| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Ronald McGurl (fresh) SG - Dean Burke (fresh) SF - Aaron Wilcox (fresh) PF - Mario Irvin (fresh) C - Richard White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SG - Jack Guidry (fresh) SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) C - William Cannon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | South Florida | Mario Irvin hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | South Florida | Richard White pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | South Florida | Richard White blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | South Florida | Richard White pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | South Florida | Aaron Wilcox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald McGurl | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith is hacked by Dean Burke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Burke, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | Richard White takes the ball from Tommy Lenox | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | South Florida | Ronald McGurl is fouled on the floor by Jack Guidry - foul #1 on Jack Guidry, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG), Ralph Borchers (C) Joseph Smith, William Cannon | |
| 17:40 | South Florida | Richard White hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Wilcox | 6-2 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (SG), Jeremy Kent (C) Jack Guidry, Tommy Lenox | |
| 17:31 | South Florida | Richard White scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald McGurl | 8-2 |
| 17:13 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard White - foul #1 on Richard White, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | South Florida | Maurice Godfrey (SG), Joshua Redington (SF), James Batres (PF) Dean Burke, Aaron Wilcox, Mario Irvin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SF) Brandon Maio | |
| 17:13 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:13 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:54 | South Florida | Maurice Godfrey drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald McGurl | 11-3 |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter travels with the ball | 11-3 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Doyal (SG), Alvin Nealey (C) Ronald McGurl, Richard White | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry (SG), Tommy Lenox (PF) Marty Walter, Jeremy Kent | |
| 16:15 | South Florida | Maurice Godfrey misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 11-3 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry grabs the board | 11-3 |
| 16:03 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jack Guidry | 11-6 |
| 15:53 | South Florida | Douglas Doyal misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tommy Lenox | 11-6 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Maurice Godfrey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Doyal (fresh) SF - Joshua Redington (fresh) PF - James Batres (fresh) C - Alvin Nealey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shane Spero (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jack Guidry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Palmer (fresh) PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Douglas Doyal is called for the reach on Jack Guidry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Doyal, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dean Burke (SG), Aaron Wilcox (SF), Mario Irvin (PF) Douglas Doyal, Joshua Redington, Alvin Nealey | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Brandon Maio (SF), William Cannon (C) Shane Spero, Gene Palmer, Ralph Borchers | |
| 15:26 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the floater from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 15:14 | South Florida | Mario Irvin comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Tommy Lenox - foul #1 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ronald McGurl (PG), Richard White (C) Maurice Godfrey, James Batres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (SG), Gene Palmer (PF) Jack Guidry, Tommy Lenox | |
| 15:14 | South Florida | Mario Irvin makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:14 | South Florida | Mario Irvin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 13-8 |
| 14:59 | South Florida | Ronald McGurl grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:39 | South Florida | Brandon Maio takes the ball from Richard White | 13-8 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 13-8 |
| 14:12 | South Florida | Richard White grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:07 | South Florida | Ronald McGurl makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Dean Burke | 15-8 |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Mario Irvin takes the ball from William Cannon | 15-8 |
| 13:42 | South Florida | Mario Irvin misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-8 |
| 13:40 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio is hacked by Aaron Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Wilcox, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | South Florida | Maurice Godfrey (PG), Douglas Doyal (SG), Joshua Redington (SF), James Batres (PF), Alvin Nealey (C) Ronald McGurl, Dean Burke, Aaron Wilcox, Mario Irvin, Richard White | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Barber (PG), Jack Guidry (SG), Shane Spero (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF), Ralph Borchers (C) Joseph Smith, Marty Walter, Brandon Maio, Gene Palmer, William Cannon | |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers connects on the runner in the paint | 15-10 |
| 12:56 | South Florida | Joshua Redington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-10 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero is hacked by James Batres - foul #1 on James Batres, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ronald McGurl (PG), Richard White (C) Douglas Doyal, James Batres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF) Carl Barber | |
| 12:21 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:58 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Guidry | 15-12 |
| 11:43 | South Florida | Tommy Lenox blocks the short jumper by Joshua Redington | 15-12 |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Shane Spero | 15-12 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Ronald McGurl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Godfrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Redington (fairly fresh) PF - Alvin Nealey (fairly fresh) C - Richard White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shane Spero (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Guidry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox drills a floater in the paint set up by Brandon Maio | 15-14 |
| 10:51 | South Florida | Alvin Nealey knocks in the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Tommy Lenox - foul #2 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Doyal (PG), Michael Cardwell (SG), Mario Irvin (PF), James Batres (C) Ronald McGurl, Maurice Godfrey, Joshua Redington, Richard White | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Gene Palmer (SF), Micheal Jessie (PF), William Cannon (C) Shane Spero, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox, Ralph Borchers | |
| 10:51 | South Florida | Alvin Nealey makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:30 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 10:28 | South Florida | James Batres pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:16 | South Florida | Alvin Nealey scores on a runner near the basket set up by Douglas Doyal | 20-14 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer's pass is intercepted by Michael Cardwell in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| 09:59 | South Florida | Michael Cardwell loses the ball out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dean Burke (SG), Peter Greenwalt (SF) Michael Cardwell, Alvin Nealey | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (SG) Jack Guidry | |
| 09:41 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Gene Palmer | 20-16 |
| 09:28 | South Florida | James Batres buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Doyal and he's fouled by William Cannon - foul #1 on William Cannon, team foul #4 | 22-16 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ronald McGurl (PG), Aaron Wilcox (SF), Richard White (C) Douglas Doyal, Peter Greenwalt, Mario Irvin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Barber (PG), Brandon Maio (SF), Jeremy Kent (C) Joseph Smith, Micheal Jessie, William Cannon | |
| 09:28 | South Florida | James Batres makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dean Burke - foul #2 on Dean Burke, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | South Florida | Maurice Godfrey (SG), Mario Irvin (PF) Dean Burke, James Batres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers (PF) Carl Barber | |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:53 | South Florida | Maurice Godfrey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald McGurl | 26-18 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Barber (PG), Jack Guidry (SG) Marty Walter, Gene Palmer | |
| 08:29 | South Florida | Mario Irvin is hacked by Jeremy Kent - foul #1 on Jeremy Kent, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| Subs | South Florida | Peter Greenwalt (SF) Aaron Wilcox | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (SG) Jack Guidry | |
| 08:18 | South Florida | Mario Irvin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-18 |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 07:53 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-18 |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 07:34 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 07:33 | South Florida | Ronald McGurl snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Ronald McGurl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Godfrey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Greenwalt (fresh) PF - Mario Irvin (tiring) 4 pts. C - Richard White (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carl Barber (fresh) SG - Shane Spero (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Maio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Borchers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Kent (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | South Florida | Ralph Borchers steals the ball from Richard White | 26-18 |
| 07:05 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio banks in the layup and he's fouled by Mario Irvin - foul #1 on Mario Irvin, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Doyal (PG), Michael Cardwell (SG), Aaron Wilcox (SF), James Batres (PF), Joshua Redington (C) Ronald McGurl, Maurice Godfrey, Peter Greenwalt, Mario Irvin, Richard White | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Jack Guidry (SG), Gene Palmer (PF), William Cannon (C) Carl Barber, Shane Spero, Ralph Borchers, Jeremy Kent | |
| 07:05 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:40 | South Florida | Joshua Redington lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Cardwell and the foul's on Brandon Maio - foul #1 on Brandon Maio, team foul #6 | 28-21 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (PF) Brandon Maio | |
| 06:40 | South Florida | Joshua Redington misses the free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | William Cannon snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 06:22 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Gene Palmer | 28-23 |
| 06:04 | South Florida | Michael Cardwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | Alvin Nealey (C) Joshua Redington | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (SG) Jack Guidry | |
| 06:01 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | Maurice Godfrey (PG) Michael Cardwell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:48 | South Florida | Aaron Wilcox misses the easy layup | 28-23 |
| 05:46 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | James Batres is called for the reach on Joseph Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Batres, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard White (C) James Batres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (SF) William Cannon | |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:15 | South Florida | Douglas Doyal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ronald McGurl (PG), Peter Greenwalt (SF) Douglas Doyal, Aaron Wilcox | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Barber (PG), Ralph Borchers (PF), William Cannon (C) Joseph Smith, Gene Palmer, Micheal Jessie | |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 04:39 | South Florida | Peter Greenwalt misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 28-27 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | William Cannon misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 28-27 |
| 04:17 | South Florida | Richard White pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:11 | South Florida | Maurice Godfrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 04:10 | South Florida | Peter Greenwalt snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 04:05 | South Florida | Richard White misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-27 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ralph Borchers | 28-27 |
| 04:02 | Cleveland State | Carl Barber's pass is intercepted by Maurice Godfrey in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 03:43 | South Florida | Peter Greenwalt's floater is knocked away by Ralph Borchers | 28-27 |
| 03:42 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald McGurl | 28-27 |
| 03:33 | South Florida | Shane Spero steals the ball from Peter Greenwalt | 28-27 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter lays it up and in on a great pass from Shane Spero | 28-29 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Ronald McGurl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Godfrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Greenwalt (fairly fresh) PF - Alvin Nealey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carl Barber (fairly fresh) SG - Marty Walter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shane Spero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Borchers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cannon (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:23 | South Florida | Ronald McGurl blows the layup but he's hacked by Carl Barber - foul #1 on Carl Barber, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dean Burke (SG), Joshua Redington (SF), Mario Irvin (PF), James Batres (C) Maurice Godfrey, Peter Greenwalt, Alvin Nealey, Richard White | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Jack Guidry (SG), Brandon Maio (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF), Jeremy Kent (C) Carl Barber, Marty Walter, Shane Spero, Ralph Borchers, William Cannon | |
| 03:23 | South Florida | Ronald McGurl makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:23 | South Florida | Ronald McGurl makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 03:06 | South Florida | Mario Irvin gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:55 | South Florida | Mario Irvin makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Maio | 33-32 |
| 02:28 | South Florida | Brandon Maio picks off the pass by Mario Irvin | 33-32 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio jams it | 33-34 |
| 02:07 | South Florida | James Batres comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 02:06 | South Florida | Joshua Redington pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 01:51 | South Florida | James Batres can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jeremy Kent - foul #2 on Jeremy Kent, team foul #8 | 33-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Doyal (PG), Michael Cardwell (SG), Aaron Wilcox (SF) Ronald McGurl, Dean Burke, Joshua Redington | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Barber (PG), Micheal Jessie (C) Joseph Smith, Jeremy Kent | |
| 01:51 | South Florida | James Batres makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:51 | South Florida | James Batres misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tommy Lenox | 34-34 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry is fouled on the floor by Michael Cardwell - foul #1 on Michael Cardwell, team foul #9 | 34-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard White (C) Mario Irvin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (PF), Ralph Borchers (C) Tommy Lenox, Micheal Jessie | |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:14 | South Florida | Aaron Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Maio - foul #2 on Brandon Maio, team foul #9 | 34-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Maurice Godfrey (PG) Michael Cardwell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (C) Brandon Maio | |
| 01:14 | South Florida | Aaron Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:14 | South Florida | Aaron Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Carl Barber misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Doyal - foul #2 on Douglas Doyal, team foul #10 | 35-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Alvin Nealey (PF) James Batres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Carl Barber makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Carl Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:27 | South Florida | Richard White lays it up and in | 37-38 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie comes up short on the runner in the paint | 37-38 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | The clock runs out | 37-38 |