| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brad Christy (fresh) SF - Kenneth Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Bolt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jason Haines (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Nadeau (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Allen Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Heard (fresh) C - Ralph Danos (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth drills a runner in the lane | 26-25 |
| 19:15 | Prairie View A&M | Tyler Bolt steals it from Douglas Nadeau | 26-25 |
| 18:55 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 18:54 | Prairie View A&M | Allen Morgan gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:38 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Haines's floater is tipped away by Edwin Towery | 26-25 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Allen Morgan steals the ball from Edwin Towery | 26-25 |
| 18:27 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Haines lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Morgan | 26-27 |
| 18:00 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth scores on a turnaround near the basket | 28-27 |
| 17:39 | Prairie View A&M | Allen Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 17:37 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery is fouled on the floor by James Heard - foul #3 on James Heard, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Nathaniel Plemons (PF), John Cunningham (C) Edwin Towery, Robert Booth, Tyler Bolt | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock (PG), Darrick Bottom (SG), Timothy Rollins (PF) Jason Haines, Douglas Nadeau, James Heard | |
| 16:53 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Cunningham | 31-27 |
| 16:36 | Prairie View A&M | Darrick Bottom misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 16:35 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Darrick Bottom - foul #2 on Darrick Bottom, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Dudley McCarthy (SG), Tyler Bolt (C) John Delapaz, Brad Christy, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jason Haines (PG), Jason Eichhorn (SF), Charles Magoon (C) Darrick Bottom, Allen Morgan, Ralph Danos | |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:10 | Prairie View A&M | Charles Magoon gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:53 | Prairie View A&M | Tyler Bolt denies the turnaround by Jason Eichhorn | 32-27 |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dudley McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Sampson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) C - Tyler Bolt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jason Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Babcock (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Eichhorn (fresh) PF - Timothy Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Magoon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt is hacked by Jason Eichhorn - foul #1 on Jason Eichhorn, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Greene (SF), Robert Booth (PF) Kenneth Sampson, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau (SG), James Heard (PF) Fred Babcock, Charles Magoon | |
| 15:18 | Southern Cal | John Greene misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 15:16 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Towery | 32-27 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Dudley McCarthy and he's fouled by James Heard - foul #4 on James Heard, team foul #4 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Charles Magoon (C) James Heard | |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:48 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Haines evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Douglas Nadeau | 35-30 |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | John Greene misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Magoon - foul #1 on Charles Magoon, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Brad Christy (SG), John Cunningham (C) Edwin Towery, Dudley McCarthy, Tyler Bolt | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock (PG), Allen Morgan (SF), Ralph Danos (C) Jason Haines, Jason Eichhorn, Charles Magoon | |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | John Greene makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | John Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:54 | Prairie View A&M | John Delapaz steps in front of the Allen Morgan pass | 37-30 |
| 13:49 | Southern Cal | Brad Christy banks in the layup set up by John Delapaz | 39-30 |
| 13:24 | Prairie View A&M | Allen Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 13:22 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth scores on a shot in the paint | 41-30 |
| 12:51 | Prairie View A&M | Timothy Rollins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Greene - foul #1 on John Greene, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Kenneth Sampson (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF), Tyler Bolt (C) John Delapaz, John Greene, Robert Booth, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jason Haines (PG) Douglas Nadeau | |
| 12:51 | Prairie View A&M | Timothy Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 12:51 | Prairie View A&M | Timothy Rollins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery's floater is knocked away by Ralph Danos | 41-31 |
| 12:32 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 12:30 | Prairie View A&M | Allen Morgan gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 12:25 | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock misses long on a runner in the lane | 41-31 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 11:55 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt is fouled on the floor by Ralph Danos - foul #2 on Ralph Danos, team foul #6 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Darrick Bottom (SG), Jason Eichhorn (PF), Charles Magoon (C) Fred Babcock, Timothy Rollins, Ralph Danos | |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Sampson | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brad Christy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Sampson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) C - Tyler Bolt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jason Haines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrick Bottom (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jason Eichhorn (fresh) C - Charles Magoon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Prairie View A&M | Edwin Towery takes the ball from Jason Haines | 43-31 |
| 10:53 | Southern Cal | Brad Christy comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 10:52 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Charles Magoon | 43-31 |
| 10:26 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Eichhorn knocks in the shot in the lane | 43-33 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons buries a jumper from close range | 45-33 |
| 09:43 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Eichhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Dudley McCarthy (SG), John Greene (SF), Robert Booth (PF), John Cunningham (C) Edwin Towery, Brad Christy, Kenneth Sampson, Nathaniel Plemons, Tyler Bolt | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock (PG), Douglas Nadeau (SG), Timothy Rollins (PF), Ralph Danos (C) Jason Haines, Darrick Bottom, Allen Morgan, Charles Magoon | |
| 09:19 | Southern Cal | Ralph Danos steals it from Robert Booth | 45-33 |
| 09:02 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Danos knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Babcock | 45-35 |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on John Greene - foul #2 on John Greene, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson (SF) John Greene | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman (SF) Jason Eichhorn | |
| 08:16 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Danos knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Fred Babcock | 45-37 |
| 07:55 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Rollins - foul #1 on Timothy Rollins, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Brad Christy (SG), Tyler Bolt (C) John Delapaz, Dudley McCarthy, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jason Haines (PG), James Heard (PF) Fred Babcock, Timothy Rollins | |
| 07:55 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 07:55 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 07:41 | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Heard | 47-40 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 07:11 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt tips it home | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brad Christy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Sampson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Booth (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Bolt (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jason Haines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Nadeau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daren Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Heard (fresh) 4 pf. C - Ralph Danos (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 06:49 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Danos can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Tyler Bolt - foul #2 on Tyler Bolt, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Robert Booth | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock (SG), Allen Morgan (SF) Douglas Nadeau, Daren Freeman | |
| 06:49 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Danos makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:49 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Danos makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:32 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt connects on the shot from the left block | 51-42 |
| 06:08 | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| 05:45 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Haines grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 05:23 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Haines is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 05:21 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Haines grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 05:06 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Danos is denied on a dunk by Kenneth Sampson | 51-42 |
| 05:05 | Prairie View A&M | Allen Morgan misses the tip | 51-42 |
| 05:04 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 04:43 | Southern Cal | Ralph Danos denies the turnaround by Edwin Towery | 51-42 |
| 04:42 | Prairie View A&M | Allen Morgan snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 04:24 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Danos misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 04:22 | Prairie View A&M | James Heard tips it home | 51-44 |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Dudley McCarthy (SG), John Greene (SF), Robert Booth (PF), John Cunningham (C) Edwin Towery, Brad Christy, Kenneth Sampson, Nathaniel Plemons, Tyler Bolt | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Darrick Bottom (PG), Douglas Nadeau (SG), Timothy Rollins (PF), Charles Magoon (C) Jason Haines, Fred Babcock, James Heard, Ralph Danos | |
| 03:41 | Prairie View A&M | Allen Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 03:18 | Southern Cal | Dudley McCarthy grabs the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 02:58 | Prairie View A&M | Charles Magoon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 02:58 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brad Christy (SG), Kenneth Sampson (SF) Dudley McCarthy, John Greene | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jason Haines (PG), James Heard (PF) Darrick Bottom, Charles Magoon | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brad Christy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Sampson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Booth (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - John Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jason Haines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Nadeau (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. PF - James Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Rollins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Prairie View A&M | James Heard drills a shot near the basket | 51-46 |
| 02:43 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Tyler Bolt (C) John Delapaz, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Danos (C) Timothy Rollins | |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth jams it | 53-46 |
| 01:59 | Prairie View A&M | James Heard steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-46 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery buries a jump hook near the basket | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 01:25 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Booth | 57-46 |
| 00:47 | Prairie View A&M | Allen Morgan is hacked by Kenneth Sampson during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Kenneth Sampson, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock (PG), Darrick Bottom (SG), Jason Eichhorn (SF), Timothy Rollins (PF), Charles Magoon (C) Jason Haines, Douglas Nadeau, Allen Morgan, James Heard, Ralph Danos | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Sampson steps in front of the Jason Eichhorn pass | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Brad Christy scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Booth | 60-46 |
| 00:12 | Prairie View A&M | Darrick Bottom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery runs out the clock | 60-46 |