| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Grayson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Tracy Lenihan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bennie Ross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Starbuck (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Popp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Diggs | 27-22 |
| 19:31 | Wagner | William Starbuck's pass is intercepted by John Peckham | 27-22 |
| 19:13 | Southern Cal | David Purcell slams it home set up by Quadrees Abdullah | 29-22 |
| 18:48 | Wagner | Tracy Lenihan hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Grayson and he's fouled by Quadrees Abdullah - foul #1 on Quadrees Abdullah, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Richard Woods, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 18:48 | Wagner | Tracy Lenihan misses the free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Joe Diggs | 29-24 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses the turnaround in the paint | 29-24 |
| 18:25 | Southern Cal | David Purcell hits the follow up shot | 31-24 |
| 18:06 | Wagner | Tracy Lenihan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 18:04 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:35 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses short on a shot from the left side | 31-24 |
| 17:33 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Bennie Ross | 31-24 |
| 17:28 | Wagner | Russell Poteete is called for the reach on Bennie Ross - foul #2 on Russell Poteete, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) David Purcell, Quadrees Abdullah, Joe Diggs, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 17:13 | Wagner | William Starbuck connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Tracy Lenihan and he's fouled by Kevin Dorrough - foul #1 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Quadrees Abdullah (SG) Heriberto Rosa, Richard Woods | |
| Subs | Wagner | Arthur Petrowski (SF) Bennie Ross | |
| 17:13 | Wagner | William Starbuck makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:53 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough connects on the jumper from the left block set up by David Purcell | 33-27 |
| 16:45 | Wagner | Russell Poteete takes the ball from Gary Grayson | 33-27 |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah drills a jumper from the left side set up by David Purcell | 35-27 |
| 16:10 | Wagner | Gary Grayson travels with the ball | 35-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Joe Diggs (PF) David Purcell, Quadrees Abdullah, Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Wagner | Ronald Lor (PG), Courtney Brown (SG), Bennie Ross (SF), Dennis Heap (C) Gary Grayson, Tracy Lenihan, William Starbuck, David Popp | |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 15:40 | Wagner | Courtney Brown grabs the board | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Russell Poteete (fresh) SG - Heriberto Rosa (fresh) SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Ronald Lor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Courtney Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bennie Ross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Petrowski (fresh) C - Dennis Heap (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Wagner | The short jumper by Dennis Heap is denied by Joe Diggs | 35-27 |
| 15:23 | Southern Cal | John Peckham snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 14:58 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods can't connect on a runner from the left block | 35-27 |
| 14:57 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Dennis Heap | 35-27 |
| 14:41 | Wagner | Arthur Petrowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Russell Poteete | 35-27 |
| 14:14 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 14:13 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete gets the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | Dennis Heap steps in front of the Joe Diggs pass | 35-27 |
| 13:39 | Wagner | Dennis Heap is called for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Bill Johnson (C) Heriberto Rosa, Richard Woods, Joe Diggs, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Grayson (PG), Tracy Lenihan (SG), William Starbuck (PF), David Popp (C) Ronald Lor, Bennie Ross, Arthur Petrowski, Dennis Heap | |
| 13:11 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Purcell and he's hacked by Courtney Brown - foul #1 on Courtney Brown, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Wagner | Danny Huffman (SF) Courtney Brown | |
| 13:11 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 12:52 | Wagner | Tracy Lenihan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 12:50 | Wagner | William Starbuck tips it in | 38-29 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Bill Johnson can't finish the layup | 38-29 |
| 12:22 | Wagner | Gary Grayson pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 12:02 | Wagner | Gary Grayson makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Tracy Lenihan | 38-31 |
| 11:36 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is hacked by Gary Grayson - foul #2 on Gary Grayson, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Joe Diggs (PF), John Peckham (C) Russell Poteete, Kevin Dorrough, Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Wagner | Bennie Ross (SF) Danny Huffman | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Grayson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Lenihan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bennie Ross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Starbuck (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - David Popp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah drills a jump hook near the basket | 40-31 |
| 11:09 | Wagner | Bennie Ross misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-31 |
| 11:08 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Tracy Lenihan - foul #3 on Tracy Lenihan, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SF) Richard Woods | |
| Subs | Wagner | Arthur Petrowski (PF) William Starbuck | |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:48 | Wagner | David Popp grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 10:33 | Wagner | Arthur Petrowski misses the shot from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 10:04 | Wagner | Arthur Petrowski grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 09:41 | Wagner | David Popp hits a jumpshot from the left side | 40-33 |
| 09:16 | Southern Cal | John Peckham is fouled on the floor by Gary Grayson - foul #3 on Gary Grayson, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Russell Poteete, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Wagner | Ronald Lor (PG), Courtney Brown (SG), Danny Huffman (SF), Dennis Heap (C) Gary Grayson, Tracy Lenihan, Bennie Ross, David Popp | |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is fouled on the floor by Arthur Petrowski - foul #2 on Arthur Petrowski, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Peckham (C) Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Wagner | William Starbuck (PF) Danny Huffman | |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods blows the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Heap - foul #1 on Dennis Heap, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 08:36 | Wagner | Dennis Heap grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 08:19 | Wagner | Arthur Petrowski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Lor | 41-36 |
| 08:04 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Purcell | 43-36 |
| 07:39 | Wagner | Ronald Lor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Richard Woods, Joe Diggs, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Grayson (PG), Bennie Ross (SF), David Popp (C) Ronald Lor, Arthur Petrowski, Dennis Heap | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 reb. SF - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Grayson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Courtney Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bennie Ross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Starbuck (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - David Popp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 07:23 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 07:08 | Wagner | Courtney Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Courtney Brown picks off the pass by Kevin Dorrough | 45-36 |
| 06:24 | Wagner | David Popp buries a jump hook in the paint | 45-38 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah clanks a shot in the lane | 45-38 |
| 06:03 | Wagner | Bennie Ross snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 05:50 | Wagner | David Popp scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Grayson | 45-40 |
| 05:50 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Joe Diggs (PF), John Peckham (C) Russell Poteete, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Wagner | Tracy Lenihan (SG) Courtney Brown | |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses the lay-in | 45-40 |
| 05:33 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs gets the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | William Starbuck swats the shot by Quadrees Abdullah | 45-40 |
| 05:05 | Wagner | Tracy Lenihan gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 04:59 | Wagner | William Starbuck misses the lay-in | 45-40 |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | John Peckham snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 04:56 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is hacked by Gary Grayson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Grayson, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SF) Richard Woods | |
| Subs | Wagner | Arthur Petrowski (PF) William Starbuck | |
| 04:56 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 04:56 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 04:56 | Wagner | David Popp pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 04:38 | Wagner | David Purcell is called for the reach on Gary Grayson - foul #2 on David Purcell, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| 04:29 | Wagner | Gary Grayson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is fouled on the floor by Arthur Petrowski - foul #3 on Arthur Petrowski, team foul #8 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Wagner | Dennis Heap (PF) Bennie Ross | |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 03:52 | Wagner | Gary Grayson is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF) Russell Poteete | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | David Purcell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-40 |
| 03:24 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (tiring) 25 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Diggs (tiring) 5 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Grayson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tracy Lenihan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Petrowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Heap (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Popp (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods is fouled on the floor by Arthur Petrowski - foul #4 on Arthur Petrowski, team foul #9 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG) Quadrees Abdullah | |
| Subs | Wagner | Ronald Lor (PG), William Starbuck (PF) Gary Grayson, David Popp | |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Wagner | Tracy Lenihan is fouled on the floor by Richard Woods - foul #1 on Richard Woods, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Richard Woods, Joe Diggs | |
| Subs | Wagner | Courtney Brown (SG), Danny Huffman (SF) Tracy Lenihan, William Starbuck | |
| 02:34 | Wagner | Russell Poteete steals the ball from Arthur Petrowski | 50-40 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses badly on a runner in the paint | 50-40 |
| 02:03 | Wagner | Dennis Heap grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Wagner | Courtney Brown is called for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Joe Diggs (PF) Russell Poteete, Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | David Purcell slams it home and the foul's on Ronald Lor - foul #1 on Ronald Lor, team foul #10 | 52-40 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the free throw | 52-40 |
| 01:20 | Wagner | Arthur Petrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 01:03 | Wagner | Joe Diggs takes the ball from Danny Huffman | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | David Purcell loses the dribble to Ronald Lor | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Wagner | Dennis Heap misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Peckham | 52-40 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | David Purcell runs out the clock | 52-40 |