| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kenneth Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Jun (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Mayberry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lenard Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Calvin Engman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Drake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Huang Fang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Anthony Loera inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson is hacked by Calvin Engman - foul #3 on Calvin Engman, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis (PG), Ralph Pierce (SG), James Richardson (PF) Kenneth Thompson, Carmelo Jun, Terry Mayberry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG) Calvin Engman | |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | James Richardson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Huang Fang misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lenard Meyers - foul #2 on Lenard Meyers, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson (PG) Hugo Ellis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Huang Fang misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Huang Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:52 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson is hacked by Olumoi Aujla in the backcourt - foul #1 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| 18:32 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Loera | 47-33 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Huang Fang tips it back up and in | 47-35 |
| 18:04 | Southern Cal | Ralph Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Maynard - foul #2 on Daniel Maynard, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis (PG) Kenneth Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cary (PG), Oscar Villarreal (SF), William Renfroe (C) Olumoi Aujla, Jeffrey Drake, Huang Fang | |
| 17:44 | Southern Cal | Ralph Pierce is whistled for traveling | 47-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson (PG) Hugo Ellis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Ralph Pierce - foul #1 on Ralph Pierce, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to James Richardson | 47-36 |
| 17:07 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Stocking | 47-36 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking hits the finger roll | 47-38 |
| 16:40 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Kenneth Thompson | 49-38 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal hits a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Lenard Meyers - foul #3 on Lenard Meyers, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis (PG), Carmelo Jun (SG), Terry Mayberry (PF), Albert Neal (C) Kenneth Thompson, Ralph Pierce, James Richardson, Lenard Meyers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Huang Fang (C) Jason Cary, William Renfroe | |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:08 | Southern Cal | Terry Mayberry is alone and drills a shot from the left side set up by Carmelo Jun | 51-41 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla double dribbles | 51-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson (PG), Ralph Pierce (SG) Hugo Ellis, Carmelo Jun | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF) Oscar Villarreal | |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Huang Fang picks off the pass by Kenneth Thompson in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kenneth Thompson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Loera (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Mayberry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Olumoi Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Maynard (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Drake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Huang Fang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake is fouled on the floor by Anthony Loera - foul #1 on Anthony Loera, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun (SG), Lenard Meyers (C) Ralph Pierce, Terry Mayberry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Calvin Engman (SG) Olumoi Aujla, Daniel Maynard | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking drills a turnaround from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Drake - foul #2 on Jeffrey Drake, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ralph Pierce (SG), Terry Mayberry (PF) Carmelo Jun, Albert Neal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:59 | Southern Cal | Andrew Stocking steals it from Anthony Loera | 51-43 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Anthony Loera grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Beesley - foul #4 on Mark Beesley, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun (SG), James Richardson (PF), Albert Neal (C) Ralph Pierce, Terry Mayberry, Lenard Meyers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG), William Renfroe (PF) Mark Beesley, Andrew Stocking | |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | William Renfroe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | James Richardson hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Carmelo Jun | 54-45 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Thompson - foul #1 on Kenneth Thompson, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis (PG), Ralph Pierce (SG), Bradley Thrash (SF), Terry Mayberry (PF), Lenard Meyers (C) Kenneth Thompson, Carmelo Jun, Anthony Loera, James Richardson, Albert Neal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Jason Cary (SG) Daniel Maynard, William Renfroe | |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Lenard Meyers is called for the reach on Olumoi Aujla - foul #4 on Lenard Meyers, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Neal (C) Lenard Meyers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF) Jeffrey Drake | |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla hits a jumper near the basket | 54-47 |
| 12:48 | Southern Cal | Albert Neal clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Huang Fang - foul #2 on Huang Fang, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson (PG), Carmelo Jun (SG), Anthony Loera (SF) Hugo Ellis, Ralph Pierce, Bradley Thrash | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF), Andrew Stocking (PF) Oscar Villarreal, Calvin Engman | |
| 12:48 | Southern Cal | Albert Neal makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:48 | Southern Cal | Albert Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Huang Fang can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 56-47 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Albert Neal pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Drake is called for the reach on Carmelo Jun in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Drake, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Richardson (PF), Albert Blair (C) Terry Mayberry, Albert Neal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Engman (PG), Daniel Maynard (SG) Olumoi Aujla, Jason Cary | |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake drills a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Anthony Loera - foul #2 on Anthony Loera, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ralph Pierce (SG), Terry Mayberry (PF) Carmelo Jun, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kenneth Thompson (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Loera (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Mayberry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Blair (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Calvin Engman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Maynard (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Drake (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Stocking (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Huang Fang (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson is hacked by Huang Fang - foul #3 on Huang Fang, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bradley Thrash (SF), James Richardson (PF) Anthony Loera, Terry Mayberry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF), William Renfroe (C) Jeffrey Drake, Huang Fang | |
| 11:41 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 11:41 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses the lay-in | 60-50 |
| 11:18 | Southern Cal | Bradley Thrash pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Calvin Engman steals the ball from James Richardson in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 10:49 | Southern Cal | James Richardson snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | James Richardson can't finish the uncontested layup | 60-50 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Stocking | 60-50 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Daniel Maynard is denied by Bradley Thrash | 60-50 |
| 09:59 | Southern Cal | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 09:34 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ralph Pierce | 63-50 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Oscar Villarreal and he's hacked by Kenneth Thompson - foul #2 on Kenneth Thompson, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis (PG), Carmelo Jun (SG), Anthony Loera (SF), Terry Mayberry (PF), Albert Neal (C) Kenneth Thompson, Ralph Pierce, Bradley Thrash, James Richardson, Albert Blair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Jason Cary (SG), Jeffrey Drake (SF), Huang Fang (C) Daniel Maynard, Oscar Villarreal, Andrew Stocking, William Renfroe | |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:57 | Southern Cal | Albert Neal lays it in | 65-53 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla scores on a jumper from the right block | 65-55 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Cary - foul #1 on Jason Cary, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson (PG) Hugo Ellis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (PF) Calvin Engman | |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Jason Cary drills a floater from the left block set up by Olumoi Aujla | 67-57 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Drake is called for the reach on Anthony Loera - foul #4 on Jeffrey Drake, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers (C) Albert Neal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG) Olumoi Aujla | |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Anthony Loera misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Anthony Loera makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kenneth Thompson (tired) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carmelo Jun (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Loera (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Mayberry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lenard Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Cary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Drake (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Stocking (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Huang Fang (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Huang Fang misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Terry Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Cary - foul #2 on Jason Cary, team foul #11 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis (PG) Kenneth Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG), William Renfroe (PF) Jason Cary, Andrew Stocking | |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 06:59 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 06:40 | Southern Cal | Anthony Loera misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-57 |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers misses the tip | 70-57 |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | Terry Mayberry tips it home | 72-57 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson (PG), Ralph Pierce (SG) Hugo Ellis, Carmelo Jun | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (SG), Calvin Engman (PF) Daniel Maynard, William Renfroe | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla is fouled on the floor by Ralph Pierce - foul #2 on Ralph Pierce, team foul #9 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Richardson (PF) Terry Mayberry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF) Jeffrey Drake | |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 06:17 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers misses the floater from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 05:47 | Southern Cal | James Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 05:25 | Southern Cal | James Richardson hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Thompson | 74-57 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Ralph Pierce - foul #3 on Ralph Pierce, team foul #10 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun (SG), Terry Mayberry (PF) Ralph Pierce, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG), Jason Cary (SF), Andrew Stocking (PF) Olumoi Aujla, Oscar Villarreal, Huang Fang | |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 04:54 | Southern Cal | Andrew Stocking picks off the pass by Terry Mayberry | 74-59 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking's pass is intercepted by Anthony Loera | 74-59 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | Terry Mayberry knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 76-59 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-59 |
| 03:55 | Southern Cal | Terry Mayberry pulls down the rebound | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Thompson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-59 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Jason Cary gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kenneth Thompson (tired) 23 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carmelo Jun (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Loera (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Mayberry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Lenard Meyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Maynard (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Cary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Calvin Engman (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard loses the ball out of bounds | 76-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis (PG), Ralph Pierce (SG), James Richardson (PF) Kenneth Thompson, Carmelo Jun, Terry Mayberry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (SG), Oscar Villarreal (SF), William Renfroe (C) Daniel Maynard, Jason Cary, Calvin Engman | |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Ralph Pierce drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Hugo Ellis | 79-59 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal loses the dribble to Ralph Pierce | 79-59 |
| 02:37 | Southern Cal | James Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bradley Thrash (SF), Albert Neal (C) Anthony Loera, Lenard Meyers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cary (SG), Calvin Engman (C) Mark Beesley, Andrew Stocking | |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Albert Neal denies the turnaround by Oscar Villarreal | 79-59 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla misses the tip | 79-59 |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Bradley Thrash | 79-59 |
| 02:19 | Southern Cal | Bradley Thrash throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Blair (C) James Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Jason Cary is hacked by Albert Neal - foul #1 on Albert Neal, team foul #11 | 79-59 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Jason Cary makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Jason Cary makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Albert Blair misses the lay-in | 79-61 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | William Renfroe gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal knocks in the jumper in the lane | 79-63 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis makes the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Olumoi Aujla - foul #2 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #12 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Richardson (PF) Albert Blair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis misses the free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman pulls down the rebound | 81-63 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Jason Cary scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 81-65 |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Ralph Pierce can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-65 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla gets the rebound | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Hugo Ellis picks off the pass by Olumoi Aujla in the backcourt | 81-65 |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis can't finish the layup | 81-65 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | William Renfroe grabs the defensive rebound | 81-65 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla is hacked by Hugo Ellis - foul #2 on Hugo Ellis, team foul #12 | 81-65 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Ralph Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-67 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bradley Thrash - foul #1 on Bradley Thrash, team foul #13 | 81-67 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Jason Cary makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Albert Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Hugo Ellis runs out the clock | 81-68 |