| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Dineen (fresh) SG - William Riley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nicholas Hale (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Duane Church (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Sandoval (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Ogara (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Nicholas Hale inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Howard | Dikembe Banda is called for the reach on Duane Church in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 19:44 | Howard | William Riley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to James Ogara | 28-41 |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Oscar Sandoval can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to James Sykes | 28-41 |
| 19:21 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-41 |
| 19:18 | Howard | David Reeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-41 |
| 19:12 | Southern Cal | James Sykes connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Banda and he's fouled by David Reeves - foul #2 on David Reeves, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 19:12 | Southern Cal | James Sykes makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| 18:57 | Howard | Nicholas Hale knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 30-44 |
| 18:44 | Southern Cal | James Ogara is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Ogara, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler (C) James Sykes | |
| 18:22 | Howard | William Riley is hacked by Oscar Sandoval - foul #3 on Oscar Sandoval, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Peter Knapp (C) David Reeves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), Donald Broder (PF) John Richards, Oscar Sandoval, Dikembe Banda | |
| 18:11 | Howard | William Riley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 30-44 |
| 18:04 | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Bradford (PG), Greg Muldoon (SG) James Dineen, William Riley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:44 | Howard | Peter Knapp misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Drexler - foul #2 on Eugene Drexler, team foul #4 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Norman Thiel (SF) James Ogara | |
| 17:44 | Howard | Peter Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:44 | Howard | Peter Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:29 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sykes (C) Eugene Drexler | |
| 17:16 | Howard | Robert Bradford can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-44 |
| 17:14 | Southern Cal | James Sykes snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Norman Thiel clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Hale - foul #2 on Nicholas Hale, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Howard | William Riley (SG), David Reeves (C) Greg Muldoon, Peter Knapp | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Richards (PG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Donald Wilson, Donald Broder | |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Norman Thiel misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Norman Thiel misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:10 | Howard | Nicholas Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:57 | Howard | William Riley loses the dribble to James Sykes | 32-44 |
| 16:41 | Southern Cal | John Richards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 16:40 | Howard | The rebound goes to Duane Church | 32-44 |
| 16:27 | Howard | William Riley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-44 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Duane Church is called for the reach on Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Duane Church, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Howard | James Dineen (PG), Greg Muldoon (SF), Peter Knapp (C) William Riley, Nicholas Hale, David Reeves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson (SG), James Ogara (SF), Donald Broder (PF), Eugene Drexler (C) Dikembe Banda, Norman Thiel, Dikembe Banda, James Sykes | |
| 15:46 | Southern Cal | Duane Church is called for the reach on Donald Wilson - foul #3 on Duane Church, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Fazio (SF) Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oscar Sandoval (SG) John Richards | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Dineen (fresh) SG - Greg Muldoon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Fazio (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Duane Church (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Knapp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Wilson (fresh) SG - Oscar Sandoval (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Ogara (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Broder (fresh) C - Eugene Drexler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Cal | Oscar Sandoval misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 15:31 | Howard | Duane Church grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 15:26 | Howard | Oscar Sandoval steps in front of the Peter Knapp pass | 35-44 |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson banks in the layup set up by Oscar Sandoval | 35-46 |
| 15:20 | Howard | James Dineen is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Wilson - foul #2 on Donald Wilson, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Richards (PG), James Sykes (C) Donald Wilson, Eugene Drexler | |
| 15:08 | Howard | Duane Church lays it in on a nice dish by James Dineen | 37-46 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Peter Knapp steals the ball from John Richards | 37-46 |
| 14:48 | Howard | Charles Fazio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| Subs | Howard | William Riley (SG) Charles Fazio | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | Duane Church swats the layup by John Richards | 37-46 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Peter Knapp snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 14:29 | Howard | John Richards takes the ball from William Riley in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| 14:27 | Southern Cal | John Richards misses the lay-in | 37-46 |
| 14:26 | Howard | The rebound goes to Peter Knapp | 37-46 |
| 14:20 | Howard | James Dineen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-46 |
| 14:19 | Southern Cal | James Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | John Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 14:02 | Howard | Duane Church grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:42 | Howard | James Dineen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-46 |
| 13:41 | Howard | Duane Church grabs the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 13:24 | Howard | James Ogara takes the ball from Duane Church | 37-46 |
| 13:21 | Southern Cal | James Ogara lays it in | 37-48 |
| 13:10 | Howard | William Riley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-48 |
| 13:09 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Church | 37-48 |
| 12:51 | Howard | Donald Broder steals the ball from James Dineen | 37-48 |
| 12:35 | Southern Cal | John Richards makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Oscar Sandoval | 37-50 |
| 12:32 | Howard | James Dineen is hacked by Donald Broder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Broder, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Bradford (PG), Nicholas Hale (SF), Orlando Martin (PF), David Reeves (C) James Dineen, Greg Muldoon, Duane Church, Peter Knapp | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), Norman Thiel (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Eugene Drexler (C) John Richards, Oscar Sandoval, James Ogara, Donald Broder, James Sykes | |
| 12:27 | Howard | David Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-50 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 11:58 | Howard | Orlando Martin pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:52 | Howard | Eugene Drexler takes the ball from David Reeves | 37-50 |
| 11:48 | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Riley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nicholas Hale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Orlando Martin (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Thiel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 7 pts. C - Eugene Drexler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Howard | Robert Bradford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 11:23 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | William Riley steps in front of the Norman Thiel pass | 37-50 |
| 11:15 | Howard | Robert Bradford lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Riley | 39-50 |
| 11:08 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-50 |
| 11:07 | Howard | The rebound goes to Orlando Martin | 39-50 |
| 10:55 | Howard | William Riley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bradford | 42-50 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Norman Thiel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda can't tip it in | 42-50 |
| 10:47 | Howard | Nicholas Hale grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 10:31 | Howard | Eugene Drexler steps in front of the David Reeves pass | 42-50 |
| 10:17 | Southern Cal | Norman Thiel connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Banda | 42-52 |
| 10:14 | Howard | Robert Bradford is hacked by Dikembe Banda in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Howard | James Dineen (PG), Charles Fazio (SF), Duane Church (PF) William Riley, Nicholas Hale, Orlando Martin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Richards (PG), Oscar Sandoval (SG), James Ogara (SF), Donald Schultz (PF), James Sykes (C) Dikembe Banda, Donald Wilson, Norman Thiel, Dikembe Banda, Eugene Drexler | |
| 10:14 | Howard | Robert Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:14 | Howard | Robert Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Oscar Sandoval connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Ogara | 44-55 |
| 09:48 | Howard | Robert Bradford clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | James Ogara snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 09:41 | Southern Cal | James Sykes misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 44-55 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | James Sykes tips it but misses | 44-55 |
| 09:37 | Southern Cal | James Sykes grabs the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Oscar Sandoval is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Oscar Sandoval, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Greg Muldoon (SG), Peter Knapp (C) Robert Bradford, David Reeves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson (SG), Donald Broder (PF), Eugene Drexler (C) Oscar Sandoval, Donald Schultz, James Sykes | |
| 08:59 | Howard | John Richards picks off the pass by Greg Muldoon | 44-55 |
| 08:54 | Southern Cal | John Richards lays it up and in | 44-57 |
| 08:51 | Howard | Greg Muldoon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| Subs | Howard | William Riley (SG) Charles Fazio | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | James Ogara hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 44-57 |
| 08:27 | Howard | Greg Muldoon gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:07 | Howard | Duane Church throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Nicholas Hale (SF), Orlando Martin (PF), David Reeves (C) Greg Muldoon, Duane Church, Peter Knapp | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda (PG), Norman Thiel (SF), Donald Schultz (PF), James Sykes (C) John Richards, James Ogara, Donald Broder, Eugene Drexler | |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | James Sykes drills a runner in the paint | 44-59 |
| 07:38 | Howard | William Riley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Dineen | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Dineen (tiring) 2 ast. SG - William Riley (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Hale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Orlando Martin (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Norman Thiel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Schultz (fresh) C - James Sykes (tiring) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Norman Thiel buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Banda | 47-62 |
| 07:11 | Howard | William Riley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | James Sykes gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | James Sykes clanks a shot from the right side | 47-62 |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda grabs the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda blows the layup | 47-62 |
| 06:17 | Howard | William Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:09 | Howard | David Reeves drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Dineen | 49-62 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Wilson | 49-65 |
| 05:32 | Howard | William Riley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 05:32 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Bradford (PG), Greg Muldoon (SG), Charles Fazio (SF), Duane Church (PF), Peter Knapp (C) James Dineen, William Riley, Nicholas Hale, Orlando Martin, David Reeves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Richards (PG), Oscar Sandoval (SG), James Ogara (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Eugene Drexler (C) Dikembe Banda, Donald Wilson, Norman Thiel, Donald Schultz, James Sykes | |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler blows the layup | 52-65 |
| 05:13 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to James Ogara | 52-65 |
| 04:54 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Sandoval | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Howard | Charles Fazio is hacked by James Ogara - foul #2 on James Ogara, team foul #9 | 52-67 |
| 04:36 | Howard | Charles Fazio makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 04:36 | Howard | Charles Fazio makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | John Richards hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Peter Knapp - foul #1 on Peter Knapp, team foul #5 | 54-67 |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | John Richards makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | John Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 03:56 | Howard | Robert Bradford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-69 |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | James Ogara pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | James Ogara splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Charles Fazio - foul #2 on Charles Fazio, team foul #6 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Howard | William Riley (SG), Nicholas Hale (SF) Greg Muldoon, Charles Fazio | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda (PG), Donald Broder (PF) John Richards, Dikembe Banda | |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | James Ogara misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | James Ogara makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:47 | Howard | Oscar Sandoval steals it from William Riley in the backcourt | 54-70 |
| 03:33 | Southern Cal | James Ogara scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Broder | 54-72 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Bradford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Riley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Hale (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Duane Church (tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Knapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Sandoval (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Ogara (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Broder (fresh) C - Eugene Drexler (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Howard | Robert Bradford is called for traveling | 54-72 |
| Subs | Howard | James Dineen (PG), David Reeves (C) Robert Bradford, Peter Knapp | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson (SG), Norman Thiel (SF) Oscar Sandoval, James Ogara | |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Norman Thiel double dribbles | 54-72 |
| Subs | Howard | Orlando Martin (PF) Duane Church | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:48 | Howard | Donald Wilson is called for the reach on William Riley - foul #3 on Donald Wilson, team foul #10 | 54-72 |
| 02:48 | Howard | William Riley makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 02:48 | Howard | William Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson loses the dribble to James Dineen | 56-72 |
| 02:06 | Howard | William Riley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Dineen | 59-72 |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-72 |
| 01:38 | Howard | Orlando Martin snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 01:21 | Howard | James Dineen scores on a 3 from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Thiel | 62-74 |
| 00:54 | Howard | William Riley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 00:52 | Howard | Orlando Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Howard | James Dineen is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Nicholas Hale | 65-74 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| Subs | Howard | Duane Church (PF) Orlando Martin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Richards (PG), Oscar Sandoval (SG), James Ogara (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), James Sykes (C) Dikembe Banda, Donald Wilson, Norman Thiel, Donald Broder, Eugene Drexler | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Oscar Sandoval is fouled in the backcourt by William Riley - foul #3 on William Riley, team foul #7 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Millard McBrien (SF), Donald Broder (PF) James Ogara, Dikembe Banda | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Oscar Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Oscar Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:40 | Howard | James Dineen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-76 |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Oscar Sandoval snags the defensive board | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Oscar Sandoval's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-76 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), Norman Thiel (SF), Eugene Drexler (C) John Richards, Oscar Sandoval, Millard McBrien, James Sykes | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Nicholas Hale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda runs out the clock | 65-76 |