| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Taylor (fresh) SG - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Woolverton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Southwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Odom (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt is hacked by Henry Woolverton - foul #2 on Henry Woolverton, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt loses the dribble to Henry Woolverton | 28-29 |
| 19:26 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton lays it in | 30-29 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | David Taylor grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Jeremy Stoddard picks off the pass by Justin Southwood | 30-29 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard lays it in | 30-31 |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Michael Atwood steals the ball from Stephan Gingrich | 30-31 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Justin Southwood swats the layup by Michael Atwood | 30-31 |
| 18:08 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:43 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 17:29 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Steven Odom | 30-31 |
| 17:15 | Southern Cal | David Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Harris (SG) Stephan Gingrich | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Calvin Davis (C) Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt, Steve Merlino | |
| 17:04 | Houston | Justin Southwood steps in front of the Calvin Davis pass | 30-31 |
| 16:51 | Southern Cal | Calvin Davis steps in front of the John Harris pass | 30-31 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is fouled on the floor by Steven Odom - foul #3 on Steven Odom, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch (PG), Robert Malachowski (C) David Taylor, Steven Odom | |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (SG), Rudolph Smith (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 16:02 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Calvin Davis snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Dennis Retherford clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Rudolph Smith hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Howard Deutsch (fresh) SG - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Woolverton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Justin Southwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Malachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Moose (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Davis (fresh) 5 reb. C - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch misses badly on a floater from the right side | 30-33 |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | John Harris gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski misses the floater from the right block | 30-33 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Rudolph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:50 | Houston | David Brown is fouled on the floor by Howard Deutsch - foul #1 on Howard Deutsch, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Taylor (PG), Stephan Gingrich (SG), Steven Odom (C) Howard Deutsch, John Harris, Robert Malachowski | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Steve Merlino (C) David Brown, Derrick Moose, Dennis Retherford, Calvin Davis, Rudolph Smith | |
| 14:32 | Houston | Steve Merlino is fouled on the floor by Justin Southwood - foul #1 on Justin Southwood, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich makes the 3 from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 13:36 | Southern Cal | David Taylor gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Taylor | 36-33 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Michael Atwood connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 12:41 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses long on a jump hook from close range | 36-36 |
| 12:17 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 12:12 | Southern Cal | David Taylor hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 36-36 |
| 12:10 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez can't throw it down but he's fouled by Justin Southwood - foul #2 on Justin Southwood, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Harris (SG), William Walla (SF), Robert Malachowski (PF) Stephan Gingrich, Henry Woolverton, Justin Southwood | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (PG), Derrick Moose (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Calvin Davis (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt, Steve Merlino | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Dennis Retherford takes the ball from John Harris | 38-38 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Retherford | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Walla (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Malachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Odom (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Moose (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | John Harris misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Derrick Moose - foul #1 on Derrick Moose, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch (PG), Steven Maxwell (C) David Taylor, Steven Odom | |
| Subs | Houston | Rudolph Smith (C) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | John Harris makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | John Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:57 | Houston | David Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derrick Moose | 40-42 |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | Derrick Moose is called for the reach on John Harris - foul #2 on Derrick Moose, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich (SG) John Harris | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF), Steve Merlino (C) David Brown, Derrick Moose, Dennis Retherford, Rudolph Smith | |
| 10:25 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 40-42 |
| 10:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Calvin Davis | 40-42 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Michael Atwood knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Steve Merlino and the foul's on Stephan Gingrich - foul #1 on Stephan Gingrich, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Taylor (PG), Steven Odom (C) Howard Deutsch, Steven Maxwell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:07 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Steve Merlino buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses the floater in the paint | 42-48 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Calvin Davis gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt tips it in | 42-50 |
| 08:54 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Stephan Gingrich and he's hacked by Calvin Davis - foul #2 on Calvin Davis, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton (SF) William Walla | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Dennis Retherford (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Calvin Davis, Steve Merlino | |
| 08:54 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:34 | Houston | David Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 08:26 | Houston | David Brown gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Michael Atwood can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 08:05 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | David Taylor scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Woolverton and the foul's on Dennis Retherford - foul #2 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Harris (SG), Justin Southwood (PF) Stephan Gingrich, Robert Malachowski | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Calvin Davis (C) Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt | |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Calvin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Brown | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Woolverton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Justin Southwood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Odom (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 07:18 | Southern Cal | John Harris hits the follow up shot | 49-53 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Steven Odom steals the ball from Calvin Davis | 49-53 |
| 06:39 | Southern Cal | David Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Odom | 51-53 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Calvin Davis | 51-55 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-55 |
| 06:04 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 05:45 | Houston | John Harris steps in front of the David Brown pass | 53-55 |
| 05:27 | Southern Cal | John Harris misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:22 | Houston | David Brown buries a shot from the left wing set up by Dennis Retherford | 53-57 |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Calvin Davis - foul #3 on Calvin Davis, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch (PG), Stephan Gingrich (SG), William Walla (SF) David Taylor, John Harris, Henry Woolverton | |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Jeremy Stoddard, David Brown, Dennis Retherford, Salvador Gonzalez, Calvin Davis | |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Steve Merlino snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Derrick Moose is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Derrick Moose, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski (C) Steven Odom | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Robert Malachowski is called for the reach on Michael Atwood - foul #2 on Robert Malachowski, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steve Merlino - foul #1 on Steve Merlino, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Howard Deutsch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Derrick Moose comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt tips it back up and in | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Howard Deutsch (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stephan Gingrich (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Walla (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Justin Southwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Malachowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Derrick Moose (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Robert Malachowski misses the jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Rudolph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Derrick Moose buries a shot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Taylor (PG), Henry Woolverton (SF), Steven Odom (C) Howard Deutsch, William Walla, Robert Malachowski | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Derrick Moose, Rudolph Smith | |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Salvador Gonzalez picks off the pass by David Taylor | 57-62 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 02:13 | Southern Cal | Henry Woolverton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Stoddard - foul #3 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Steve Merlino grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:49 | Houston | David Taylor steals the ball from Jeremy Stoddard in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | David Taylor misses the lay-in | 57-62 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-62 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez gets the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the jumper from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Steve Merlino pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Steve Merlino is hacked by Steven Odom - foul #4 on Steven Odom, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood grabs the board | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Justin Southwood makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Michael Atwood is hacked by Stephan Gingrich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephan Gingrich, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SF), Dennis Retherford (PF) Jerome Wyatt, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 00:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stoddard | 59-63 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| 00:25 | Houston | David Brown is hacked by Stephan Gingrich in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephan Gingrich, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| 00:25 | Houston | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:25 | Houston | David Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | David Taylor scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Stephan Gingrich | 62-64 |
| 00:17 | Houston | David Taylor is called for the reach on David Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jerome Wyatt (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Jeremy Stoddard, Dennis Retherford | |
| 00:17 | Houston | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:17 | Houston | David Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Steven Odom gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jerome Wyatt | 62-65 |
| 00:04 | Houston | David Taylor is called for the reach on Jerome Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Dennis Retherford (PF) David Brown, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 00:04 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Stephan Gingrich can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-67 |