| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (fresh) SG - John Colorado (fresh) SF - Larry Rincon (fresh) PF - Donald Skorupski (fresh) C - John Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) SG - Steve Betz (fresh) SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) C - Scott Stemple (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | John Gray comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Scott Stemple - foul #1 on Scott Stemple, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | John Gray makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | John Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Skorupski | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Southern Cal | John Colorado is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Gray | 4-2 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Lewis Brown steps in front of the Steve Betz pass in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Steve Betz knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Patrick Webber | 4-5 |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Colorado | 6-5 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 18:22 | Southern Cal | John Colorado knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Lewis Brown and he's fouled by Carl Richardson - foul #1 on Carl Richardson, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 18:22 | Southern Cal | John Colorado misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Betz | 8-8 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Nicolas Koopman is called for the reach on Lewis Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | John Gray hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Lewis Brown | 10-8 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Steve Betz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | Nicolas Koopman picks off the pass by Donald Skorupski in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber lays it in on a nice dish by Nicolas Koopman | 10-12 |
| 17:07 | Southern Cal | John Gray is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lewis Brown | 12-12 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-12 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Steve Betz gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson buries a fadeaway from the right block | 12-14 |
| 16:37 | Southern Cal | John Gray hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Skorupski | 14-14 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the wide open turnaround in the lane set up by Steve Betz | 14-16 |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the driving attempt in the lane | 14-16 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 14-16 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 14-16 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Gray | 14-16 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG), Tommy Terry (SF), Anthony Murphy (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) John Colorado, Larry Rincon, Donald Skorupski, John Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), William Carter (PF), Lee Merrick (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Hedrick (fresh) SF - Tommy Terry (fresh) PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) SG - James Reed (fresh) SF - James Carey (fresh) PF - William Carter (fresh) C - Lee Merrick (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | James Reed misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 15:46 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 15:17 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Murphy | 17-16 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick is hacked by Lewis Brown - foul #1 on Lewis Brown, team foul #1 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (SG), Donald Skorupski (PF) Lewis Brown, Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Peter Hines (PF) Robert Damron, Lee Merrick | |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 17-16 |
| 14:56 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on Roland Hedrick - foul #1 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #2 | 17-16 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 14:15 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 13:51 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | James Reed snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman loses the dribble to Roland Hedrick | 17-16 |
| 13:31 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Tommy Terry is called for the reach on Peter Hines in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Terry, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Larry Rincon (SF), Anthony Murphy (PF), John Gray (C) Roland Hedrick, Tommy Terry, Donald Skorupski, Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Lee Merrick (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Reed, James Carey, Peter Hines, William Carter | |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Steve Betz is fouled on the floor by Larry Rincon - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber buries a floater from the baseline set up by Steve Betz | 20-18 |
| 12:54 | Southern Cal | Carl Richardson denies the turnaround by John Colorado | 20-18 |
| 12:52 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the tip | 20-18 |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Rincon | 22-18 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Anthony Murphy picks off the pass by Carl Richardson | 22-18 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG), Donald Skorupski (PF) John Colorado, Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Carey (SF), Scott Stemple (C) Robert Damron, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick | |
| 12:09 | Southern Cal | John Gray is open and buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Donald Skorupski | 24-18 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson is hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #1 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Larry Rincon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Hedrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Terry (tiring) PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 2 reb. C - John Gray (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Steve Betz (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Carey (tiring) PF - Carl Richardson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Stemple (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the runner near the basket | 24-20 |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer (C) John Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Peter Hines (PF), William Carter (C) Steve Betz, James Carey, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| 11:27 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-20 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | William Carter gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #2 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (PG), Larry Rincon (SF), Anthony Murphy (PF) Lewis Brown, Tommy Terry, Donald Skorupski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | John Colorado is denied on a layup by William Carter | 24-22 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | James Reed pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG) Nicolas Koopman | |
| 11:02 | Southern Cal | Robert Damron steals the ball from Larry Rincon in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | James Reed hits the finger roll set up by Robert Damron | 24-24 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Patrick Webber is called for the reach on John Colorado - foul #1 on Patrick Webber, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Tommy Terry (SF), John Gray (C) Roland Hedrick, Larry Rincon, Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, Patrick Webber, Peter Hines, William Carter | |
| 10:28 | Southern Cal | John Colorado double dribbles | 24-24 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | John Colorado steals it from Steve Betz | 24-24 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Colorado | 26-24 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the lay-in | 26-24 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson tips it but misses | 26-24 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | James Carey tips it home | 26-26 |
| 09:34 | Southern Cal | Steve Betz steps in front of the John Gray pass | 26-26 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG), Larry Rincon (SF) John Colorado, Tommy Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Reed (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, Steve Betz, James Carey, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | John Gray is whistled for a carry | 26-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer (C) John Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Larry Rincon picks off the pass by Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Patrick Kramer is called for the reach on James Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Kramer, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (PG) Lewis Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Peter Hines | |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 08:23 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Reed - foul #1 on James Reed, team foul #5 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF), John Gray (C) Larry Rincon, Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG) James Reed | |
| 08:23 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 08:23 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman is hacked by John Colorado in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Colorado, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 08:05 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 28-30 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 28-30 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Colorado (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Hedrick (tired) 8 pts. SF - Tommy Terry (tired) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Murphy (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Gray (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Betz (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Carey (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Carter (tiring) | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-30 |
| 07:35 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Larry Rincon (SF), Patrick Kramer (C) Roland Hedrick, Tommy Terry, John Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Carey, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Steve Betz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | John Colorado misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-30 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Patrick Kramer | 28-30 |
| 06:47 | Southern Cal | John Colorado throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Gray (C) Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Peter Hines (PF) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick | |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by John Gray - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF), Donald Skorupski (PF) Larry Rincon, Anthony Murphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG) Robert Damron | |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 06:14 | Southern Cal | John Gray drills a jump hook from the left block | 30-31 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | James Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG), Larry Rincon (SF), Patrick Kramer (C) John Colorado, Tommy Terry, John Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) James Reed, James Carey, Peter Hines, Scott Stemple | |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 05:14 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick is denied on a layup by Carl Richardson | 30-31 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to William Carter | 30-31 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-34 |
| 04:42 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (PG), Tommy Terry (SF), John Gray (C) Lewis Brown, Larry Rincon, Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Peter Hines (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| 04:30 | Southern Cal | John Colorado misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 04:18 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick hits a wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from Peter Hines and he's hacked by John Colorado - foul #2 on John Colorado, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG), Larry Rincon (SF) Roland Hedrick, Tommy Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) Peter Hines | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:35 | Southern Cal | John Colorado clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Lewis Brown (very tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Colorado (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Rincon (tired) 1 ast. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 2 reb. C - John Gray (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Reed (tired) 4 pts. SF - James Carey (tired) 2 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Merrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick is denied on a dunk by John Gray | 32-37 |
| 03:18 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 03:00 | Southern Cal | John Colorado is fouled on the floor by James Reed - foul #2 on James Reed, team foul #6 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF), Patrick Kramer (C) Larry Rincon, John Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), William Carter (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Robert Damron, James Reed, James Carey, Carl Richardson, Lee Merrick | |
| 02:49 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG) Lewis Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (PF) Scott Stemple | |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Roland Hedrick is called for the reach on Steve Betz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #11 | 32-37 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:46 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 02:26 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick loses the dribble to William Carter | 32-37 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 32-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (SF) Tommy Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Stemple (C) William Carter | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman is fouled on the floor by John Colorado - foul #3 on John Colorado, team foul #12 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (PG) John Colorado | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SF) Patrick Webber | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:54 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 32-38 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 32-38 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 32-38 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 01:25 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Damron - foul #1 on Robert Damron, team foul #7 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Gray (C) Patrick Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Steve Betz, Robert Damron, Peter Hines, Scott Stemple | |
| 01:25 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:25 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Nicolas Koopman | 34-40 |
| 00:59 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Richardson | 34-43 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Nicolas Koopman picks off the pass by Anthony Murphy in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Anthony Murphy steals it from Patrick Webber | 34-43 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Murphy | 34-43 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | William Carter blocks the jumper by Roland Hedrick | 34-43 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-43 |