| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fresh) SG - James Spataro (fresh) SF - Edward McNab (fresh) PF - Brian McLavrin (fresh) C - Charles Ruley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Curtis Berry (fresh) SG - Manuel Rogers (fresh) SF - Joseph Tatum (fresh) PF - Brandon Boyd (fresh) C - Bob Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro hits a shot from the left block set up by Edward McNab | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | South Florida | Joseph Tatum misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Ruley | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | South Florida | Jim Cabell picks off the pass by Bob Carter | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jim Cabell | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd blows the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro is hacked by Manuel Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Rogers, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Brian McLavrin | 6-2 |
| 17:40 | South Florida | Curtis Berry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang (PG), Donald Tarvin (SG), John Farrell (SF), Jamie Decker (PF), Jack Forgey (C) Jim Cabell, James Spataro, Edward McNab, Brian McLavrin, Charles Ruley | |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Wooden (PG), Clyde Larrick (SG), Robert Goodwin (SF), Christopher Freeman (PF), Ahmed Rowden (C) Curtis Berry, Manuel Rogers, Joseph Tatum, Brandon Boyd, Bob Carter | |
| 17:16 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden's layup is rejected by Jack Forgey | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin's pass is intercepted by Terry Wooden | 6-2 |
| 16:26 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), Brian McLavrin (PF) Donald Tarvin, Jack Forgey | |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Manuel Rogers (SG), Rufus Bankston (PF) Terry Wooden, Clyde Larrick, Ahmed Rowden | |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Freeman | 6-2 |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin tips it but misses | 6-2 |
| 16:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker hits the follow up shot | 8-2 |
| 15:37 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allan Yang (fairly fresh) SF - John Farrell (fairly fresh) PF - Brian McLavrin (fresh) C - Jamie Decker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Curtis Berry (fresh) SG - Manuel Rogers (fresh) SF - Robert Goodwin (fairly fresh) PF - Rufus Bankston (fresh) C - Christopher Freeman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Allan Yang | 10-2 |
| 14:51 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin's pass is intercepted by Allan Yang | 10-2 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Rufus Bankston steals the ball from Jim Cabell | 10-2 |
| 14:11 | South Florida | Manuel Rogers clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-2 |
| 14:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 13:47 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell is open but misses the lay-in | 10-2 |
| 13:46 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Christopher Freeman | 10-2 |
| 13:28 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jamie Decker - foul #1 on Jamie Decker, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier (PG), James Spataro (SG), Edward McNab (SF), Jack Forgey (PF), Charles Ruley (C) Jim Cabell, Allan Yang, John Farrell, Brian McLavrin, Jamie Decker | |
| Subs | South Florida | Clyde Larrick (SG), Joseph Tatum (SF), Brandon Boyd (PF), Bob Carter (C) Curtis Berry, Manuel Rogers, Robert Goodwin, Rufus Bankston | |
| 13:28 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 13:28 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 13:06 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-4 |
| 12:47 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman is denied on a layup by Charles Ruley | 13-4 |
| 12:46 | South Florida | Bob Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 12:21 | South Florida | Charles Ruley denies the turnaround by Christopher Freeman | 13-4 |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey gets the rebound | 13-4 |
| 12:08 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Wooden (PG), Dion Gidney (SF), Ahmed Rowden (C) Christopher Freeman, Joseph Tatum, Brandon Boyd | |
| 11:44 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-4 |
| 11:43 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 11:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ahmed Rowden steps in front of the Robert Gaier pass | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Gaier (fairly fresh) SG - James Spataro (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward McNab (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Forgey (fairly fresh) C - Charles Ruley (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Terry Wooden (fresh) SG - Clyde Larrick (fairly fresh) SF - Dion Gidney (fresh) PF - Bob Carter (fairly fresh) C - Ahmed Rowden (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | South Florida | Dion Gidney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), Donald Tarvin (SG), Brian McLavrin (PF) Robert Gaier, James Spataro, Jack Forgey | |
| Subs | South Florida | Brandon Boyd (PF) Bob Carter | |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley drills a floater from close range set up by Jim Cabell | 15-4 |
| 10:32 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-4 |
| 10:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab snags the defensive board | 15-4 |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Clyde Larrick is called for the reach on Jim Cabell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clyde Larrick, team foul #2 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Manuel Rogers (SG), Joseph Tatum (SF) Terry Wooden, Clyde Larrick, Dion Gidney | |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-4 |
| 10:11 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd gets the rebound | 15-4 |
| 09:46 | South Florida | Curtis Berry is fouled on the floor by Jim Cabell - foul #1 on Jim Cabell, team foul #2 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro (SG), John Farrell (SF) Donald Tarvin, Edward McNab | |
| Subs | South Florida | Rufus Bankston (SF), Bob Carter (C) Joseph Tatum, Ahmed Rowden | |
| 09:26 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd is fouled on the floor by Jim Cabell - foul #2 on Jim Cabell, team foul #3 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab (SF), Jamie Decker (C) Jim Cabell, Charles Ruley | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 09:08 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston double dribbles | 15-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Wooden (PG), Clyde Larrick (SG) Curtis Berry, Manuel Rogers | |
| 08:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker misses long on an open shot in the paint | 15-4 |
| 08:49 | South Florida | Bob Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 15-4 |
| 08:27 | South Florida | Terry Wooden clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 15-4 |
| 08:26 | South Florida | Terry Wooden pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-4 |
| 08:14 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-4 |
| 08:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro grabs the board | 15-4 |
| 07:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin lays it in set up by John Farrell | 17-4 |
| 07:24 | South Florida | Bob Carter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-4 |
| 07:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker grabs the board | 17-4 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Farrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Spataro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward McNab (tiring) PF - Brian McLavrin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Decker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Terry Wooden (fairly fresh) SG - Clyde Larrick (fairly fresh) SF - Rufus Bankston (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Boyd (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Carter (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Brandon Boyd - foul #1 on Brandon Boyd, team foul #3 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier (PG), Donald Tarvin (SG), Allan Yang (SF), Jack Forgey (C) John Farrell, James Spataro, Edward McNab, Jamie Decker | |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Joseph Tatum (SG), Robert Goodwin (SF), Dion Gidney (PF), Ahmed Rowden (C) Terry Wooden, Clyde Larrick, Rufus Bankston, Brandon Boyd, Bob Carter | |
| 07:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin misses the 1st free throw | 17-4 |
| 07:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-4 |
| 06:52 | South Florida | Joseph Tatum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-4 |
| 06:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin pulls down the rebound | 18-4 |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Tatum is called for the reach on Donald Tarvin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Tatum, team foul #4 | 18-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley (C) Brian McLavrin | |
| Subs | South Florida | Manuel Rogers (SG) Dion Gidney | |
| 06:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley buries a jump hook from close range | 20-4 |
| 06:03 | South Florida | Manuel Rogers buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Berry | 20-7 |
| 06:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Tatum steals the ball from Donald Tarvin in the backcourt | 20-7 |
| 05:51 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Dion Gidney (PF), Christopher Freeman (C) Joseph Tatum, Ahmed Rowden | |
| 05:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Tarvin | 23-7 |
| 05:26 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-7 |
| 05:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang snags the defensive board | 23-7 |
| 05:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Gaier | 25-7 |
| 04:56 | South Florida | Dion Gidney is fouled on the floor by Donald Tarvin - foul #1 on Donald Tarvin, team foul #4 | 25-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell (PG), James Spataro (SG), Edward McNab (SF), Brian McLavrin (PF), Jamie Decker (C) Robert Gaier, Donald Tarvin, Allan Yang, Jack Forgey, Charles Ruley | |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Wooden (PG), Clyde Larrick (SG), Brandon Boyd (PF) Curtis Berry, Manuel Rogers, Robert Goodwin | |
| 04:39 | South Florida | Clyde Larrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 25-7 |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin snags the defensive board | 25-7 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Wooden - foul #1 on Terry Wooden, team foul #5 | 25-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Rufus Bankston (SF) Brandon Boyd | |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward McNab | 27-7 |
| 04:02 | South Florida | Dion Gidney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-7 |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell grabs the board | 27-7 |
| 03:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin's pass is intercepted by Terry Wooden | 27-7 |
| 03:38 | South Florida | Dion Gidney loses the ball out of bounds | 27-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), Charles Ruley (C) Edward McNab, Jamie Decker | |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Manuel Rogers (SG), Joseph Tatum (SF), Bob Carter (C) Terry Wooden, Clyde Larrick, Dion Gidney, Christopher Freeman | |
| 03:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian McLavrin | 30-7 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Spataro (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Farrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian McLavrin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ruley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Curtis Berry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Tatum (fresh) PF - Rufus Bankston (fairly fresh) C - Bob Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | South Florida | Joseph Tatum loses the ball out of bounds | 30-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab (SF) John Farrell | |
| Subs | South Florida | Brandon Boyd (PF) Rufus Bankston | |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley is hacked by Bob Carter - foul #1 on Bob Carter, team foul #6 | 30-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang (SG), Jack Forgey (PF) James Spataro, Brian McLavrin | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 02:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-7 |
| 02:25 | South Florida | Curtis Berry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-7 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang gets the rebound | 33-7 |
| 02:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell is whistled for a carry | 33-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro (SG), John Farrell (SF), Jamie Decker (PF) Allan Yang, Edward McNab, Charles Ruley | |
| Subs | South Florida | Clyde Larrick (SG), Robert Goodwin (SF), Ahmed Rowden (C) Manuel Rogers, Joseph Tatum, Bob Carter | |
| 01:44 | South Florida | A charge is called on Clyde Larrick - foul #2 on Clyde Larrick, team foul #7 | 33-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin (PF) Jack Forgey | |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Wooden (PG), Rufus Bankston (PF) Curtis Berry, Brandon Boyd | |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin misses the easy open layup | 33-7 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell hits the follow up shot | 35-7 |
| 00:57 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-9 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jim Cabell | 37-9 |
| 00:16 | South Florida | Terry Wooden misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-9 |
| 00:14 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Ahmed Rowden | 37-9 |
| 00:02 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-9 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell gets the rebound | 37-9 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 37-9 |