| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Peckham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-32 |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gordon Helmuth | 23-34 |
| 19:16 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods tips it home | 25-34 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Purcell - foul #1 on David Purcell, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Heriberto Rosa (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Bill Johnson (C) Quadrees Abdullah, Richard Woods, Joe Diggs, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:51 | Southern Cal | Bill Johnson grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Darrin McWhinney - foul #1 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Peckham (C) Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:01 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker clanks a jumper in the lane | 28-35 |
| 18:00 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah tips it home | 28-37 |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Joe Diggs (PF), Bill Johnson (C) Heriberto Rosa, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:05 | Southern Cal | Curtis Hotaling is called for the reach on Quadrees Abdullah - foul #2 on Curtis Hotaling, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Peckham (C) Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Marc Baird (SF), Brian Rick (PF) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth, Kevin Walker | |
| 16:43 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Espy (SG) Curtis Hotaling | |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Woods | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) C - John Peckham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Espy (fresh) SF - Marc Baird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | Quadrees Abdullah steps in front of the Dikembe Elijah pass | 30-37 |
| 15:44 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah hits the finger roll | 32-37 |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Espy connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Marc Baird | 32-39 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah blows the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Boyle - foul #1 on Stephen Boyle, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SF), Joe Diggs (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Curtis Hotaling (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Kevin Walker (PF) Stephen Boyle, Ralph Espy, Brian Rick, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 14:35 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the paint | 34-42 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Diggs steals the ball from Kevin Walker | 34-42 |
| 14:05 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah's layup is rejected by Marc Baird | 34-42 |
| 14:04 | Southern Cal | David Purcell tips it in | 36-42 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 36-42 |
| 13:44 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tomas Dietrich | 36-42 |
| 13:27 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 13:25 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs tips it but misses | 36-42 |
| 13:23 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 13:07 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird drills a jumper from the left block set up by Curtis Hotaling | 36-44 |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Quadrees Abdullah, Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Brian Rick (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Darrin McWhinney, Kevin Walker, Marc Baird | |
| 12:21 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah is called for 3 seconds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Joe Diggs (PF) Heriberto Rosa, Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:06 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by David Purcell | 38-44 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Peckham - foul #2 on John Peckham, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Espy (SG) Curtis Hotaling | |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) C - John Peckham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Espy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 10:41 | Southern Cal | David Purcell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 10:40 | Southern Cal | John Peckham gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the driving attempt from the right block | 40-47 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | David Purcell takes the ball from Gordon Helmuth | 40-47 |
| 09:24 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah is hacked by Gordon Helmuth - foul #2 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (PG), Heriberto Rosa (SF), Joe Diggs (PF) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Curtis Hotaling (SG), Marc Baird (SF), Kevin Walker (PF) Stephen Boyle, Ralph Espy, Gordon Helmuth, Brian Rick | |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | John Peckham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 08:59 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Darrin McWhinney | 40-47 |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Darrin McWhinney | 40-49 |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Elijah steps in front of the Quadrees Abdullah pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 40-49 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 07:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - Heriberto Rosa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Diggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Baird (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker comes up short on the shot in the paint | 40-52 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling misses the tip | 40-52 |
| 07:05 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Heriberto Rosa | 43-52 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney | 43-55 |
| 06:07 | Southern Cal | The pull-up jumper by Joe Diggs is blocked by Kevin Walker | 43-55 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-55 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Kevin Walker takes the ball from Quadrees Abdullah after a doubleteam | 43-55 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Heriberto Rosa - foul #1 on Heriberto Rosa, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Richard Woods (SF), Bill Johnson (C) Quadrees Abdullah, Heriberto Rosa, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Ralph Espy (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Brian Rick (C) Darrin McWhinney, Curtis Hotaling, Marc Baird, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 05:04 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Joe Diggs | 43-56 |
| 04:43 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Joe Diggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (C) Kevin Walker | |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Boyle | 43-58 |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-58 |
| 03:52 | Southern Cal | Bill Johnson tips it in | 45-58 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | David Purcell grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 45-58 |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods gets the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) C - Bill Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Espy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Joe Diggs (PF), John Peckham (C) Russell Poteete, Kevin Dorrough, Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG), Marc Baird (C) Ralph Espy, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Brian Rick | 46-58 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Peckham | 46-58 |
| 02:04 | Southern Cal | David Purcell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs gets the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Brian Rick denies the turnaround by Quadrees Abdullah | 46-58 |
| 01:41 | Southern Cal | David Purcell tips it home | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:07 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marc Baird - foul #1 on Marc Baird, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Kevin Walker (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Stephen Boyle, Brian Rick, Marc Baird | |
| 01:07 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:07 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:07 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Curtis Hotaling and he's hacked by Richard Woods - foul #3 on Richard Woods, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah scores on a turnaround in the lane | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is hacked by David Purcell in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Purcell, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick (PF) Kevin Walker | |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling is fouled on the floor by Joe Diggs - foul #1 on Joe Diggs, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling jams it set up by Gordon Helmuth | 51-63 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney runs out the clock | 51-63 |