| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fresh) SG - Clinton Booth (fresh) SF - James Hurst (fresh) PF - Craig Zucker (fresh) C - Shing Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Santos Lever (fresh) SG - Brian Summer (fresh) SF - Julian Johnson (fresh) PF - Martin Southwell (fresh) C - Jerold Rice (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 (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | South Florida | Clinton Booth is hacked by Brian Summer - foul #1 on Brian Summer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga is hacked by Brian Summer - foul #2 on Brian Summer, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (SG) Brian Summer | |
| 18:47 | South Florida | Shing Wang misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Santos Lever - foul #1 on Santos Lever, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | South Florida | Shing Wang makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | South Florida | Shing Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice makes the jumper from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | South Florida | Shing Wang clanks a shot from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jerold Rice | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jerold Rice and he's fouled by James Hurst - foul #1 on James Hurst, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hurst | 4-5 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by James Hurst - foul #2 on James Hurst, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clayton Whitney (SG), Robert Sanders (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF), Thomas Flood (C) Clinton Booth, James Hurst, Craig Zucker, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Flood - foul #1 on Thomas Flood, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG) Victor Mayorga | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker (SF), Allen Johnson (PF) Julian Johnson, Martin Southwell | |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:21 | South Florida | The pull-up jumper by Vincent Richardson is blocked by Allen Johnson | 4-7 |
| 17:20 | South Florida | Thomas Flood grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:04 | South Florida | Thomas Flood misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Tucker | 4-10 |
| 16:28 | South Florida | Robert Sanders is fouled on the floor by Jerold Rice - foul #1 on Jerold Rice, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), Craig Zucker (PF), Shing Wang (C) Vincent Richardson, Clayton Whitney, Andrew Sustaita, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), John Mayhall (SG), Martin Southwell (PF), Leon McBride (C) Santos Lever, Eddie Heater, Allen Johnson, Jerold Rice | |
| 16:16 | South Florida | Shing Wang hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Victor Mayorga | 6-10 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas State | John Mayhall misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:51 | South Florida | Robert Sanders snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Booth (fresh) SF - Robert Sanders (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Zucker (fresh) C - Shing Wang (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Wolf (fresh) SG - John Mayhall (fresh) SF - Jesse Tucker (fresh) PF - Martin Southwell (fresh) C - Leon McBride (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | South Florida | Clinton Booth misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Martin Southwell - foul #1 on Martin Southwell, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski (SF) Robert Sanders | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson (SF) Jesse Tucker | |
| 15:47 | South Florida | Clinton Booth misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:47 | South Florida | Clinton Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas State | Victor Mayorga steals the ball from Julian Johnson in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 15:28 | South Florida | Shing Wang scores on a shot from the left block | 9-10 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas State | Victor Mayorga steals it from William Wolf in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 15:22 | South Florida | Clinton Booth misses the lay-in | 9-10 |
| 15:21 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski tips it back up and in | 11-10 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride is called for 3 seconds | 11-10 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Clayton Whitney (SG), Andrew Sustaita (PF) Victor Mayorga, Clinton Booth, Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), Allen Johnson (PF) William Wolf, Martin Southwell | |
| 14:42 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 11-10 |
| 14:40 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski tips it home | 13-10 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Santos Lever | 13-12 |
| 14:11 | South Florida | Shing Wang can't finish the layup | 13-12 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas State | John Mayhall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 13:37 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Vincent Richardson, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), Robert Sanders (SF), Craig Zucker (PF), Thomas Flood (C) Vincent Richardson, Clayton Whitney, Boris Vilkoski, Andrew Sustaita, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), Eddie Heater (SG), Jesse Tucker (SF), Jerold Rice (C) Santos Lever, John Mayhall, Julian Johnson, Leon McBride | |
| 13:26 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eddie Heater | 13-18 |
| 13:09 | South Florida | Eddie Heater is called for the reach on Clinton Booth - foul #1 on Eddie Heater, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell (PF) Allen Johnson | |
| 12:58 | South Florida | William Wolf is called for the reach on Clinton Booth - foul #1 on William Wolf, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| 12:58 | South Florida | Clinton Booth makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:58 | South Florida | Clinton Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas State | Clinton Booth is called for the reach on Jesse Tucker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clinton Booth, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses the floater from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 12:31 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice tips it back up and in | 15-20 |
| 12:17 | South Florida | Clinton Booth comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas State | Victor Mayorga takes the ball from Eddie Heater in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 12:09 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga banks in the layup | 17-20 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 11:36 | South Florida | Craig Zucker can't connect on a floater from close range | 17-23 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clinton Booth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Sanders (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Zucker (tiring) C - Thomas Flood (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Wolf (fairly fresh) SG - Eddie Heater (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Martin Southwell (fairly fresh) C - Jerold Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker loses the ball out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Clayton Whitney (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF), Shing Wang (C) Victor Mayorga, Clinton Booth, Robert Sanders, Craig Zucker, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), Julian Johnson (SF), Allen Johnson (PF) William Wolf, Jesse Tucker, Martin Southwell | |
| 11:20 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 11:06 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 11:04 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson can't tip it in | 17-23 |
| 11:02 | South Florida | Shing Wang gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 10:55 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice hits the finger roll on a great pass from Santos Lever | 17-25 |
| 10:17 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Clayton Whitney picks off the pass by Eddie Heater in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| 10:13 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski lays it in set up by Clayton Whitney | 19-25 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 19-25 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 19-27 |
| 09:20 | South Florida | Shing Wang is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Shing Wang, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), Robert Sanders (SF), Craig Zucker (PF) Vincent Richardson, Clayton Whitney, Boris Vilkoski, Andrew Sustaita | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), John Mayhall (SG), Jesse Tucker (SF), Martin Southwell (PF), Leon McBride (C) Santos Lever, Eddie Heater, Julian Johnson, Allen Johnson, Jerold Rice | |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Mayhall and he's fouled by Craig Zucker - foul #1 on Craig Zucker, team foul #7 | 19-29 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses the free throw | 19-29 |
| 09:04 | South Florida | Craig Zucker pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 08:43 | South Florida | Shing Wang comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas State | John Mayhall is hacked by Shing Wang - foul #2 on Shing Wang, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | South Florida | Thomas Flood (C) Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 08:29 | Arkansas State | John Mayhall makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas State | John Mayhall makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 08:14 | South Florida | Craig Zucker clanks a runner in the paint | 19-31 |
| 08:13 | South Florida | Craig Zucker gets the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 07:52 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga is hacked by William Wolf - foul #2 on William Wolf, team foul #8 | 19-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), Jerold Rice (C) William Wolf, Leon McBride | |
| 07:52 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice's pass is intercepted by Victor Mayorga | 19-31 |
| 07:26 | South Florida | Clinton Booth lays it up and in set up by Victor Mayorga | 21-31 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Clinton Booth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Sanders (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Zucker (tiring) 2 reb. C - Thomas Flood (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Santos Lever (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mayhall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Martin Southwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerold Rice (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-31 |
| 07:04 | South Florida | Robert Sanders snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 06:48 | South Florida | Clinton Booth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-31 |
| 06:47 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Zucker | 21-31 |
| 06:40 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clayton Whitney (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF) Clinton Booth, Robert Sanders, Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (SG), Julian Johnson (SF), Allen Johnson (PF), Leon McBride (C) John Mayhall, Jesse Tucker, Martin Southwell, Jerold Rice | |
| 06:28 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson blows the dunk | 21-31 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Johnson | 21-31 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-31 |
| 06:05 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 05:53 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson is whistled for a carry | 24-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Robert Sanders (SF) Victor Mayorga, Boris Vilkoski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell (PF), Jerold Rice (C) Allen Johnson, Leon McBride | |
| 05:15 | South Florida | Thomas Flood misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-31 |
| 05:13 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney misses the tip | 24-31 |
| 05:11 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jerold Rice | 24-31 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 04:51 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:29 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Eddie Heater - foul #2 on Eddie Heater, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | Craig Zucker (PF) Andrew Sustaita | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Mayhall (SG), Jesse Tucker (SF), Leon McBride (C) Eddie Heater, Julian Johnson, Jerold Rice | |
| 04:29 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:29 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Flood | 25-31 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | John Mayhall misses the tip | 25-31 |
| 04:07 | South Florida | Craig Zucker gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:45 | South Florida | John Mayhall takes the ball from Vincent Richardson | 25-31 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas State | Thomas Flood swats the short shot by Jesse Tucker | 25-31 |
| 03:28 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Craig Zucker | 25-31 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Vincent Richardson (fairly fresh) SG - Clayton Whitney (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sanders (tiring) PF - Craig Zucker (tiring) 5 reb. C - Thomas Flood (tired) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Santos Lever (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mayhall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Martin Southwell (tiring) 2 pts. C - Leon McBride (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:10 | South Florida | Craig Zucker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Craig Zucker, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), James Hurst (SF), Shing Wang (C) Vincent Richardson, Clayton Whitney, Robert Sanders, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), Brian Summer (SG), Allen Johnson (PF), Jerold Rice (C) Santos Lever, John Mayhall, Martin Southwell, Leon McBride | |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Clinton Booth is called for the reach on Jesse Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Booth, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:48 | South Florida | William Wolf is called for the reach on Shing Wang - foul #3 on William Wolf, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita (PF) Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), Julian Johnson (SF) William Wolf, Jesse Tucker | |
| 02:48 | South Florida | Shing Wang misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:48 | South Florida | Shing Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas State | Shing Wang is called for the reach on Brian Summer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shing Wang, team foul #11 | 26-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Craig Zucker (PF) Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:41 | Arkansas State | Brian Summer misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas State | Brian Summer misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:41 | South Florida | Craig Zucker grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 02:31 | South Florida | Craig Zucker lays it up and in on a great pass from James Hurst and he's hacked by Allen Johnson - foul #1 on Allen Johnson, team foul #11 | 28-33 |
| 02:31 | South Florida | Craig Zucker makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | James Hurst is called for the reach on Santos Lever in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hurst, team foul #12 | 29-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski (SF) James Hurst | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerold Rice | 29-34 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson clanks a jumper near the basket | 29-34 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson tips it back up and in | 29-36 |
| 02:05 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski loses the ball out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-36 |
| 01:47 | South Florida | Craig Zucker pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 01:25 | South Florida | Craig Zucker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice misses badly on a shot in the paint | 29-36 |
| 01:00 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Victor Mayorga | 29-36 |
| 00:38 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 00:37 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever is called for 5 seconds | 31-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Robert Sanders (SF), Thomas Flood (C) Victor Mayorga, Boris Vilkoski, Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Mayhall (PG), Jesse Tucker (SF), Martin Southwell (PF), Leon McBride (C) Santos Lever, Julian Johnson, Allen Johnson, Jerold Rice | |
| 00:02 | South Florida | Martin Southwell takes the ball from Clinton Booth | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-36 |