| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Aaron Goff (fresh) SG - Jarod Valentine (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Winston Newcomer (fresh) C - Michael Back (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Gilbert Dukes (fresh) SG - Charles Wehmeyer (fresh) SF - Walter Young (fresh) PF - Earl Little (fresh) C - Jerry Strickland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida Southern | Jerry Strickland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Florida Southern | Walter Young can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Tampa | Winston Newcomer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Tampa | Winston Newcomer misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Florida Southern | Jerry Strickland gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Florida Southern | Earl Little misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Tampa | Michael Back gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gilbert Dukes - foul #1 on Gilbert Dukes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | Florida Southern | Charles Wehmeyer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 18:39 | Florida Southern | Earl Little tips it but misses | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Florida Southern | Walter Young grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:28 | Florida Southern | Charles Wehmeyer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | Tampa | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:14 | Tampa | Winston Newcomer hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jarod Valentine | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Florida Southern | Charles Wehmeyer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Florida Southern | Jerry Strickland snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Florida Southern | Charles Wehmeyer scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Dukes | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | Tampa | Walter Young is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #1 on Walter Young, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson (SG), David Blanton (SF), John Thompson (C) Charles Wehmeyer, Walter Young, Jerry Strickland | |
| 17:20 | Tampa | John Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jarod Valentine | 6-3 |
| 17:06 | Florida Southern | Michael Back blocks the short jumper by David Blanton | 6-3 |
| 17:04 | Florida Southern | Earl Little gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:56 | Florida Southern | John Thompson makes the floater in the paint set up by Earl Little | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | Florida Southern | David Blanton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:13 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Michael Back | 6-5 |
| 16:09 | Tampa | Aaron Goff hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Blanton - foul #1 on David Blanton, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Tampa | Michael Summey (SG), Michael Segura (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), Raymond Chang (C) Jarod Valentine, John Jones, Winston Newcomer, Michael Back | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Charles Wehmeyer (SG), Walter Young (SF) Gilbert Dukes, Earl Little | |
| 16:09 | Tampa | Aaron Goff makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:09 | Tampa | Aaron Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:41 | Florida Southern | David Blanton hits the finger roll set up by Charles Wehmeyer | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Aaron Goff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Summey (fresh) SF - Michael Segura (fresh) PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) C - Raymond Chang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Stephen Jackson (fresh) SG - Charles Wehmeyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Young (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Tampa | Robert Crawford scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Segura and the foul's on Charles Wehmeyer - foul #1 on Charles Wehmeyer, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Tampa | Herbert Payne (SF) Aaron Goff | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Jerry Strickland (C) David Blanton | |
| 15:22 | Tampa | Robert Crawford makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:05 | Florida Southern | Walter Young makes the 3 from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 14:51 | Tampa | Michael Summey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Segura | 14-10 |
| 14:30 | Florida Southern | Michael Segura is called for the reach on Stephen Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Segura, team foul #1 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Tampa | Jarod Valentine (SG), John Jones (SF), Winston Newcomer (PF) Michael Summey, Herbert Payne, Raymond Chang | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | James Fordyce (PG), James Batista (SG), David Blanton (SF), Earl Little (PF) Stephen Jackson, Charles Wehmeyer, Walter Young, John Thompson | |
| 14:18 | Florida Southern | Jerry Strickland lays it in | 14-12 |
| 14:11 | Tampa | John Jones is fouled on the floor by James Fordyce - foul #1 on James Fordyce, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Tampa | Michael Back (C) Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes (PG) James Batista | |
| 13:46 | Tampa | Jerry Strickland swats the shot by Jarod Valentine | 14-12 |
| 13:45 | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:16 | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes is fouled on the floor by Jarod Valentine - foul #1 on Jarod Valentine, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Tampa | Aaron Goff (PG) Michael Segura | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson (SG), John Thompson (C) James Fordyce, Jerry Strickland | |
| 12:57 | Florida Southern | John Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 12:55 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Winston Newcomer | 14-12 |
| 12:26 | Tampa | John Jones misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gilbert Dukes - foul #2 on Gilbert Dukes, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Crawford (PF), Raymond Chang (C) Winston Newcomer, Michael Back | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Charles Wehmeyer (SG), Walter Young (SF) Gilbert Dukes, David Blanton | |
| 12:26 | Tampa | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:26 | Tampa | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:26 | Florida Southern | Earl Little pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:12 | Florida Southern | Earl Little comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 14-12 |
| 12:11 | Tampa | The rebound goes to John Jones | 14-12 |
| 11:55 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine is hacked by Walter Young - foul #2 on Walter Young, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Tampa | Michael Segura (SF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Jerry Strickland (C) Walter Young | |
| 11:55 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:55 | Florida Southern | John Thompson gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:37 | Florida Southern | Robert Crawford is called for the reach on Earl Little - foul #1 on Robert Crawford, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Fred Schmit (PF) Earl Little | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Aaron Goff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jarod Valentine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Segura (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Chang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Stephen Jackson (fresh) SG - Charles Wehmeyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Schmit (fresh) C - Jerry Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Florida Southern | Charles Wehmeyer's pass is intercepted by Aaron Goff | 14-12 |
| 11:21 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine hits the finger roll set up by Aaron Goff | 16-12 |
| 11:12 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson loses the dribble to Michael Segura | 16-12 |
| 10:51 | Tampa | Michael Segura comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 10:50 | Tampa | Aaron Goff grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:34 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Raymond Chang | 19-12 |
| 10:13 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Aaron Goff - foul #1 on Aaron Goff, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Tampa | Michael Summey (SG), John Jones (SF), Winston Newcomer (PF), Michael Back (C) Aaron Goff, Jarod Valentine, Robert Crawford, Raymond Chang | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | David Blanton (SF), Earl Little (PF) Fred Schmit, Jerry Strickland | |
| 10:13 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:13 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:05 | Tampa | Winston Newcomer double dribbles | 19-14 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | James Fordyce (PG), James Batista (SG) Stephen Jackson, Charles Wehmeyer | |
| 09:43 | Florida Southern | James Batista is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Batista, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| 09:17 | Tampa | Michael Back misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #9 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Fred Schmit (C) John Thompson | |
| 09:17 | Tampa | Michael Back misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:17 | Tampa | Michael Back makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:55 | Florida Southern | Earl Little misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-14 |
| 08:54 | Florida Southern | Earl Little tips it in | 20-16 |
| 08:47 | Tampa | Michael Summey connects on the 3 from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 08:27 | Florida Southern | David Blanton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Segura - foul #2 on Michael Segura, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Tampa | Aaron Goff (PG), Jarod Valentine (SG) Michael Segura, Michael Summey | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson (PG), Charles Wehmeyer (SG), Jerry Strickland (C) James Fordyce, James Batista, Fred Schmit | |
| 08:27 | Florida Southern | David Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:27 | Florida Southern | David Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:12 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine loses the dribble to Charles Wehmeyer | 23-18 |
| 07:48 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 07:46 | Tampa | Michael Back grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 07:23 | Tampa | Michael Back misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-18 |
| 07:22 | Florida Southern | Earl Little gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Aaron Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarod Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Newcomer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Back (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Stephen Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Wehmeyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Blanton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Little (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Florida Southern | Winston Newcomer picks off the pass by Stephen Jackson | 23-18 |
| 06:41 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine double dribbles | 23-18 |
| Subs | Tampa | Michael Summey (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), Raymond Chang (C) John Jones, Winston Newcomer, Michael Back | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | John Thompson (SF), Fred Schmit (PF) David Blanton, Earl Little | |
| 06:28 | Florida Southern | Charles Wehmeyer misses the floater from the right block | 23-18 |
| 06:26 | Tampa | Robert Crawford grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 06:19 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-18 |
| 06:18 | Tampa | Robert Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:02 | Tampa | Michael Summey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-18 |
| 06:00 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 05:50 | Tampa | Aaron Goff is fouled on the floor by Charles Wehmeyer - foul #2 on Charles Wehmeyer, team foul #10 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | James Fordyce (PG), James Batista (SG), Earl Little (PF) Stephen Jackson, Charles Wehmeyer, Jerry Strickland | |
| 05:50 | Tampa | Aaron Goff misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:50 | Tampa | Aaron Goff misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:50 | Florida Southern | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 05:45 | Florida Southern | Aaron Goff picks off the pass by James Fordyce in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 05:34 | Tampa | Raymond Chang clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Fred Schmit - foul #1 on Fred Schmit, team foul #11 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Tampa | Keith Smith (PG), Herbert Payne (SF) Aaron Goff, Jarod Valentine | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | | |
| 05:34 | Tampa | Raymond Chang misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:34 | Tampa | Raymond Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:22 | Florida Southern | Fred Schmit knocks in the shot near the basket set up by James Fordyce | 24-20 |
| 05:03 | Tampa | Herbert Payne knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 04:44 | Florida Southern | James Fordyce misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 04:42 | Florida Southern | John Thompson tips it home | 26-22 |
| 04:21 | Tampa | Robert Crawford's pass is intercepted by James Batista | 26-22 |
| 04:08 | Florida Southern | Earl Little knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Keith Smith - foul #1 on Keith Smith, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Tampa | Aaron Goff (PG), Jarod Valentine (SG), John Jones (SF), Winston Newcomer (PF), Michael Back (C) Keith Smith, Michael Summey, Herbert Payne, Raymond Chang, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson (PG), David Blanton (SF) James Batista, Fred Schmit | |
| 04:08 | Florida Southern | Earl Little makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:54 | Tampa | John Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 03:53 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:35 | Florida Southern | John Jones picks off the pass by James Fordyce | 26-25 |
| 03:13 | Tampa | John Jones misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Fordyce - foul #2 on James Fordyce, team foul #12 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes (PG), Charles Wehmeyer (SG), Walter Young (SF), Jerry Strickland (C) Stephen Jackson, James Fordyce, David Blanton, Earl Little | |
| 03:13 | Tampa | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:13 | Tampa | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:13 | Florida Southern | Jerry Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Aaron Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarod Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Newcomer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Back (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Gilbert Dukes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Wehmeyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes misses the floater from the right side | 27-25 |
| 02:48 | Tampa | Winston Newcomer snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 02:36 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Jones | 30-25 |
| 02:10 | Florida Southern | Walter Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Tampa | Michael Segura (PG) Aaron Goff | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | David Blanton (PF) John Thompson | |
| 01:56 | Tampa | Jerry Strickland swats the layup by Winston Newcomer | 30-25 |
| 01:55 | Florida Southern | Jerry Strickland gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 01:33 | Florida Southern | Winston Newcomer swats the layup by Jerry Strickland | 30-25 |
| 01:32 | Tampa | Michael Segura snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 01:19 | Tampa | Michael Back hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 30-25 |
| 01:17 | Florida Southern | David Blanton pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:58 | Florida Southern | Charles Wehmeyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 00:56 | Tampa | Michael Segura pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:44 | Tampa | Jarod Valentine can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-25 |
| 00:42 | Florida Southern | Walter Young pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:36 | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 00:35 | Tampa | John Jones grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 00:10 | Tampa | Winston Newcomer misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Strickland - foul #1 on Jerry Strickland, team foul #13 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Tampa | Aaron Goff (PG), Michael Summey (SG), Robert Crawford (C) Jarod Valentine, John Jones, Michael Back | |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson (PG), James Fordyce (SG), Earl Little (PF), John Thompson (C) Gilbert Dukes, Charles Wehmeyer, Walter Young, Jerry Strickland | |
| 00:10 | Tampa | Winston Newcomer misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:10 | Tampa | Winston Newcomer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:05 | Florida Southern | John Thompson connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Jackson | 31-27 |
| 00:00 | Tampa | Winston Newcomer drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-27 |