| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Szczesny Mroczkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Eric Shirey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery White (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sica (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Angel Bianchi (fresh) C - Timothy Correia (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks inbounds the ball | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller hits a jumper from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 19:34 | South Florida | Jeffery White drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eric Shirey | 51-52 |
| 19:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery White - foul #3 on Jeffery White, team foul #1 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Michael Perry (SF) Jeffery White | |
| 19:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is fouled on the floor by John Sica - foul #1 on John Sica, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Sica steps in front of the Bobby Banks pass | 51-52 |
| 19:02 | South Florida | Eric Shirey lays it in set up by John Sica | 51-54 |
| 18:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Perry takes the ball from Szczesny Mroczkowski in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 18:51 | South Florida | John Sica knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Angel Bianchi | 51-57 |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG) Szczesny Mroczkowski | |
| Subs | South Florida | Andy Price (SG) Angel Bianchi | |
| 18:32 | South Florida | Eric Shirey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 18:30 | South Florida | Timothy Correia tips it in | 51-59 |
| 18:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 51-59 |
| 18:13 | South Florida | John Sica snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 17:56 | South Florida | Eric Shirey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Eric Shirey, team foul #3 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman (SG), Oluhyode Abdi (SF), John Peterson (PF), Amos Meadows (C) Willie Bruton, Bobby Banks, Thomas Miller, Richard Skinner | |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Holsinger (PG), Jason Jenkins (SF) Eric Shirey, Michael Perry | |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Oluhyode Abdi | 53-59 |
| 17:40 | South Florida | John Sica clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 17:38 | South Florida | Andy Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 17:29 | South Florida | Timothy Correia loses the dribble to John Peterson | 53-59 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman's pass is intercepted by Jason Jenkins in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 17:15 | South Florida | Timothy Correia knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Jenkins | 53-61 |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Andy Price - foul #3 on Andy Price, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Bobby Banks (SF) Mitchell Turner, Melvin Weidman, Oluhyode Abdi | |
| Subs | South Florida | Michael Perry (SF), Angel Bianchi (PF), Ilia Sieradski (C) Andy Price, Jason Jenkins, Timothy Correia | |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 16:42 | South Florida | Michael Perry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 16:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Perry - foul #1 on Michael Perry, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller (PF) John Peterson | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 16:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket | 56-61 |
| 16:16 | South Florida | John Sica misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Bruton - foul #2 on Willie Bruton, team foul #1 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi (C) Amos Meadows | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 16:16 | South Florida | John Sica makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 16:16 | South Florida | John Sica makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | John Sica picks off the pass by Willie Bruton in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| 16:07 | South Florida | John Sica is hacked by Szczesny Mroczkowski - foul #1 on Szczesny Mroczkowski, team foul #2 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner (C) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 15:54 | South Florida | John Sica hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 15:53 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi snags the offensive board | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Szczesny Mroczkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oluhyode Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Carl Holsinger (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Sica (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Bianchi (fairly fresh) C - Ilia Sieradski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | South Florida | John Sica is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Sica, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Melvin Weidman (SG), Thomas Miller (PF) Szczesny Mroczkowski, Willie Bruton, Bobby Banks | |
| Subs | South Florida | Eric Shirey (PG), Jeffery White (SG), Hans Poling (PF), Timothy Correia (C) Carl Holsinger, Michael Perry, Angel Bianchi, Ilia Sieradski | |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Hans Poling steals it from Richard Skinner | 56-63 |
| 15:15 | South Florida | Hans Poling comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 15:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Oluhyode Abdi | 56-63 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller can't finish the layup | 56-63 |
| 14:53 | South Florida | John Sica grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 14:39 | South Florida | John Sica jams it set up by Hans Poling and he's fouled by Oluhyode Abdi - foul #3 on Oluhyode Abdi, team foul #3 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Bobby Banks (SF), John Peterson (PF), Amos Meadows (C) Melvin Weidman, Oluhyode Abdi, Thomas Miller, Richard Skinner | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 14:39 | South Florida | John Sica makes the free throw | 56-66 |
| 14:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks is hacked by Eric Shirey - foul #4 on Eric Shirey, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG) Michael Courville | |
| Subs | South Florida | Andy Price (PG), Jason Jenkins (SF), Ilia Sieradski (C) Eric Shirey, John Sica, Timothy Correia | |
| 14:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 14:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 14:07 | South Florida | Hans Poling misses the lay-in but the foul's on Amos Meadows - foul #1 on Amos Meadows, team foul #4 | 58-66 |
| 14:07 | South Florida | Hans Poling makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 14:07 | South Florida | Hans Poling makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-68 |
| 13:49 | South Florida | Jeffery White hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Andy Price | 58-70 |
| 13:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-70 |
| 13:31 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| 13:12 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins misses short on a floater from the baseline | 58-70 |
| 13:11 | South Florida | Ilia Sieradski hits the follow up shot | 58-72 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner is hacked by Hans Poling - foul #4 on Hans Poling, team foul #8 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (PG), Oluhyode Abdi (SF), Thomas Miller (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Willie Bruton, Bobby Banks, John Peterson, Amos Meadows | |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Holsinger (PG), Michael Perry (SF), Angel Bianchi (PF), Timothy Correia (C) Andy Price, Jason Jenkins, Hans Poling, Ilia Sieradski | |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner misses the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi gets the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 12:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-72 |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 12:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (SG) Mitchell Turner | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 12:08 | South Florida | Jeffery White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-72 |
| 12:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 11:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Szczesny Mroczkowski | 61-72 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Szczesny Mroczkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Courville (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oluhyode Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Skinner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Carl Holsinger (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeffery White (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Bianchi (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Correia (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | South Florida | Michael Perry slams it home on a nice dish by Angel Bianchi | 61-74 |
| 11:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Angel Bianchi picks off the pass by Szczesny Mroczkowski in the backcourt | 61-74 |
| 11:20 | South Florida | Jeffery White comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner grabs the board | 61-74 |
| 11:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Courville | 63-74 |
| 10:51 | South Florida | Michael Perry hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 63-74 |
| 10:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 10:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski is hacked by Carl Holsinger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Holsinger, team foul #9 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG), Bobby Banks (SF), John Peterson (PF), Amos Meadows (C) Michael Courville, Oluhyode Abdi, Thomas Miller, Richard Skinner | |
| Subs | South Florida | Andy Price (PG), Jason Jenkins (SF), John Sica (PF), Ilia Sieradski (C) Carl Holsinger, Michael Perry, Angel Bianchi, Timothy Correia | |
| 10:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 10:47 | South Florida | The rebound goes to John Sica | 63-74 |
| 10:28 | South Florida | John Sica misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 10:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks is fouled on the floor by John Sica - foul #3 on John Sica, team foul #10 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG) Szczesny Mroczkowski | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 10:22 | South Florida | John Sica snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| 10:11 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins is hacked by Bobby Banks - foul #3 on Bobby Banks, team foul #5 | 63-74 |
| 09:51 | South Florida | Andy Price scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Sica | 63-77 |
| 09:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Bruton | 65-77 |
| 09:24 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bobby Banks - foul #4 on Bobby Banks, team foul #6 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Melvin Weidman (SG), Oluhyode Abdi (SF), Thomas Miller (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Mitchell Turner, Willie Bruton, Bobby Banks, John Peterson, Amos Meadows | |
| Subs | South Florida | Timothy Correia (C) Ilia Sieradski | |
| 09:24 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-78 |
| 09:24 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-79 |
| 09:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-79 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner tips it back up and in | 67-79 |
| 09:01 | South Florida | John Sica can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-79 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi snags the defensive board | 67-79 |
| 08:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner is whistled for traveling | 67-79 |
| 08:42 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), John Peterson (C) Michael Courville, Melvin Weidman, Richard Skinner | |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Holsinger (PG), Angel Bianchi (PF) Andy Price, Jason Jenkins | |
| 08:34 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Thomas Miller, team foul #7 | 67-79 |
| 08:34 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 08:34 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 67-81 |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Miller and he's hacked by Carl Holsinger - foul #2 on Carl Holsinger, team foul #11 | 69-81 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows (C) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner misses the free throw | 69-81 |
| 08:19 | South Florida | John Sica gets the rebound | 69-81 |
| 07:56 | South Florida | Carl Holsinger makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Angel Bianchi | 69-83 |
| 07:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner is hacked by Carl Holsinger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Holsinger, team foul #12 | 69-83 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks (SF) Amos Meadows | |
| Subs | South Florida | Eric Shirey (PG), Michael Perry (SF), Hans Poling (PF), Ilia Sieradski (C) Carl Holsinger, John Sica, Angel Bianchi, Timothy Correia | |
| 07:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner makes the 1st free throw | 70-83 |
| 07:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 07:35 | South Florida | Eric Shirey makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Hans Poling | 71-86 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Oluhyode Abdi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Eric Shirey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffery White (tired) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Poling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ilia Sieradski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi is whistled for a carry | 71-86 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Melvin Weidman (SG), Thomas Miller (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Mitchell Turner, Willie Bruton, John Peterson, Oluhyode Abdi | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 07:07 | South Florida | Michael Perry loses the dribble to Bobby Banks | 71-86 |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-86 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Timothy Correia (C) Ilia Sieradski | |
| 06:53 | South Florida | Eric Shirey hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Perry | 71-89 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Miller | 73-89 |
| 06:34 | South Florida | Melvin Weidman steals it from Michael Perry | 73-89 |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-89 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman grabs the offensive rebound | 73-89 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Hans Poling - foul #5 on Hans Poling, team foul #13 | 73-89 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Oluhyode Abdi (C) Michael Courville, Melvin Weidman, Richard Skinner | |
| Subs | South Florida | Andy Price (SG), John Sica (SF), Angel Bianchi (PF) Jeffery White, Michael Perry, Hans Poling | |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 74-89 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 75-89 |
| 06:07 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi drills a shot in the paint set up by Eric Shirey | 75-91 |
| 05:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 75-91 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller grabs the offensive board | 75-91 |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is hacked by Eric Shirey - foul #5 on Eric Shirey, team foul #14 | 75-91 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (PG), Amos Meadows (C) Bobby Banks, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Holsinger (PG), Ilia Sieradski (C) Eric Shirey, Timothy Correia | |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton makes the 1st free throw | 76-91 |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the 2nd free throw | 76-91 |
| 05:46 | South Florida | Ilia Sieradski pulls down the rebound | 76-91 |
| 05:30 | South Florida | John Sica hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 76-91 |
| 05:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton grabs the defensive rebound | 76-91 |
| 05:24 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Willie Bruton is blocked by Ilia Sieradski | 76-91 |
| 05:22 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 76-91 |
| 05:13 | South Florida | Andy Price is whistled for a carry | 76-91 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (SG), John Peterson (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Willie Bruton, Mitchell Turner, Amos Meadows | |
| Subs | South Florida | Jeffery White (SG), Jason Jenkins (SF) Andy Price, Angel Bianchi | |
| 05:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 76-91 |
| 05:01 | South Florida | Jeffery White pulls down the rebound | 76-91 |
| 04:49 | South Florida | John Sica scores on a 3 from straight away | 76-94 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 76-94 |
| 04:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson tips it in | 78-94 |
| 04:14 | South Florida | John Sica misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 78-94 |
| 04:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson grabs the board | 78-94 |
| 03:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Oluhyode Abdi | 80-94 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | South Florida | John Sica knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Holsinger | 80-96 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Szczesny Mroczkowski (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Courville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oluhyode Abdi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Skinner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Carl Holsinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery White (tired) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Sica (tired) 29 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ilia Sieradski (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Peterson | 83-96 |
| 03:00 | South Florida | Jeffery White scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Holsinger | 83-99 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-99 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Bobby Banks (SF), Thomas Miller (PF), Amos Meadows (C) Szczesny Mroczkowski, Michael Courville, Oluhyode Abdi, John Peterson, Richard Skinner | |
| Subs | South Florida | Andy Price (PG), Michael Perry (SF), Angel Bianchi (PF), Timothy Correia (C) Carl Holsinger, Jason Jenkins, John Sica, Ilia Sieradski | |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-99 |
| 02:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows gets the offensive rebound | 83-99 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows's fadeaway is rejected by Angel Bianchi | 83-99 |
| 02:23 | South Florida | Timothy Correia grabs the defensive rebound | 83-99 |
| 02:06 | South Florida | Timothy Correia's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Miller | 83-99 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks gets the rebound | 83-99 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is fouled on the floor by Jeffery White - foul #4 on Jeffery White, team foul #15 | 83-99 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi (SF), John Peterson (PF) Bobby Banks, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Holsinger (PG), Ilia Sieradski (C) Jeffery White, Timothy Correia | |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton makes the 1st free throw | 84-99 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the 2nd free throw | 84-99 |
| 02:00 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Angel Bianchi | 84-99 |
| 01:36 | South Florida | Amos Meadows denies the turnaround by Ilia Sieradski | 84-99 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi pulls down the rebound | 84-99 |
| 01:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carl Holsinger - foul #4 on Carl Holsinger, team foul #16 | 84-99 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (SG) Willie Bruton | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 01:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner misses the 1st free throw | 84-99 |
| 01:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 85-99 |
| 01:01 | South Florida | Ilia Sieradski clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Courville - foul #4 on Michael Courville, team foul #8 | 85-99 |
| 01:01 | South Florida | Ilia Sieradski makes the 1st free throw | 85-100 |
| 01:01 | South Florida | Ilia Sieradski makes the 2nd free throw | 85-101 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Courville | 87-101 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | South Florida | Andy Price clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-101 |
| 00:32 | South Florida | Michael Perry tips it back up and in | 87-103 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-103 |
| 00:26 | South Florida | Ilia Sieradski pulls down the rebound | 87-103 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Carl Holsinger runs out the clock | 87-103 |