| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Vincent Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Green (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Zucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Sustaita (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shing Wang (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) C - William Forster (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Sellers inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Kent State | Vincent Richardson steps in front of the Shawn Parsons pass in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 19:46 | South Florida | Shing Wang drills a shot from the left side | 33-34 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Robert Sellers is fouled on the floor by Joseph Green - foul #2 on Joseph Green, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | The jumper by Joseph Heard is denied by Shing Wang | 33-34 |
| 19:19 | South Florida | Shing Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:13 | South Florida | Joseph Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-34 |
| 19:12 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita tips it home | 35-34 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 18:55 | South Florida | Craig Zucker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:40 | South Florida | Shing Wang misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wade Gilbert | 35-34 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Joseph Heard travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clayton Whitney (PG), Boris Vilkoski (SG), Drazen Czartoryski (SF), Thomas Flood (PF) Vincent Richardson, Joseph Green, Craig Zucker, Andrew Sustaita | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:59 | South Florida | Drazen Czartoryski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Sellers - foul #2 on Robert Sellers, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jason Pitcock (C) Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:59 | South Florida | Drazen Czartoryski makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:59 | South Florida | Drazen Czartoryski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | William Forster is denied on a layup by Jason Pitcock | 37-34 |
| 17:41 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:29 | South Florida | Jason Pitcock lays it up and in | 39-34 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Clayton Whitney picks off the pass by Joseph Heard in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 17:24 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney lays it up and in | 41-34 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | William Forster is hacked by Thomas Flood - foul #2 on Thomas Flood, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita (PF), Shing Wang (C) Thomas Flood, Jason Pitcock | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Forster | 41-37 |
| 16:34 | South Florida | Shing Wang can't connect on a shot near the basket | 41-37 |
| 16:32 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:20 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita is hacked by Wade Gilbert - foul #1 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Joseph Green (SG), Craig Zucker (SF) Clayton Whitney, Boris Vilkoski, Drazen Czartoryski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| 16:10 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita's pass is intercepted by William Forster | 41-37 |
| 16:07 | Kent State | Joseph Heard is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Richardson - foul #3 on Vincent Richardson, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clayton Whitney (PG) Vincent Richardson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (PF) Wade Gilbert | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | William Forster's layup is rejected by Andrew Sustaita | 41-37 |
| 15:48 | South Florida | Craig Zucker gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Clayton Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Zucker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Sustaita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Shing Wang (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Forster (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:24 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Joe Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | William Forster hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 14:44 | South Florida | Shing Wang lays it up and in set up by Joseph Green | 43-39 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Green - foul #3 on Joseph Green, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Boris Vilkoski (SG), Drazen Czartoryski (SF), Thomas Flood (PF), Jason Pitcock (C) Clayton Whitney, Joseph Green, Craig Zucker, Andrew Sustaita, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Robert Sellers (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Joseph Heard, Joe Lewis, William Forster | |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:14 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 14:13 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski tips it in | 45-40 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Danny Connelly can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Robert Sellers can't connect on a floater in the paint | 45-40 |
| 13:26 | South Florida | Jason Pitcock grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:13 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski loses the dribble to Robert Sellers | 45-40 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Gammon | 45-42 |
| 12:39 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Robert Sellers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph Green (SG), Craig Zucker (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF), Shing Wang (C) Boris Vilkoski, Drazen Czartoryski, Thomas Flood, Jason Pitcock | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG), Joe Lewis (SF), Robert Nelson (C) Shawn Parsons, Robert Sellers, Wade Gilbert | |
| 12:10 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Forster (C) Danny Connelly | |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Craig Zucker takes the ball from Joseph Heard in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 12:07 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson misses the easy layup | 45-42 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Robert Nelson pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Joe Lewis scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carlos Gammon | 45-44 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Vincent Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Zucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Sustaita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Shing Wang (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | South Florida | Robert Nelson steps in front of the Shing Wang pass | 45-44 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Joseph Green is called for the reach on Carlos Gammon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Green, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clayton Whitney (PG), Boris Vilkoski (SG) Vincent Richardson, Joseph Green | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:15 | Kent State | William Forster jams it | 45-46 |
| 11:03 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Joe Lewis hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph Heard | 48-49 |
| 10:29 | South Florida | Shing Wang is denied on a layup by William Forster | 48-49 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Joe Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Robert Nelson grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | William Forster clanks a turnaround in the lane | 48-49 |
| 09:35 | South Florida | Craig Zucker snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 09:12 | South Florida | Shing Wang can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-49 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Robert Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Robert Nelson double dribbles | 48-49 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Drazen Czartoryski (SF), Thomas Flood (PF), Jason Pitcock (C) Clayton Whitney, Craig Zucker, Andrew Sustaita, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Pendley (PG), Shawn Parsons (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF), Danny Connelly (C) Joseph Heard, Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Robert Nelson, William Forster | |
| 08:34 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Robert Sellers - foul #3 on Robert Sellers, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| 08:34 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:34 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Christopher Pendley's pass is intercepted by Vincent Richardson in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 08:18 | South Florida | Jason Pitcock misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Wade Gilbert - foul #2 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| 08:18 | South Florida | Jason Pitcock misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:18 | South Florida | Jason Pitcock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons buries a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 07:46 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 51-52 |
| 07:45 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Drazen Czartoryski | 51-52 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Vincent Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Boris Vilkoski (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drazen Czartoryski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Flood (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Pitcock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Danny Connelly gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Christopher Pendley loses the dribble to Thomas Flood | 51-52 |
| 07:13 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 07:11 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:01 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 06:32 | South Florida | Thomas Flood grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 06:27 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski loses the dribble to Wade Gilbert | 51-52 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 06:07 | South Florida | Jason Pitcock snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 06:02 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Drazen Czartoryski - foul #3 on Drazen Czartoryski, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clayton Whitney (PG), Joseph Green (SG), Craig Zucker (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF), Shing Wang (C) Vincent Richardson, Boris Vilkoski, Drazen Czartoryski, Thomas Flood, Jason Pitcock | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG), Carlos Gammon (SG), Joe Lewis (SF) Christopher Pendley, Shawn Parsons, Robert Sellers | |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:24 | South Florida | Shing Wang is hacked by Carlos Gammon - foul #2 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Nelson (C) Danny Connelly | |
| 05:13 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-54 |
| 05:12 | South Florida | Craig Zucker tips it home | 53-54 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Joseph Heard scores on a runner in the lane set up by Carlos Gammon | 53-56 |
| 04:38 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita lays it in | 55-56 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Craig Zucker denies the turnaround by Joseph Heard | 55-56 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Craig Zucker steals it from Joseph Heard | 55-56 |
| 03:56 | South Florida | Joseph Green misses the lay-in | 55-56 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Robert Nelson snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon is hacked by Joseph Green in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Green, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Boris Vilkoski (SG), Thomas Flood (PF) Clayton Whitney, Joseph Green, Andrew Sustaita | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF), William Forster (C) Joe Lewis, Wade Gilbert | |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:48 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Craig Zucker | 55-56 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Vincent Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Boris Vilkoski (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Zucker (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Flood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Shing Wang (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Carlos Gammon (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:37 | South Florida | Joseph Heard is called for the reach on Boris Vilkoski - foul #1 on Joseph Heard, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG) Carlos Gammon | |
| 03:15 | South Florida | Shing Wang can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Forster - foul #3 on William Forster, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | Drazen Czartoryski (SF) Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (PF) Robert Nelson | |
| 03:15 | South Florida | Shing Wang misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:15 | South Florida | Shing Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses the tip | 56-56 |
| 02:49 | South Florida | Thomas Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:44 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Robert Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Forster | 56-59 |
| 02:13 | South Florida | Shing Wang clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 02:11 | South Florida | Shing Wang gets the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 02:04 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Heard - foul #2 on Joseph Heard, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clayton Whitney (PG), Craig Zucker (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF) Vincent Richardson, Drazen Czartoryski, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Pendley (PG), Robert Nelson (PF) Joseph Heard, Danny Connelly | |
| 02:04 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:04 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jason Pitcock (C) Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG), Carlos Gammon (SG), Joe Lewis (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Christopher Pendley, Shawn Parsons, Robert Sellers, Robert Nelson | |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Joe Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Shing Wang (C) Clayton Whitney, Jason Pitcock | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG), Robert Sellers (SF) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis | |
| 01:25 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-59 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert is called for traveling in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 01:16 | South Florida | Shing Wang's layup is rejected by Wade Gilbert | 59-59 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | William Forster misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Shing Wang - foul #2 on Shing Wang, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | William Forster misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | William Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:55 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Heard - foul #3 on Joseph Heard, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 00:55 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:55 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Vincent Richardson takes the ball from Shawn Parsons in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita lays it in set up by Craig Zucker | 63-60 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert tips it home | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson is hacked by Joseph Heard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Heard, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 00:17 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:17 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Joseph Heard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita gets the rebound | 65-62 |