| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Dorrough | 19-28 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Jason Shelor steps in front of the Michael Nash pass | 19-28 |
| 19:03 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-28 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 18:43 | Houston | The jump hook by Philip Kelley is blocked by Tomas Dietrich | 19-28 |
| 18:42 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the easy layup | 19-28 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Paul Dunn gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Robert Cantwell can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Tomas Dietrich - foul #1 on Tomas Dietrich, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), David Browning (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Charles Mota (C) Christopher Espinosa, Richard Woods, Jason Shelor, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 18:22 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:22 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Phillip Ross | 20-28 |
| 18:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Paul Dunn grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Paul Dunn makes the floater from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Seymour | 22-31 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Philip Kelley knocks in the floater in the lane | 24-31 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frederick Seymour | 24-34 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Michael Nash comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 24-34 |
| 16:05 | Southern Cal | Charles Mota grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 15:49 | Southern Cal | David Browning misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-34 |
| 15:47 | Southern Cal | Charles Mota tips it but misses | 24-34 |
| 15:46 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross can't tip it in | 24-34 |
| 15:45 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Nash (fairly fresh) C - Philip Kelley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Mota (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Houston | Michael Nash comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Phillip Ross - foul #1 on Phillip Ross, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Alfred Amos (SF), Brian Jackson (C) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Jon Pomeroy (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Irvin Regis (C) Frederick Seymour, David Browning, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, Charles Mota | |
| 15:34 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 15:18 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the lay-in | 26-34 |
| 15:17 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough tips it in | 26-36 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Zhuang Xue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Houston | David Green (C) Michael Nash | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Jason Shelor (SF) Christopher Espinosa, Jon Pomeroy | |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the lay-in | 26-36 |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 14:27 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 14:25 | Houston | David Green grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 14:13 | Houston | John Galaviz misses the lay-in | 26-36 |
| 14:11 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Irvin Regis | 26-36 |
| 13:42 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 13:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Alfred Amos | 26-36 |
| 13:21 | Houston | John Galaviz misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 13:20 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis is hacked by David Green - foul #3 on David Green, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Michael Nash (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, John Galaviz, Alfred Amos, Brian Jackson, David Green | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF) Frederick Seymour, Jason Shelor, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 12:54 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross is called for a charge - foul #2 on Phillip Ross, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Phillip Ross | |
| 12:40 | Houston | Paul Dunn slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Cantwell and he's fouled by Kevin Dorrough - foul #2 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| 12:40 | Houston | Paul Dunn makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Dunn - foul #1 on Paul Dunn, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Jon Pomeroy (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Christopher Espinosa, Richard Woods, Phillip Ross | |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Michael Nash misses short on a floater from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 11:59 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour blows the layup | 29-38 |
| 11:52 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Regis | 29-38 |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Castrejon - foul #1 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Richard Woods (SG) Frederick Seymour, Melvin Gallman | |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Christopher Espinosa is called for the reach on Robert Cantwell - foul #2 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| 11:09 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 11:08 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Castrejon - foul #2 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #4 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Christopher Espinosa, Jon Pomeroy, Phillip Ross | |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Philip Kelley snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 10:42 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-40 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Philip Kelley pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Michael Nash hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Cantwell | 32-40 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Frederick Seymour | 32-42 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Michael Nash is hacked by Irvin Regis - foul #4 on Irvin Regis, team foul #6 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Melvin Gallman, Kevin Dorrough, Irvin Regis | |
| 09:06 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Brian Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 08:54 | Houston | David Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tomas Dietrich - foul #2 on Tomas Dietrich, team foul #7 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Amos (SF) Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jon Pomeroy (SF) Jason Shelor | |
| 08:54 | Houston | David Green misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 08:54 | Houston | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Browning | 33-44 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Brian Jackson blows the layup but the foul's on David Browning - foul #1 on David Browning, team foul #8 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Christopher Espinosa, David Browning, Jon Pomeroy, Phillip Ross | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 08:18 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | John Galaviz steals the ball from Kevin Dorrough | 33-44 |
| 07:45 | Houston | John Galaviz can't finish the layup | 33-44 |
| 07:44 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 33-44 |
| 07:26 | Houston | John Galaviz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alfred Amos (fresh) PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Green (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Brian Jackson is hacked by Kevin Dorrough - foul #3 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #9 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, John Galaviz, Alfred Amos, David Green | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Irvin Regis (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Jason Shelor, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis is fouled on the floor by Philip Kelley - foul #3 on Philip Kelley, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (PF) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG) Christopher Espinosa, David Browning | |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | Michael Nash steps in front of the Melvin Gallman pass | 33-44 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Irvin Regis is called for the reach on Philip Kelley - foul #5 on Irvin Regis, team foul #10 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF), Charles Mota (C) Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| 06:29 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Charles Mota hits a jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Robert Cantwell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Edward Castrejon | 38-46 |
| 05:28 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 05:14 | Southern Cal | Charles Mota hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Frederick Seymour | 38-48 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-48 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Philip Kelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Paul Dunn blows the layup | 38-48 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Edward Castrejon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Nash | 41-48 |
| 04:02 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour scores on a 3 from the right corner | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Houston | Philip Kelley clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Mota - foul #1 on Charles Mota, team foul #11 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SF), Brian Jackson (PF) Robert Cantwell, Paul Dunn, Michael Nash | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Melvin Gallman, Kevin Dorrough, Charles Mota | |
| 03:38 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Amos (SF), David Green (C) Edward Castrejon, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jon Pomeroy (SF) Jason Shelor | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alfred Amos (fresh) PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Green (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Brian Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 03:01 | Southern Cal | David Browning snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 02:36 | Southern Cal | Jon Pomeroy hits a floater from the right side | 43-53 |
| 02:27 | Houston | John Galaviz is fouled on the floor by David Browning - foul #2 on David Browning, team foul #12 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Jason Shelor (SF) David Browning, Jon Pomeroy | |
| 02:27 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:27 | Houston | John Galaviz misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Richard Woods | 44-53 |
| 01:58 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 01:57 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor tips it but misses | 44-53 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Alfred Amos gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Michael Nash (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, John Galaviz, Alfred Amos, Brian Jackson, David Green | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Phillip Ross | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Houston | Robert Cantwell buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Espinosa | 46-55 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Castrejon | 48-55 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Cantwell | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa is hacked by Robert Cantwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich is hacked by Paul Dunn - foul #2 on Paul Dunn, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough is hacked by Michael Nash - foul #3 on Michael Nash, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Michael Nash grabs the board | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-55 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Michael Nash tips it in | 53-55 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa is hacked by Robert Cantwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Philip Kelley loses the dribble to Kevin Dorrough | 53-57 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Castrejon - foul #3 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Edward Castrejon is whistled for traveling | 53-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF) Jason Shelor | |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cantwell - foul #3 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Edward Castrejon drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cantwell | 56-61 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman is hacked by Edward Castrejon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG) Christopher Espinosa | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Cantwell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 56-63 |