| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Curtis Berry (fresh) SG - Manuel Rogers (fresh) SF - Joseph Tatum (fresh) PF - Brandon Boyd (fresh) C - Bob Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fresh) SG - James Spataro (fresh) SF - Edward McNab (fresh) PF - Brian McLavrin (fresh) C - Charles Ruley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | South Florida | Manuel Rogers is hacked by James Spataro - foul #1 on James Spataro, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | South Florida | Bob Carter misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | South Florida | Bob Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | South Florida | Curtis Berry misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | South Florida | Bob Carter grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | South Florida | Joseph Tatum misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Spataro, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell (SG) James Spataro | |
| 18:06 | South Florida | Curtis Berry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang (SG), Jamie Decker (C) Edward McNab, Charles Ruley | |
| 17:40 | South Florida | Curtis Berry's pass is intercepted by Jim Cabell | 0-0 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Carter - foul #1 on Bob Carter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey (C) Jim Cabell | |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 17:23 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:02 | South Florida | Curtis Berry clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jack Forgey - foul #1 on Jack Forgey, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Wooden (PG), Clyde Larrick (SG), Robert Goodwin (SF), Christopher Freeman (C) Manuel Rogers, Joseph Tatum, Brandon Boyd, Bob Carter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin (SG) Brian McLavrin | |
| 17:02 | South Florida | Curtis Berry makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:02 | South Florida | Curtis Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 16:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by John Farrell | 2-3 |
| 16:33 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 16:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allan Yang | 2-5 |
| 15:51 | South Florida | Clyde Larrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Terry Wooden (fairly fresh) SG - Clyde Larrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Goodwin (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Allan Yang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Tarvin (fresh) SF - John Farrell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jamie Decker (fairly fresh) C - Jack Forgey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang is hacked by Christopher Freeman - foul #1 on Christopher Freeman, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | South Florida | Manuel Rogers (SG), Rufus Bankston (SF), Brandon Boyd (PF), Bob Carter (C) Clyde Larrick, Robert Goodwin, Curtis Berry, Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), Edward McNab (SF), Brian McLavrin (PF), Charles Ruley (C) Allan Yang, John Farrell, Jamie Decker, Jack Forgey | |
| 15:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab can't connect on a runner in the paint | 5-5 |
| 14:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 5-5 |
| 14:44 | South Florida | Bob Carter pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:25 | South Florida | Bob Carter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 14:24 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 14:22 | South Florida | Bob Carter hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 14:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Brian McLavrin | 7-7 |
| 13:47 | South Florida | Manuel Rogers makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 13:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin clanks a jumper in the lane | 10-7 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 13:05 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:45 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Wooden | 12-7 |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin buries a shot in the paint set up by Donald Tarvin | 12-9 |
| 12:04 | South Florida | Manuel Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Clyde Larrick (SG), Joseph Tatum (SF), Christopher Freeman (PF), Ahmed Rowden (C) Terry Wooden, Manuel Rogers, Rufus Bankston, Brandon Boyd, Bob Carter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier (PG), Allan Yang (SG), John Farrell (SF), Jamie Decker (PF), Jack Forgey (C) Jim Cabell, Donald Tarvin, Edward McNab, Brian McLavrin, Charles Ruley | |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker blows the layup | 12-9 |
| 11:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey can't tip it in | 12-9 |
| 11:41 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Christopher Freeman | 12-9 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Curtis Berry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Larrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Tatum (fresh) PF - Christopher Freeman (fresh) C - Ahmed Rowden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Gaier (fresh) SG - Allan Yang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Farrell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jamie Decker (fresh) C - Jack Forgey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-9 |
| 11:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 10:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| 10:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Gaier | 12-12 |
| 10:13 | South Florida | Joseph Tatum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Goodwin (SF), Dion Gidney (PF) Joseph Tatum, Ahmed Rowden | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), Edward McNab (SF), Brian McLavrin (PF), Charles Ruley (C) Robert Gaier, Allan Yang, Jamie Decker, Jack Forgey | |
| 09:42 | South Florida | Clyde Larrick misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-12 |
| 09:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Berry - foul #1 on Curtis Berry, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | South Florida | Manuel Rogers (SG) Clyde Larrick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin (SG) John Farrell | |
| 09:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian McLavrin | 12-15 |
| 09:07 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin misses the jumper from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 09:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Rogers - foul #1 on Manuel Rogers, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | South Florida | Bob Carter (C) Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Berry - foul #2 on Curtis Berry, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Wooden (PG), Rufus Bankston (SF) Curtis Berry, Manuel Rogers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker (SF) Edward McNab | |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 08:35 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bob Carter | 14-17 |
| 08:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clyde Larrick (SG), Brandon Boyd (PF) Robert Goodwin, Dion Gidney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang (SG), John Farrell (SF) Donald Tarvin, Charles Ruley | |
| 07:57 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd misses short on a runner from the baseline | 14-17 |
| 07:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph Tatum (SF), Ahmed Rowden (C) Rufus Bankston, Bob Carter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab (SF), Jack Forgey (C) Jim Cabell, Jamie Decker | |
| 07:32 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 07:31 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Ahmed Rowden | 14-17 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Terry Wooden (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Larrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Tatum (fresh) PF - Brandon Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ahmed Rowden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Yang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward McNab (fresh) PF - Brian McLavrin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Forgey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-17 |
| 07:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Tatum - foul #1 on Joseph Tatum, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | South Florida | Manuel Rogers (PG), Dion Gidney (SF), Christopher Freeman (C) Terry Wooden, Joseph Tatum, Ahmed Rowden | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier (PG), Donald Tarvin (SG), Charles Ruley (C) John Farrell, Allan Yang, Brian McLavrin | |
| 06:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab drills a shot in the lane | 14-19 |
| 06:18 | South Florida | Dion Gidney can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley lays it in set up by Jack Forgey | 14-21 |
| 05:39 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward McNab - foul #1 on Edward McNab, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Goodwin (SF), Rufus Bankston (PF), Bob Carter (C) Clyde Larrick, Dion Gidney, Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), John Farrell (SF), Brian McLavrin (PF), Jamie Decker (C) Robert Gaier, Edward McNab, Jack Forgey, Charles Ruley | |
| 05:39 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 05:39 | South Florida | Brandon Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Brian McLavrin | 15-21 |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Goodwin - foul #1 on Robert Goodwin, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Wooden (PG) Brandon Boyd | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang (SG) Donald Tarvin | |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:34 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 05:05 | South Florida | Bob Carter hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Allan Yang - foul #1 on Allan Yang, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph Tatum (SG), Ahmed Rowden (C) Terry Wooden, Manuel Rogers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:05 | South Florida | Bob Carter makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang clanks a floater in the lane | 18-22 |
| 04:44 | South Florida | Joseph Tatum pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 04:25 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Farrell - foul #1 on John Farrell, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | South Florida | Manuel Rogers (SG) Bob Carter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley (C) Allan Yang | |
| 04:25 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:25 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell misses the tip | 19-22 |
| 04:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin is alone and throws it down set up by John Farrell | 19-24 |
| 03:16 | South Florida | Manuel Rogers lays it up and in | 21-24 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Robert Goodwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Tatum (fairly fresh) PF - Rufus Bankston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ahmed Rowden (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Farrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Decker (fairly fresh) PF - Brian McLavrin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Ruley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jamie Decker | 21-26 |
| 02:31 | South Florida | Charles Ruley steals it from Robert Goodwin | 21-26 |
| 02:06 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Clyde Larrick (SG), Dion Gidney (SF), Bob Carter (PF), Christopher Freeman (C) Robert Goodwin, Manuel Rogers, Joseph Tatum, Rufus Bankston, Ahmed Rowden | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang (PG), James Spataro (SG), Edward McNab (SF), Jack Forgey (PF) Jim Cabell, John Farrell, Jamie Decker, Brian McLavrin | |
| 01:42 | South Florida | Bob Carter double dribbles | 21-26 |
| 01:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab is hacked by Bob Carter - foul #2 on Bob Carter, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin (PF) Charles Ruley | |
| 01:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey grabs the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 01:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward McNab | 21-28 |
| 00:58 | South Florida | Allan Yang steals the ball from Curtis Berry | 21-28 |
| 00:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin lays it in on a nice dish by Allan Yang | 21-30 |
| 00:50 | South Florida | Dion Gidney scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 00:45 | South Florida | Bob Carter gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 00:19 | South Florida | Bob Carter misses the dunk attempt | 24-30 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-30 |
| 00:11 | South Florida | Bob Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 00:06 | South Florida | Dion Gidney scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-30 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab is fouled on the floor by Clyde Larrick - foul #1 on Clyde Larrick, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | South Florida | Brandon Boyd (PF) Bob Carter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), Charles Ruley (C) Allan Yang, Jack Forgey | |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Clyde Larrick misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-32 |