| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Robert Ward (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ervin Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Gross (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Evangelista (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Powers (fresh) SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) PF - Ralph Trotter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Dikembe Arakawa inbounds the ball | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Washington State | Gary Murphy misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Ward - foul #2 on Robert Ward, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Johnnie Smith (C) Arthur Powers | |
| 19:44 | Washington State | Gary Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 19:44 | Washington State | Gary Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 19:25 | South Florida | Daniel Brown is called for the reach on Robert Ward - foul #3 on Daniel Brown, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Powers (SG) Johnnie Smith | |
| 19:09 | South Florida | Ervin Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-27 |
| 19:07 | Washington State | Gary Murphy gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 19:05 | Washington State | Daniel Brown is hacked by Robert Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Ward, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | George Hodges (PG) Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:54 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter is fouled on the floor by William Evangelista - foul #1 on William Evangelista, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| 18:43 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Gross - foul #3 on Edward Gross, team foul #4 | 43-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | Peter Barreras (PF) Edward Gross | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:43 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:43 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:24 | South Florida | Peter Barreras hits a turnaround near the basket set up by George Hodges | 45-29 |
| 18:22 | Washington State | Gary Murphy's pass is intercepted by Mark Cannon in the backcourt | 45-29 |
| 18:11 | South Florida | William Evangelista misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 18:10 | Washington State | Daniel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 18:04 | Washington State | Peter Barreras picks off the pass by Gary Murphy in the backcourt | 45-29 |
| 17:43 | South Florida | Peter Barreras is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Peter Barreras, team foul #5 | 45-29 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dan Shanks (SG), Mark Reynolds (SF), Robert Clark (C) Ervin Smith, Mark Cannon, William Evangelista | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:16 | Washington State | Dikembe Arakawa scores on a shot from the free throw line | 45-31 |
| 16:47 | South Florida | George Hodges is hacked by Arthur Powers - foul #1 on Arthur Powers, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Davis (PG), William Evangelista (C) George Hodges, Peter Barreras | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:28 | South Florida | Keith Davis clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 16:26 | Washington State | Daniel Brown gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:10 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter is open but misses the lay-in | 45-31 |
| 16:08 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Dan Shanks | 45-31 |
| 15:59 | South Florida | Keith Davis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 15:58 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter grabs the board | 45-31 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Keith Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Shanks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Evangelista (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Powers (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Arakawa (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Trotter (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Murphy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Washington State | Daniel Brown connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Ralph Trotter | 45-33 |
| 15:17 | South Florida | William Evangelista is hacked by Gary Murphy - foul #1 on Gary Murphy, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Ward (PG), Ervin Smith (SG), Dean Pardo (SF), Edward Gross (PF), Peter Barreras (C) Keith Davis, Dan Shanks, Mark Reynolds, Robert Clark, William Evangelista | |
| Subs | Washington State | Leo Mueller (SG) Arthur Powers | |
| 15:03 | South Florida | Dean Pardo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 15:02 | South Florida | Peter Barreras tips it but misses | 45-33 |
| 15:01 | Washington State | Dikembe Arakawa gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:40 | Washington State | Leo Mueller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 14:38 | South Florida | Dean Pardo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:33 | South Florida | Ervin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-33 |
| 14:31 | South Florida | Edward Gross tips it in | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:24 | Washington State | Daniel Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 14:21 | South Florida | Daniel Brown picks off the pass by Robert Ward in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:03 | Washington State | Daniel Brown is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leo Mueller | 47-39 |
| 13:47 | South Florida | Dikembe Arakawa steals the ball from Ervin Smith | 47-39 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 13:24 | South Florida | Peter Barreras grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 13:19 | South Florida | Ervin Smith drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Barreras and he's fouled by Leo Mueller - foul #4 on Leo Mueller, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | George Hodges (PG), Mark Cannon (SF), William Evangelista (C) Robert Ward, Dean Pardo, Peter Barreras | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Powers (SG) Leo Mueller | |
| 13:19 | South Florida | Ervin Smith makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Cannon - foul #1 on Mark Cannon, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dan Shanks (SG) Ervin Smith | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Daniel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Daniel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:36 | South Florida | Arthur Powers steals it from Edward Gross | 50-41 |
| 12:36 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Ward (PG), Robert Clark (PF), Mark Reynolds (C) George Hodges, Edward Gross, William Evangelista | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 12:22 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Ralph Trotter, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ervin Smith (SG) Dan Shanks | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 12:09 | South Florida | Robert Ward is whistled for a carry | 50-41 |
| Subs | South Florida | Peter Barreras (PF) Mark Reynolds | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 12:06 | Washington State | Mark Cannon is called for the reach on Dikembe Arakawa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Cannon, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Washington State | William Gerdes (SF) Arthur Powers | |
| 12:06 | Washington State | Dikembe Arakawa misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:06 | South Florida | Peter Barreras pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 11:50 | South Florida | Robert Clark can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 11:48 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Cannon | 50-41 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Robert Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ervin Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Barreras (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Arakawa (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Gerdes (fresh) PF - Ralph Trotter (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Murphy (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | South Florida | Robert Clark misses long on a jump hook from close range | 50-41 |
| 11:37 | South Florida | Robert Clark gets the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 11:22 | South Florida | Peter Barreras misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Murphy - foul #2 on Gary Murphy, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dan Shanks (SG), William Evangelista (C) Ervin Smith, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Powers (SG) William Gerdes | |
| 11:22 | South Florida | Peter Barreras makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:22 | South Florida | Peter Barreras makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:02 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 11:00 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter misses the tip | 52-41 |
| 10:59 | South Florida | William Evangelista gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 10:56 | South Florida | Daniel Brown picks off the pass by Robert Ward in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| 10:55 | Washington State | Daniel Brown lays it in | 52-43 |
| 10:41 | South Florida | Peter Barreras drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Evangelista | 54-43 |
| 10:39 | Washington State | Daniel Brown loses the dribble to Mark Cannon in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| 10:27 | South Florida | Dan Shanks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 10:25 | Washington State | Daniel Brown gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:05 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Dikembe Arakawa | 54-45 |
| 09:56 | South Florida | Dan Shanks drills a 3 from straight away | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:37 | Washington State | The short jumper by Ralph Trotter is denied by Peter Barreras | 57-45 |
| 09:35 | South Florida | Dan Shanks grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 09:20 | South Florida | William Evangelista misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 09:18 | South Florida | Robert Ward snags the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 09:07 | South Florida | Peter Barreras comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-45 |
| 09:05 | South Florida | Peter Barreras grabs the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:53 | South Florida | William Evangelista's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | South Florida | George Hodges (PG), Ervin Smith (SG), Mark Reynolds (SF), Edward Gross (PF), Robert Clark (C) Robert Ward, Dan Shanks, Mark Cannon, Peter Barreras, William Evangelista | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:39 | Washington State | Mark Reynolds takes the ball from Daniel Brown | 57-45 |
| 08:23 | South Florida | Ervin Smith makes the floater from the right wing set up by Mark Reynolds | 59-45 |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Daniel Brown clanks a shot from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 08:03 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Mark Reynolds | 59-45 |
| 07:40 | South Florida | Mark Reynolds blows the layup but the foul's on Dikembe Arakawa - foul #3 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Leo Mueller (SG) Arthur Powers | |
| 07:40 | South Florida | Mark Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:40 | South Florida | Mark Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - George Hodges (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Ervin Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (tiring) 26 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leo Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Trotter (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Murphy (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 07:27 | South Florida | Robert Clark pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | South Florida | Ervin Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Reynolds | 63-45 |
| 06:57 | Washington State | George Hodges is called for the reach on Leo Mueller in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Hodges, team foul #8 | 63-45 |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Davis (PG), Dean Pardo (SF), William Evangelista (C) George Hodges, Mark Reynolds, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:57 | Washington State | Leo Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 06:57 | Washington State | Leo Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:28 | South Florida | Ervin Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dan Shanks (SG) Ervin Smith | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:07 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Brown | 63-49 |
| 06:02 | South Florida | Keith Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-49 |
| 05:49 | Washington State | Daniel Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 05:47 | Washington State | Gary Murphy tips it home | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | South Florida | Daniel Brown steals the ball from Dan Shanks | 63-51 |
| 05:27 | Washington State | Daniel Brown can't finish the layup | 63-51 |
| 05:26 | South Florida | The rebound goes to William Evangelista | 63-51 |
| 05:24 | South Florida | Keith Davis is hacked by Daniel Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Brown, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Ward (PG), Mark Cannon (SF) Dan Shanks, Dean Pardo | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 05:24 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-51 |
| 05:24 | South Florida | Keith Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:24 | South Florida | Keith Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 05:00 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-51 |
| 04:58 | South Florida | The rebound goes to William Evangelista | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | South Florida | Robert Ward is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #4 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ervin Smith (SG), Dan Shanks (SF), Peter Barreras (PF), Robert Clark (C) Keith Davis, Mark Cannon, Edward Gross, William Evangelista | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:36 | South Florida | Robert Ward misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:36 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 04:31 | Washington State | Peter Barreras steals it from Leo Mueller | 65-51 |
| 04:08 | South Florida | Ervin Smith is hacked by Ralph Trotter - foul #5 on Ralph Trotter, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Randall (PF) Ralph Trotter | |
| 04:08 | South Florida | Ervin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:08 | South Florida | Ervin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:54 | Washington State | Daniel Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | South Florida | Dan Shanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | South Florida | George Hodges (PG) Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - George Hodges (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Ervin Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Shanks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Peter Barreras (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (tired) 29 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Leo Mueller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Randall (fresh) C - Gary Murphy (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 03:11 | South Florida | Peter Barreras grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 02:48 | South Florida | Peter Barreras knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ervin Smith | 70-54 |
| 02:36 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 02:34 | Washington State | Leo Mueller pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Daniel Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 02:06 | South Florida | George Hodges scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Ervin Smith | 72-57 |
| 01:42 | Washington State | Ervin Smith takes the ball from Daniel Brown | 72-57 |
| 01:37 | South Florida | Ervin Smith lays it up and in | 74-57 |
| 01:15 | Washington State | James Randall's pass is intercepted by Ervin Smith | 74-57 |
| 00:52 | South Florida | Ervin Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Washington State | Daniel Brown scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | South Florida | Dan Shanks knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by George Hodges | 79-60 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-60 |
| 00:16 | South Florida | Robert Clark snags the defensive board | 79-60 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | George Hodges runs out the clock | 79-60 |