| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Fred Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Upchurch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Derosier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Merrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Gilbert Banes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Bouton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Amaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Grill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Wilhoit (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes misses the floater from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 19:38 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker misses the tip | 28-32 |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:33 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Banes steps in front of the Fred Wright pass in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 19:31 | Georgia Southern | John Bouton can't finish the layup | 28-32 |
| 19:29 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:25 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jamie Upchurch | 30-32 |
| 19:05 | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit's pass is intercepted by Jamie Upchurch | 30-32 |
| 18:40 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill lays it in on a nice dish by Fred Wright | 32-32 |
| 18:20 | Georgia Southern | Gregory Merrill picks off the pass by Nicholas Grill | 32-32 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Wilhoit - foul #1 on Michael Wilhoit, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch makes the 3rd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:36 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 17:35 | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit can't tip it in | 35-32 |
| 17:34 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier is hacked by Nicholas Grill - foul #3 on Nicholas Grill, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi (PF), Chuck Noyes (C) Kevin Derosier, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | George Weese (SG), Nicholas Brower (PF), Chad Simpson (C) John Bouton, Nicholas Grill, Michael Wilhoit | |
| 16:50 | Southern Cal | Chad Simpson picks off the pass by Fred Wright | 35-32 |
| 16:33 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Amaker, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Phillips (PG), Dennis Covarrubias (SF) Fred Wright, Jamie Upchurch | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Larry Reilly (SG), Jackie Sailor (PF) Gilbert Banes, John Amaker | |
| 16:11 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 16:10 | Georgia Southern | George Weese pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:03 | Georgia Southern | Larry Reilly is called for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett (SG) Thomas Bolden | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Bouton (SG) Larry Reilly | |
| 15:42 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 15:40 | Georgia Southern | Jackie Sailor grabs the board | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Bissett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Covarrubias (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Noyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - George Weese (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Bouton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Brower (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jackie Sailor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Georgia Southern | John Bouton connects on the jumper from the right side set up by George Weese | 35-34 |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Brower - foul #1 on Nicholas Brower, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Wright (PG), Thomas Bolden (SG), Jamie Upchurch (SF), Kevin Derosier (PF), Gregory Merrill (C) James Phillips, Christopher Bissett, Dennis Covarrubias, Rigoberto Rossi, Chuck Noyes | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes (PG), Francisco Gomez (SG), John Amaker (SF), Nicholas Grill (PF), Michael Wilhoit (C) George Weese, John Bouton, Nicholas Brower, Jackie Sailor, Chad Simpson | |
| 14:56 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden blows the dunk but he's fouled by Francisco Gomez - foul #4 on Francisco Gomez, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Larry Reilly (SG) Francisco Gomez | |
| 14:56 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:56 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:43 | Georgia Southern | Kevin Derosier is called for the reach on Nicholas Grill - foul #2 on Kevin Derosier, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | George Weese (SG) Larry Reilly | |
| 14:36 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker comes up short on the floater from the left side | 37-34 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Fred Wright is denied by Michael Wilhoit | 37-34 |
| 14:07 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Merrill | 37-34 |
| 13:42 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 13:20 | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-34 |
| 13:19 | Georgia Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wilhoit | 40-34 |
| 13:10 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Wright - foul #1 on Fred Wright, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias (SF), Rigoberto Rossi (PF) Jamie Upchurch, Kevin Derosier | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Bouton (SG) George Weese | |
| 13:10 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:10 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Fred Wright connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Covarrubias | 42-36 |
| 12:35 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 12:34 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Grill pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:22 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gilbert Banes | 42-39 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden knocks in the shot from the right side | 44-39 |
| 11:49 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Phillips (PG), Christopher Bissett (SG), Jamie Upchurch (SF), Kevin Derosier (PF), Chuck Noyes (C) Fred Wright, Thomas Bolden, Dennis Covarrubias, Rigoberto Rossi, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | George Weese (PG), Nicholas Brower (SF), Jackie Sailor (PF), Chad Simpson (C) Gilbert Banes, John Amaker, Nicholas Grill, Michael Wilhoit | |
| 11:29 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier is hacked by John Bouton - foul #2 on John Bouton, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Bissett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Upchurch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Derosier (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Chuck Noyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - George Weese (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Bouton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Brower (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jackie Sailor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | John Bouton is called for the reach on Jamie Upchurch - foul #3 on John Bouton, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:11 | Georgia Southern | Jackie Sailor grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 10:53 | Georgia Southern | Jackie Sailor misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 10:51 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 10:21 | Georgia Southern | Jackie Sailor grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:15 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 10:14 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 09:52 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 09:37 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:36 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Chuck Noyes | 47-41 |
| 09:16 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch connects on the jump hook in the paint | 49-41 |
| 09:06 | Georgia Southern | John Bouton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 09:05 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:56 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 08:54 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 08:32 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:27 | Georgia Southern | John Bouton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | James Phillips double dribbles | 49-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Wright (PG), Thomas Bolden (SG), Dennis Covarrubias (SF), Rigoberto Rossi (PF), Gregory Merrill (C) James Phillips, Christopher Bissett, Jamie Upchurch, Kevin Derosier, Chuck Noyes | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes (PG), Francisco Gomez (SG), John Amaker (SF), Nicholas Grill (PF), Michael Wilhoit (C) George Weese, John Bouton, Nicholas Brower, Jackie Sailor, Chad Simpson | |
| 07:35 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker misses short on a runner in the paint | 49-43 |
| 07:34 | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:12 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Grill drills a turnaround in the lane | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Fred Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bolden (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Covarrubias (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Gilbert Banes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Francisco Gomez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Amaker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Grill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Wilhoit (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:55 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-45 |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Merrill | 49-45 |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 51-45 |
| 06:24 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Grill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| 06:08 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias misses the jumper from the left block | 51-45 |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | Fred Wright snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Thomas Bolden | 53-45 |
| 05:24 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Amaker | 53-48 |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | Michael Wilhoit is called for the reach on Fred Wright - foul #2 on Michael Wilhoit, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett (SG), Jamie Upchurch (SF), Chuck Noyes (C) Dennis Covarrubias, Rigoberto Rossi, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower (PF), Chad Simpson (C) Nicholas Grill, Michael Wilhoit | |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | Fred Wright misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:05 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Chad Simpson | 53-48 |
| 04:46 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson misses the lay-in | 53-48 |
| 04:45 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 04:29 | Georgia Southern | Jamie Upchurch takes the ball from Francisco Gomez | 53-48 |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Wright | 55-48 |
| 04:00 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-48 |
| 03:58 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:35 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 55-48 |
| 03:33 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:26 | Georgia Southern | Thomas Bolden is called for the reach on Nicholas Brower - foul #2 on Thomas Bolden, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Phillips (PG), Kevin Derosier (PF), Gregory Merrill (C) Fred Wright, Thomas Bolden, Chuck Noyes | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | George Weese (PG), John Bouton (SG), Larry Reilly (SF), Nicholas Grill (PF), Michael Wilhoit (C) Gilbert Banes, Francisco Gomez, John Amaker, Nicholas Brower, Chad Simpson | |
| 03:08 | Georgia Southern | John Bouton travels with the ball | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Bissett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Upchurch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Derosier (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Merrill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - George Weese (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Bouton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Grill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Wilhoit (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Phillips | 57-48 |
| 02:51 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Wright (PG), Thomas Bolden (SG) James Phillips, Christopher Bissett | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes (PG), Francisco Gomez (SG), John Amaker (SF) George Weese, John Bouton, Larry Reilly | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Georgia Southern | Francisco Gomez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 02:32 | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit tips it home | 57-50 |
| 02:14 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Francisco Gomez - foul #5 on Francisco Gomez, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Bouton (SG) Francisco Gomez | |
| 02:14 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:14 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:05 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jamie Upchurch - foul #2 on Jamie Upchurch, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| 02:05 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:43 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on Michael Wilhoit - foul #3 on Michael Wilhoit, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 01:43 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:40 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | Fred Wright misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Bouton - foul #4 on John Bouton, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | Fred Wright makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | Fred Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:11 | Georgia Southern | John Bouton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Michael Wilhoit - foul #4 on Michael Wilhoit, team foul #12 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Phillips (PG), Christopher Bissett (SG), Dennis Covarrubias (SF), Rigoberto Rossi (PF) Fred Wright, Thomas Bolden, Jamie Upchurch, Kevin Derosier | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | George Weese (PG), Nicholas Brower (SF), Jackie Sailor (PF), Chad Simpson (C) Gilbert Banes, John Amaker, Nicholas Grill, Michael Wilhoit | |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:40 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | James Phillips grabs the board | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Jackie Sailor is called for the reach on Dennis Covarrubias - foul #2 on Jackie Sailor, team foul #13 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes (C) Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Southern | John Bouton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-53 |