| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Peckham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Hugh Prescott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie Bruck (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Walker (fresh) C - Adam Cornish (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-29 |
| 19:39 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cross | 26-29 |
| 19:11 | Maryland | Jamie Bruck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Woods - foul #1 on Richard Woods, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (PG), Heriberto Rosa (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Joe Diggs | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 19:11 | Maryland | Jamie Bruck makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:11 | Maryland | Jamie Bruck misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:11 | Maryland | Jamie Bruck makes the 3rd free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:49 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete is whistled for traveling | 26-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Joe Diggs (PF), Bill Johnson (C) Heriberto Rosa, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 18:24 | Maryland | Hugh Prescott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 18:22 | Southern Cal | David Purcell gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:04 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah lays it in despite the doubleteam | 28-31 |
| 17:35 | Maryland | Adam Cornish's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Johnson | 28-31 |
| 17:33 | Maryland | Adam Cornish tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 17:07 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 28-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Heriberto Rosa (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Quadrees Abdullah, Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 16:45 | Maryland | Adam Cornish is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Adam Cornish, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (PG), Quadrees Abdullah (SG) David Purcell, Heriberto Rosa | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 16:19 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Quadrees Abdullah out of the doubleteam | 30-33 |
| 16:00 | Maryland | Hugh Prescott connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Walker | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) C - John Peckham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Hugh Prescott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie Bruck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) C - Adam Cornish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah is fouled on the floor by Jamie Bruck - foul #2 on Jamie Bruck, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Heriberto Rosa (SF), Joe Diggs (PF) Russell Poteete, Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 15:08 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 15:07 | Maryland | Hugh Prescott pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 14:42 | Maryland | Jamie Bruck misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 14:18 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is called for traveling | 30-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Quadrees Abdullah, Heriberto Rosa, Joe Diggs, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 13:55 | Maryland | David Purcell steals it from Gerald Walker | 30-35 |
| 13:52 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods lays it up and in on a great pass from David Purcell | 32-35 |
| 13:27 | Maryland | Hugh Prescott makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 13:00 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Jeffrey Cross - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cross, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Joe Diggs (PF), John Peckham (C) Russell Poteete, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jonathan Kunz (PG), Bradly McNair (SF) Hugh Prescott, Jeffrey Cross | |
| 13:00 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:00 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:34 | Maryland | Quadrees Abdullah is called for the reach on Jamie Bruck - foul #1 on Quadrees Abdullah, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SF) Richard Woods | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 12:17 | Maryland | Bradly McNair buries a shot from the left side | 34-39 |
| 12:05 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 34-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Weiland (C) Adam Cornish | |
| 11:44 | Maryland | Jamie Bruck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-39 |
| 11:43 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Russell Poteete (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Jonathan Kunz (fresh) SG - Jamie Bruck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradly McNair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) C - Richard Weiland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Jamie Bruck takes the ball from Russell Poteete | 34-39 |
| 10:57 | Maryland | Russell Poteete is called for the reach on Bradly McNair - foul #1 on Russell Poteete, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs | |
| Subs | Maryland | Hugh Prescott (PG), Jeffrey Cross (SF), Adam Cornish (C) Jamie Bruck, Bradly McNair, Gerald Walker | |
| 10:31 | Maryland | Jeffrey Cross's floater is tipped away by John Peckham | 34-39 |
| 10:30 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Adam Cornish - foul #3 on Adam Cornish, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (PG) David Purcell | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:16 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Adam Cornish | 34-39 |
| 10:06 | Maryland | Hugh Prescott can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 10:04 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 34-39 |
| 09:41 | Maryland | Richard Weiland grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 09:17 | Maryland | Adam Cornish blows the dunk | 34-39 |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Richard Woods | 34-39 |
| 08:46 | Southern Cal | Adam Cornish is called for the reach on Richard Woods - foul #4 on Adam Cornish, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Heriberto Rosa (SF), Joe Diggs (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Russell Poteete, Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jamie Bruck (SG), Gerald Walker (PF), Roland Anthony (C) Jonathan Kunz, Richard Weiland, Adam Cornish | |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Roland Anthony blocks the short jumper by Joe Diggs | 34-39 |
| 08:30 | Maryland | Jeffrey Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:20 | Maryland | Quadrees Abdullah steps in front of the Roland Anthony pass | 34-39 |
| 08:17 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah banks in the layup | 36-39 |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Jamie Bruck misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 07:56 | Maryland | Jeffrey Cross hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 07:32 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SF - Heriberto Rosa (fresh) PF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Hugh Prescott (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie Bruck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cross (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) C - Roland Anthony (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Maryland | Hugh Prescott connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamie Bruck | 39-44 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Hugh Prescott - foul #1 on Hugh Prescott, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SF), John Peckham (C) Heriberto Rosa, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | Maryland | Floyd McKeone (PG), Bradly McNair (SF), Adam Cornish (C) Hugh Prescott, Jeffrey Cross, Roland Anthony | |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 07:03 | Maryland | Gerald Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 06:42 | Maryland | Adam Cornish is fouled on the floor by David Purcell - foul #2 on David Purcell, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Joe Diggs | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jonathan Kunz (PG) Floyd McKeone | |
| 06:20 | Maryland | Russell Poteete is called for the reach on Bradly McNair - foul #2 on Russell Poteete, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Joe Diggs (PF) Quadrees Abdullah, Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 06:05 | Maryland | Gerald Walker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 06:04 | Maryland | Adam Cornish tips it home | 40-46 |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Walker - foul #2 on Gerald Walker, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Richard Woods, Joe Diggs | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:26 | Maryland | Jonathan Kunz misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 05:25 | Maryland | Bradly McNair misses the tip | 42-46 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 05:03 | Southern Cal | John Peckham is whistled for a carry | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | Maryland | Floyd McKeone (PG), Jeffrey Cross (SF), Richard Weiland (PF) Jonathan Kunz, Bradly McNair, Gerald Walker | |
| 04:47 | Maryland | Jeffrey Cross clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Russell Poteete - foul #3 on Russell Poteete, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Hugh Prescott (PG) Floyd McKeone | |
| 04:47 | Maryland | Jeffrey Cross makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 04:47 | Maryland | Jeffrey Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 04:24 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 04:22 | Maryland | Hugh Prescott snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 03:53 | Maryland | Adam Cornish scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Hugh Prescott | 42-50 |
| 03:28 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Jeffrey Cross - foul #3 on Jeffrey Cross, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Bill Johnson (C) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, John Peckham | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jonathan Kunz (SG), Bradly McNair (SF), Gerald Walker (PF) Jamie Bruck, Jeffrey Cross, Adam Cornish | |
| 03:28 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quadrees Abdullah (tiring) 22 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) C - Bill Johnson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Hugh Prescott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Kunz (fresh) SF - Bradly McNair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Weiland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Maryland | Gerald Walker misses the jump hook in the paint | 45-50 |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Kevin Dorrough | 47-50 |
| 02:34 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Joe Diggs (PF), John Peckham (C) Quadrees Abdullah, Kevin Dorrough, Bill Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jamie Bruck (SG), Jeffrey Cross (SF), Adam Cornish (C) Jonathan Kunz, Bradly McNair, Richard Weiland | |
| 02:07 | Maryland | Jamie Bruck misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the lay-in | 47-50 |
| 01:37 | Maryland | Adam Cornish gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 01:15 | Maryland | Hugh Prescott misses long on a jumper from the left block | 47-50 |
| 01:13 | Maryland | Gerald Walker tips it home | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:07 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is fouled on the floor by Hugh Prescott - foul #2 on Hugh Prescott, team foul #9 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SG) Russell Poteete | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 01:07 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:07 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:46 | Maryland | Jeffrey Cross lays it in on a great pass from Hugh Prescott | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | David Purcell can't connect on a floater from close range | 49-54 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | David Purcell tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Maryland | Jeffrey Cross is called for traveling | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Jamie Bruck - foul #3 on Jamie Bruck, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Maryland | Quadrees Abdullah is called for the reach on Jamie Bruck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Quadrees Abdullah, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| 00:10 | Maryland | Jamie Bruck makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:10 | Maryland | Jamie Bruck makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-56 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | The clock runs out | 53-56 |