:47 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Ebner | 21-18 |
| 10:42 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 10:41 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 10:23 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Joseph Flanigan | 21-18 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Luis Funke - foul #1 on Luis Funke, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall (PG), Joel Gilliam (SG), John Wolff (SF), David Rogers (PF), Erik Williams (C) Arnold Glaze, Paul Ebner, Michael Manis, Luis Funke, Tim Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chris Moore (SG), Rolando Ramirez (C) Eric Parker, Oscar Taylor | |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 09:44 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Flanigan takes the ball from Erik Williams | 21-18 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan misses long on a jumper in the paint | 21-18 |
| 09:30 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 09:10 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Philip Hall | 24-18 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb is hacked by Erik Williams - foul #1 on Erik Williams, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SF) Philip Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eric Parker (PG), Rob Evenson (SF), Michael Leach (PF) Raymond Cobb, Larry Murphy, Joseph Flanigan | |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker is fouled on the floor by David Rogers - foul #1 on David Rogers, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze (PG) John Wolff | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Rob Evenson - foul #2 on Rob Evenson, team foul #3 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin (C) Erik Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oscar Taylor (SF) Rob Evenson | |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:00 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Rolando Ramirez | 26-23 |
| 07:49 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Leach - foul #1 on Michael Leach, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb (PG) Chris Moore | |
| 07:49 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:49 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:35 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-23 |
| 07:33 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 07:23 | Virginia Tech | Michael Leach is called for the reach on Michael Manis - foul #2 on Michael Leach, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner (SF) Michael Manis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth (SF), Joseph Flanigan (PF) Michael Leach, Rolando Ramirez | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Arnold Glaze (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Ebner (fresh) PF - David Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Tim Franklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Raymond Cobb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eric Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Hildreth (fresh) PF - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) C - Oscar Taylor (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb travels with the ball | 27-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Wolff (PG), Philip Hall (SG), Luis Funke (PF) Arnold Glaze, Joel Gilliam, David Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy (SF) Alan Hildreth | |
| 06:33 | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-23 |
| 06:31 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 06:24 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Luis Funke | 27-23 |
| 06:20 | Virginia Tech | John Wolff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SG), Michael Manis (SF), Erik Williams (C) Philip Hall, Paul Ebner, Tim Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chris Moore (SG) Eric Parker | |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-23 |
| 06:00 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:42 | Southern Cal | Larry Murphy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 05:23 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Oscar Taylor - foul #1 on Oscar Taylor, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze (PG), David Rogers (PF) John Wolff, Luis Funke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth (SF), Rolando Ramirez (C) Larry Murphy, Oscar Taylor | |
| 05:23 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:23 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:09 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 05:08 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:04 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-23 |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:42 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis misses the fadeaway from the right side | 27-23 |
| 04:25 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Joseph Flanigan | 27-23 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth's pass is intercepted by Arnold Glaze | 27-23 |
| 03:47 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Wolff (PG), Paul Ebner (SF), Luis Funke (PF), Tim Franklin (C) Arnold Glaze, Michael Manis, David Rogers, Erik Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eric Parker (PG), George Peavler (SG), Larry Murphy (SF), Michael Leach (PF) Raymond Cobb, Chris Moore, Alan Hildreth, Joseph Flanigan | |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Paul Ebner steals it from Rolando Ramirez | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Wolff (fresh) SG - Richard Cage (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Ebner (fresh) PF - Luis Funke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tim Franklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Eric Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Peavler (fresh) SF - Larry Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Leach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rolando Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Leach picks off the pass by Tim Franklin | 27-23 |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez hits a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by John Wolff - foul #1 on John Wolff, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Rogers (PF) Luis Funke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Cobb (PG) George Peavler | |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | Rolando Ramirez makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:09 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rolando Ramirez - foul #1 on Rolando Ramirez, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze (PG) John Wolff | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chris Moore (SG), Oscar Taylor (C) Eric Parker, Rolando Ramirez | |
| 02:09 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:09 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Murphy and he's hacked by Richard Cage - foul #3 on Richard Cage, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam (SG), Michael Manis (SF) Richard Cage, Paul Ebner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson (SF) Larry Murphy | |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:22 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Gilliam | 32-29 |
| 01:06 | Southern Cal | Joel Gilliam steals it from Chris Moore | 32-29 |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Tim Franklin drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Arnold Glaze | 34-29 |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Chris Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Glaze gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Raymond Cobb | 34-29 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Rob Evenson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Joel Gilliam and he's hacked by Michael Leach - foul #3 on Michael Leach, team foul #8 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Wolff (PG), Paul Ebner (SF), Luis Funke (C) Arnold Glaze, Michael Manis, Tim Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eric Parker (SG), Larry Murphy (SF), Joseph Flanigan (PF) Chris Moore, Rob Evenson, Michael Leach | |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Ebner | 36-32 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Eric Parker misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-32 |