| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Weidman (fresh) PF - Robert Bogan (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Soule (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Bogan, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:17 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura lays it up and in | 25-26 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Timothy Purpura | 25-29 |
| 18:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner double dribbles | 25-29 |
| 17:41 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura hits the follow up shot | 25-31 |
| 17:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Randall Soule - foul #1 on Randall Soule, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows (SF) Melvin Weidman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura | |
| 17:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze blows the dunk but the foul's on Amos Meadows - foul #2 on Amos Meadows, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Ray Hand (SG), Benjamin Jones (SF) Mitchell Turner, Willie Bruton, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Robert Bogan | 27-32 |
| 16:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 16:49 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the jumpshot from the right side | 27-34 |
| 16:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Hand misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 16:06 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Terence Conger | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Thurman Levis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Hand (fresh) SF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Bogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Amos Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Melvin Weidman (SF), John Peterson (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Thurman Levis, Ray Hand, Benjamin Jones, Robert Bogan, Amos Meadows | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), Randall Soule (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF) Terence Conger, Charles Sanders, Dikembe Awada, William Schwarze | |
| 15:21 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Skinner - foul #4 on Richard Skinner, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows (C) Richard Skinner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:21 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 15:21 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-37 |
| 15:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman tips it back up and in | 29-37 |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Drew Bangs | 29-39 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Reinaldo Medina - foul #2 on Reinaldo Medina, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Sean Turner, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 13:53 | Southern Cal | Melvin Weidman steps in front of the Dikembe Awada pass | 30-39 |
| 13:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville blows the layup | 30-39 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman snags the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 13:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 13:14 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Awada | 33-41 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson loses the dribble to Terence Conger | 33-41 |
| 12:29 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Randall Soule | 33-43 |
| 12:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall Soule picks off the pass by Michael Courville | 33-43 |
| 11:38 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs is hacked by John Peterson - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Thurman Levis (SG), Benjamin Jones (SF), Robert Bogan (PF) Michael Courville, Willie Bruton, Melvin Weidman, Amos Meadows | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Sean Turner (SG), William Schwarze (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Terence Conger, Drew Bangs, Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thurman Levis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Bogan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sean Turner (fresh) SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina hits the finger roll set up by William Schwarze | 33-45 |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 10:53 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina double dribbles | 33-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Randall Soule (SF) Sean Turner, Dikembe Awada | |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Charles Sanders - foul #1 on Charles Sanders, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG) Benjamin Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 09:52 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina tips it back up and in | 36-47 |
| 09:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 09:07 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 08:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan misses long on a shot from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 08:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan hits the follow up shot | 38-49 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina can't finish the layup | 38-49 |
| 08:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan tips it in | 40-49 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thurman Levis - foul #1 on Thurman Levis, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Hand (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Melvin Weidman (SF), Amos Meadows (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Michael Courville, Thurman Levis, Mitchell Turner, Robert Bogan, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), Timothy Purpura (C) Terence Conger, Randall Soule, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 07:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ray Hand (fresh) SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Weidman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Amos Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Drew Bangs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ray Hand - foul #1 on Ray Hand, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Sean Turner (SG) Charles Sanders | |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 06:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows's floater is tipped away by Timothy Purpura | 40-52 |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 06:21 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Drew Bangs | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman is whistled for traveling | 40-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Robert Bogan (PF) Ray Hand, Amos Meadows | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Reinaldo Medina (C) Sean Turner, William Schwarze | |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 40-54 |
| 05:42 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina tips it back up and in | 40-56 |
| 05:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville hits a 3 from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura blows the layup | 43-56 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina tips it back up and in | 43-58 |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Purpura - foul #1 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (SF) Melvin Weidman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (SG), William Schwarze (PF) Drew Bangs, Timothy Purpura | |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders is hacked by Michael Courville - foul #4 on Michael Courville, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (SG), Amos Meadows (C) Willie Bruton, Richard Skinner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SF) Dikembe Awada | |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 04:48 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-60 |
| 04:38 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 04:18 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-60 |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina misses the tip | 44-60 |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze hits the follow up shot | 44-62 |
| 03:56 | Middle Tenn. State | William Schwarze picks off the pass by Michael Courville | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terence Conger | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Courville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thurman Levis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bogan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Amos Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Randall Soule (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Schwarze (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall Soule is called for the reach on Mitchell Turner - foul #2 on Randall Soule, team foul #5 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones (PF), John Peterson (C) Michael Courville, Robert Bogan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (PF), Timothy Purpura (C) William Schwarze, Reinaldo Medina | |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones's pass is intercepted by Terence Conger | 44-64 |
| 03:08 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terence Conger | 44-66 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Randall Soule - foul #3 on Randall Soule, team foul #6 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (SG) Terence Conger | |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Purpura and he's hacked by John Peterson - foul #2 on John Peterson, team foul #8 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Sean Turner (SG), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Randall Soule | |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada makes the free throw | 46-69 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-69 |
| 02:19 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura pulls down the rebound | 46-69 |
| 02:02 | Southern Cal | Mitchell Turner is called for the reach on William Schwarze - foul #2 on Mitchell Turner, team foul #9 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Hand (SG) Mitchell Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:02 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson grabs the board | 46-69 |
| 01:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG) Ray Hand | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Charles Sanders (SG), Randall Soule (SF) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner, Dikembe Awada | |
| 01:16 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Randall Soule | 46-71 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-71 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura is whistled for a carry | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-71 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura gets the rebound | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura misses badly on a floater in the paint | 46-71 |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Amos Meadows | 46-71 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Jones's pass is intercepted by Charles Sanders | 46-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger runs out the clock | 46-71 |