| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Scheel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jay Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Struck (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Desilets (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Headley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Louisiana State | Jerry Struck steals the ball from Alan Headley | 20-33 |
| 19:24 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck misses the runner near the basket | 20-33 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets misses the floater from the free throw line | 20-33 |
| 18:55 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Peter Allen | 20-33 |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 20-33 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-33 |
| 17:55 | Southern Cal | John Brown lays it up and in and he's hacked by Timothy Deshields - foul #1 on Timothy Deshields, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| 17:55 | Southern Cal | John Brown makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana State | John Brown steals it from Steven Desilets | 23-33 |
| 17:34 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen lays it in on a nice dish by John Brown | 25-33 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields double dribbles | 25-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk (SF), Anton Verrett (C) Peter Allen, Jerry Struck | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly (PF) Domingo Hernandez | |
| 16:46 | Southern Cal | John Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Cornell Anderson (C) Gary Buckmaster, Alan Headley | |
| 16:29 | Louisiana State | John Brown steals the ball from Timothy Deshields | 25-33 |
| 16:14 | Southern Cal | Anton Verrett misses the runner from the right block | 25-33 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 16:07 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | John Brown is whistled for traveling | 25-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG), Peter Allen (SF) James Scheel, John Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea (SG) Steven Desilets | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Minder (fresh) SG - Jimmy Burk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jay Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Anton Verrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Zachary Odea (fresh) SF - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cornell Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-33 |
| 15:33 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-33 |
| 15:27 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis hits the follow up shot | 27-33 |
| 15:06 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 15:05 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 14:59 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 14:57 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 14:44 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen tips it in | 29-33 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Anton Verrett grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Bobby Minder | 31-33 |
| 13:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Howell, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG), John Brown (SG), Steven Longstreet (SF), Eddie Thornburg (PF), Jerry Struck (C) Bobby Minder, Jimmy Burk, Peter Allen, Jay Lewis, Anton Verrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Steven Desilets (SF), Domingo Hernandez (PF), Alan Headley (C) Robert Howell, Zachary Odea, Jacob Kelly, Cornell Anderson | |
| 13:04 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Alan Headley - foul #3 on Alan Headley, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| 13:04 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:04 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana State | Steven Longstreet is called for the reach on Gary Buckmaster - foul #3 on Steven Longstreet, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Headley | 32-36 |
| 12:01 | Southern Cal | John Brown connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Scheel | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Scheel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Longstreet (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eddie Thornburg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jerry Struck (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Desilets (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Headley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana State | Steven Longstreet is called for the reach on Steven Desilets - foul #4 on Steven Longstreet, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Peter Allen (SF) Steven Longstreet | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 11:25 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 35-36 |
| 11:24 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 11:02 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg blows the dunk | 35-36 |
| 11:00 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley dunks the ball | 35-38 |
| 10:40 | Southern Cal | John Brown can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | James Scheel snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Alan Headley - foul #4 on Alan Headley, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG), Jimmy Burk (SF), Anton Verrett (C) James Scheel, Peter Allen, Jerry Struck | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Zachary Odea (SG), Jacob Kelly (PF), Cornell Anderson (C) Gary Buckmaster, Steven Desilets, Domingo Hernandez, Alan Headley | |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 35-38 |
| 09:45 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis (PF) Eddie Thornburg | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Timothy Deshields | 35-41 |
| 08:43 | Southern Cal | Jacob Kelly is called for the reach on Anton Verrett - foul #2 on Jacob Kelly, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG), Peter Allen (SF) Bobby Minder, John Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Steven Desilets (SF) Robert Howell, Timothy Deshields | |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Anton Verrett - foul #2 on Anton Verrett, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg (PF), Jerry Struck (C) Jay Lewis, Anton Verrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields (SG), Domingo Hernandez (PF), Alan Headley (C) Zachary Odea, Steven Desilets, Cornell Anderson | |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Scheel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Burk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. PF - Eddie Thornburg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jerry Struck (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Headley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Southern Cal | James Scheel scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Burk | 40-43 |
| 07:23 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Allen - foul #1 on Peter Allen, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Brown (SG) Jimmy Burk | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets (SF) Jacob Kelly | |
| 07:23 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 07:23 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 07:23 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Timothy Deshields - foul #2 on Timothy Deshields, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG) Gary Buckmaster | |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 07:03 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 41-45 |
| 06:27 | Southern Cal | John Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Scheel | 43-45 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jerry Struck - foul #1 on Jerry Struck, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk (SF), Jay Lewis (PF), Anton Verrett (C) Peter Allen, Eddie Thornburg, Jerry Struck | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Jacob Kelly (PF) Robert Howell, Domingo Hernandez | |
| 05:58 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:40 | Southern Cal | Timothy Deshields steps in front of the Jimmy Burk pass | 43-47 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley blows the layup | 43-47 |
| 05:21 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Anton Verrett | 43-47 |
| 04:52 | Southern Cal | John Brown drills a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Timothy Deshields - foul #3 on Timothy Deshields, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Minder (PG) James Scheel | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson (C) Alan Headley | |
| 04:52 | Southern Cal | John Brown misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses long on an open jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jay Lewis - foul #2 on Jay Lewis, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Longstreet (SF), Jerry Struck (C) John Brown, Anton Verrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea (SG), Domingo Hernandez (PF) Timothy Deshields, Steven Desilets | |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | Jay Lewis misses the fadeaway from the left side | 45-48 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses long on a floater from the left side | 45-48 |
| 03:53 | Southern Cal | Steven Longstreet grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Minder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Burk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Longstreet (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Jay Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Struck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Odea (fresh) SF - Jacob Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Cornell Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Burk connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Scheel (PG), John Brown (SG), Peter Allen (SF), Eddie Thornburg (PF) Bobby Minder, Jimmy Burk, Steven Longstreet, Jay Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields (SG), Steven Desilets (SF), Alan Headley (C) Zachary Odea, Jacob Kelly, Cornell Anderson | |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | John Brown is hacked by Alan Headley - foul #5 on Alan Headley, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson (C) Alan Headley | |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Jerry Struck - foul #2 on Jerry Struck, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG) Gary Buckmaster | |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen misses the easy layup | 49-53 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG) Robert Howell | |
| 01:36 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez's pass is intercepted by Peter Allen | 49-53 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Peter Allen comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-53 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Jerry Struck misses the tip | 49-53 |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to James Scheel | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | John Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Scheel | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by James Scheel - foul #1 on James Scheel, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Eddie Thornburg snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | John Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | John Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | James Scheel pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | John Brown buries a 3 from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster runs out the clock | 55-56 |