| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fresh) SG - Keith Gray (fresh) SF - James Hurst (fresh) PF - Craig Zucker (fresh) C - Shing Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) PF - Dallas Matthews (fresh) C - James Hartman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Shing Wang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | South Florida | James Hurst is fouled on the floor by Lee Schiffer - foul #1 on Lee Schiffer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | South Florida | Shing Wang gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith clanks a floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | South Florida | Shing Wang pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | South Florida | James Hurst lays it in set up by Victor Mayorga | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman misses the lay-in | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | South Florida | Shing Wang drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Mayorga and he's hacked by James Hartman - foul #1 on James Hartman, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 18:16 | South Florida | Shing Wang makes the free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Casimir Cholewinski | 7-2 |
| 17:55 | South Florida | Shing Wang is whistled for a carry | 7-2 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski scores on a floater from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | South Florida | Shing Wang buries a jump hook from close range and the foul's on James Hartman - foul #2 on James Hartman, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF) James Hurst, Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder (C) James Hartman | |
| 17:16 | South Florida | Shing Wang makes the free throw | 10-4 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana Tech | Victor Mayorga steals it from Casimir Cholewinski in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| 16:57 | South Florida | Keith Gray misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-4 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 16:44 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Lee Schiffer | 10-6 |
| 16:36 | South Florida | Shing Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), Thomas Flood (C) Victor Mayorga, Keith Gray, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis (C) Dallas Matthews | |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Smith | 10-9 |
| 16:10 | South Florida | Clinton Booth is fouled on the floor by Randall Smith - foul #1 on Randall Smith, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Craig Zucker (PF) Andrew Sustaita | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Dustin Walker (SF) Randall Smith, Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer | |
| 16:00 | South Florida | Clinton Booth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 15:58 | South Florida | Craig Zucker tips it in | 12-9 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Robert Sanders (fresh) SG - Clinton Booth (fresh) SF - Boris Vilkoski (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Zucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Flood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gary Brown (fresh) SG - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) SF - Dustin Walker (fresh) PF - Marlon Wunder (fresh) C - Dennis Baylis (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis is hacked by Craig Zucker - foul #1 on Craig Zucker, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Gray (SG), James Hurst (SF), Shing Wang (C) Clinton Booth, Boris Vilkoski, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews (PF) Marlon Wunder | |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-9 |
| 15:22 | South Florida | Craig Zucker snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 15:15 | South Florida | Keith Gray misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 15:13 | South Florida | James Hurst gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:56 | South Florida | James Hurst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Vincent Richardson (SF) Robert Sanders, James Hurst | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Kevin Marsala (C) Gary Brown, Dustin Walker, Dallas Matthews, Dennis Baylis | |
| 14:37 | South Florida | Shing Wang blows the layup | 12-9 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Kevin Marsala is blocked by Shing Wang | 12-9 |
| 14:17 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer tips it but misses | 12-9 |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Shing Wang - foul #1 on Shing Wang, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clinton Booth (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF), Thomas Flood (C) Keith Gray, Vincent Richardson, Craig Zucker, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder (C) Kevin Marsala | |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses the 3rd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 13:46 | South Florida | Thomas Flood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Mayorga | 14-10 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jimmy Dearing | 14-12 |
| 13:18 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita misses the dunk | 14-12 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Vilkoski - foul #1 on Boris Vilkoski, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG), James Hurst (SF) Victor Mayorga, Boris Vilkoski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (SG), Dallas Matthews (PF) Casimir Cholewinski, Jimmy Dearing | |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Hurst - foul #1 on James Hurst, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | South Florida | Shing Wang (C) Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF) Lee Schiffer | |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:52 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:44 | South Florida | Shing Wang comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 14-13 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Gray (SG), Craig Zucker (PF) Clinton Booth, Andrew Sustaita | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 12:23 | South Florida | Keith Gray connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Zucker | 17-13 |
| 12:08 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder double dribbles | 17-13 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Boris Vilkoski (SF) Robert Sanders, James Hurst | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Dennis Baylis (C) Randall Smith, Marlon Wunder | |
| 11:46 | South Florida | Craig Zucker hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Vincent Richardson | 19-13 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Vincent Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Boris Vilkoski (fresh) PF - Craig Zucker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shing Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gary Brown (fresh) SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Walker (fresh) PF - Dallas Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Baylis (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana Tech | Shing Wang blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Dustin Walker | 19-13 |
| 11:30 | South Florida | Shing Wang grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 11:09 | South Florida | The short jumper by Craig Zucker is denied by Dennis Baylis | 19-13 |
| 11:08 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Richardson steps in front of the Casimir Cholewinski pass in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| 11:05 | South Florida | Keith Gray dunks the ball set up by Vincent Richardson | 21-13 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski loses the dribble to Keith Gray | 21-13 |
| 10:45 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Gray | 23-13 |
| 10:29 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 23-13 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis snags the offensive board | 23-13 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews is whistled for traveling | 23-13 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), James Hurst (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF), Thomas Flood (C) Vincent Richardson, Keith Gray, Boris Vilkoski, Craig Zucker, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Marlon Wunder (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Gary Brown, Casimir Cholewinski, Dustin Walker, Dallas Matthews, Dennis Baylis | |
| 09:44 | South Florida | Thomas Flood misses the runner from the left block | 23-13 |
| 09:42 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 09:27 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Sustaita - foul #1 on Andrew Sustaita, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| 09:27 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:27 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 09:15 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Clinton Booth | 26-15 |
| 08:51 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Randall Smith | 26-18 |
| 08:31 | South Florida | James Hurst is called for 5 seconds | 26-18 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG), Keith Gray (SG) Victor Mayorga, Clinton Booth | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Dallas Matthews (PF) Jimmy Dearing, Kevin Marsala | |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-18 |
| 08:04 | South Florida | Thomas Flood pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 07:55 | South Florida | James Hurst connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Gray | 28-18 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Randall Smith | 28-21 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Robert Sanders (fresh) SG - Keith Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Sustaita (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Flood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Schiffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dallas Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlon Wunder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | South Florida | Marlon Wunder takes the ball from James Hurst | 28-21 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 28-21 |
| 07:11 | South Florida | James Hurst grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 06:50 | South Florida | Keith Gray drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Sanders | 31-21 |
| 06:30 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 06:28 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 06:21 | South Florida | James Hurst lays it up and in set up by Keith Gray and the foul's on Dallas Matthews - foul #1 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #5 | 33-21 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), Craig Zucker (PF), Shing Wang (C) Robert Sanders, Keith Gray, Andrew Sustaita, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Dustin Walker (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Randall Smith, Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer, Dallas Matthews, Marlon Wunder | |
| 06:21 | South Florida | James Hurst misses the free throw | 33-21 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis gets the rebound | 33-21 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-21 |
| 05:55 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 05:41 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-21 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 33-21 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis tips it home | 33-23 |
| 05:04 | South Florida | Craig Zucker clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Dennis Baylis - foul #1 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #6 | 33-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF) Clinton Booth, James Hurst | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG) Kevin Marsala | |
| 05:04 | South Florida | Craig Zucker makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 05:04 | South Florida | Craig Zucker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-23 |
| 04:45 | South Florida | Craig Zucker gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 04:41 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-23 |
| 04:40 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Shing Wang | 35-23 |
| 04:35 | South Florida | Shing Wang double dribbles | 35-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Gray (SG) Victor Mayorga | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Dallas Matthews (PF), Marlon Wunder (C) Dustin Walker, Jimmy Dearing, Dennis Baylis | |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 04:02 | South Florida | Marlon Wunder is called for the reach on Boris Vilkoski - foul #1 on Marlon Wunder, team foul #7 | 35-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG), Andrew Sustaita (PF) Vincent Richardson, Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Gary Brown | |
| 04:02 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:02 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 03:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews misses the runner from the right block | 37-25 |
| 03:39 | South Florida | Shing Wang gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Robert Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Sustaita (tiring) 3 reb. C - Shing Wang (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dallas Matthews (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlon Wunder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | South Florida | Shing Wang's floater is tipped away by Lee Schiffer | 37-25 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Marlon Wunder | 37-25 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder hits the follow up shot | 37-27 |
| 03:02 | South Florida | Keith Gray is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Gray, team foul #6 | 37-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG) Robert Sanders, Keith Gray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Dennis Baylis (PF), James Hartman (C) Randall Smith, Casimir Cholewinski, Dallas Matthews, Marlon Wunder | |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown is hacked by Victor Mayorga - foul #1 on Victor Mayorga, team foul #7 | 37-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (SF), Craig Zucker (PF) Boris Vilkoski, Andrew Sustaita | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:45 | South Florida | Craig Zucker snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 02:26 | South Florida | Clinton Booth's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Schiffer | 37-28 |
| 02:25 | South Florida | Craig Zucker grabs the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 02:13 | South Florida | Clinton Booth's floater is tipped away by James Hartman | 37-28 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing is fouled on the floor by Clinton Booth - foul #1 on Clinton Booth, team foul #8 | 37-28 |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Gray (SG), James Hurst (SF), Thomas Flood (C) Clinton Booth, Vincent Richardson, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Dustin Walker (SG) Gary Brown, Dennis Baylis | |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:37 | South Florida | Jimmy Dearing picks off the pass by Victor Mayorga | 37-30 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing can't finish the layup | 37-30 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman travels with the ball | 37-30 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG), Boris Vilkoski (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF) Victor Mayorga, James Hurst, Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Dallas Matthews (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Dustin Walker, Lee Schiffer, Jimmy Dearing, James Hartman | |
| 00:54 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-30 |
| 00:53 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Sanders is called for the reach on Randall Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Sanders, team foul #9 | 39-30 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:31 | South Florida | Thomas Flood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clinton Booth (SG), Shing Wang (C) Keith Gray, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis (PF) Dallas Matthews | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Andrew Sustaita - foul #2 on Andrew Sustaita, team foul #10 | 39-32 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:16 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 00:03 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Clinton Booth | 41-33 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 41-33 |