| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) SG - Harvey King (fresh) SF - David Stillwell (fresh) PF - Donald Rew (fresh) C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Darryl Dupree (fresh) SG - Eddie Overly (fresh) SF - Daniel Reaper (fresh) PF - David Matteo (fresh) C - Johnny Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Johnny Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | South Florida | Eddie Overly is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eddie Overly, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Harvey King is hacked by Johnny Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Smith, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Jason Love can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Stillwell | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Darryl Dupree - foul #1 on Darryl Dupree, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | South Florida | Eddie Overly snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | South Florida | David Matteo travels with the ball | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | David Stillwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 18:22 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree steps out of bounds on the sideline | 1-0 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Harvey King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 17:56 | South Florida | Reginald Vavra steps in front of the Daniel Reaper pass | 1-0 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Eddie Overly - foul #2 on Eddie Overly, team foul #4 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Horace Avallone (SG), Mohammad Lewis (SF), Sean O'Connell (PF), Fred Bauer (C) Darryl Dupree, Eddie Overly, Daniel Reaper, David Matteo, Johnny Smith | |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | South Florida | Sean O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:19 | South Florida | Fred Bauer is fouled on the floor by Reginald Vavra - foul #1 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:01 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Reginald Vavra | 2-0 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Fred Bauer is called for the reach on David Stillwell - foul #1 on Fred Bauer, team foul #5 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Luis Zamora (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), John Milan (C) Jason Love, David Stillwell, Donald Rew, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | John Milan is open and lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 16:22 | South Florida | Jerry Morgan blocks the jumper by Dwight Caton | 4-0 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Luis Zamora | 4-0 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Sean O'Connell swats the short shot by Scott Phillips | 4-0 |
| 16:04 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Fred Bauer | 4-0 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) C - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Dwight Caton (fairly fresh) SG - Horace Avallone (fresh) SF - Mohammad Lewis (fresh) PF - Sean O'Connell (fairly fresh) C - Fred Bauer (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | South Florida | Horace Avallone misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 15:44 | South Florida | Sean O'Connell tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips can't throw it down but the foul's on Dwight Caton - foul #1 on Dwight Caton, team foul #6 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), David Stillwell (SF), Donald Rew (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Harvey King, Luis Zamora, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG), Daniel Reaper (SF), David Matteo (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Dwight Caton, Horace Avallone, Sean O'Connell, Fred Bauer | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 15:19 | South Florida | Johnny Smith clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Reginald Vavra - foul #2 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), John Milan (C) Scott Phillips, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | South Florida | Brady Stevenson (SG) Mohammad Lewis | |
| 15:19 | South Florida | Johnny Smith makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 15:19 | South Florida | Johnny Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Donald Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Brady Stevenson steals it from Andrew Sullivan in the backcourt | 5-1 |
| 14:59 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Darryl Dupree, team foul #7 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Horace Avallone (SG) Darryl Dupree | |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | John Milan hits a wide open jumper from the left block set up by Jason Love | 7-1 |
| 14:30 | South Florida | Horace Avallone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-1 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Donald Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 7-1 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Love | 9-1 |
| 14:01 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper misses the easy layup | 9-1 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Jason Love grabs the board | 9-1 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Donald Rew knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Love and the foul's on Brady Stevenson - foul #1 on Brady Stevenson, team foul #8 | 11-1 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Jerry Morgan (C) Jason Love, Andrew Sullivan, David Stillwell, John Milan | |
| Subs | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis (SG), Fred Bauer (SF), Kevin Clark (C) Brady Stevenson, Daniel Reaper, Johnny Smith | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the free throw | 11-1 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 11-1 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Fred Bauer - foul #2 on Fred Bauer, team foul #9 | 11-1 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Daniel Reaper (SF) Horace Avallone, Fred Bauer | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 12-1 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 13-1 |
| 13:09 | South Florida | David Matteo can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-1 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Donald Rew pulls down the rebound | 13-1 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan blows the layup | 13-1 |
| 12:48 | South Florida | Dwight Caton gets the rebound | 13-1 |
| 12:44 | South Florida | Donald Rew blocks the jumper by Daniel Reaper | 13-1 |
| 12:43 | South Florida | David Matteo pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-1 |
| 12:29 | South Florida | The jump hook by Kevin Clark is blocked by Jerry Morgan | 13-1 |
| 12:28 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-1 |
| 12:12 | South Florida | Donald Rew is called for the reach on Daniel Reaper - foul #1 on Donald Rew, team foul #3 | 13-1 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), David Stillwell (SF), John Milan (C) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, Luis Zamora, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | South Florida | Brady Stevenson (PG), Horace Avallone (SG), Sean O'Connell (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Dwight Caton, Daniel Reaper, David Matteo, Kevin Clark | |
| 11:54 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-1 |
| 11:52 | South Florida | Johnny Smith tips it but misses | 13-1 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Jason Love grabs the defensive rebound | 13-1 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) SF - David Stillwell (fresh) PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Milan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Brady Stevenson (fresh) SG - Horace Avallone (fairly fresh) SF - Mohammad Lewis (fresh) PF - Sean O'Connell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | John Milan is fouled in the backcourt by Horace Avallone - foul #1 on Horace Avallone, team foul #10 | 13-1 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Daniel Reaper (SF) Mohammad Lewis | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the 1st free throw | 14-1 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-1 |
| 11:27 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-1 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | John Milan snags the defensive board | 15-1 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Brady Stevenson steps in front of the Jerry Morgan pass in the backcourt | 15-1 |
| 11:13 | South Florida | David Stillwell is called for the reach on Daniel Reaper - foul #1 on David Stillwell, team foul #4 | 15-1 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Donald Rew (PF) Andrew Sullivan, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis (SG), David Matteo (PF) Brady Stevenson, Sean O'Connell | |
| 10:54 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Matteo | 15-4 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Jason Love comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 15-4 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it back up and in | 17-4 |
| 10:06 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper is fouled on the floor by Donald Rew - foul #2 on Donald Rew, team foul #5 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Luis Zamora (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF) Jason Love, David Stillwell, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Kevin Clark (C) Daniel Reaper, Johnny Smith | |
| 10:01 | South Florida | Horace Avallone is called for traveling | 17-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Brady Stevenson (SG), Sean O'Connell (PF) Horace Avallone, David Matteo | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 17-4 |
| 09:40 | South Florida | Kevin Clark snags the defensive board | 17-4 |
| 09:20 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mohammad Lewis, team foul #11 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG) Harvey King | |
| Subs | South Florida | Daniel Reaper (SF), David Matteo (PF) Mohammad Lewis, Sean O'Connell | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is hacked by Daniel Reaper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Reaper, team foul #12 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Horace Avallone (SG) Dwight Caton | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 18-4 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 19-4 |
| 08:56 | South Florida | Jerry Morgan swats the short shot by David Matteo | 19-4 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora snags the defensive board | 19-4 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-4 |
| 08:47 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 19-4 |
| 08:23 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper travels with the ball | 19-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), David Stillwell (SF) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Mohammad Lewis (SF), Johnny Smith (C) Brady Stevenson, Daniel Reaper, Kevin Clark | |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Dwight Caton steals it from John Milan | 19-4 |
| 07:53 | South Florida | Horace Avallone clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-4 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Jason Love snags the defensive board | 19-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 blk. C - John Milan (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Dwight Caton (fairly fresh) SG - Horace Avallone (tiring) SF - Mohammad Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Matteo (tiring) C - Johnny Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | John Milan's layup is rejected by David Matteo | 19-4 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Morgan | 19-4 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | John Milan can't throw it down but he's hacked by Johnny Smith - foul #2 on Johnny Smith, team foul #13 | 19-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG) Andrew Sullivan | |
| Subs | South Florida | Daniel Reaper (SF), Sean O'Connell (PF), Kevin Clark (C) Horace Avallone, David Matteo, Johnny Smith | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the 1st free throw | 20-4 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-4 |
| 07:20 | South Florida | Dwight Caton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-4 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | David Stillwell is hacked by Daniel Reaper - foul #2 on Daniel Reaper, team foul #14 | 21-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Horace Avallone (SG) Daniel Reaper | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 22-4 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-4 |
| 07:01 | South Florida | Sean O'Connell snags the defensive board | 22-4 |
| 06:47 | South Florida | Sean O'Connell loses the ball out of bounds | 22-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG) Jason Love | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-4 |
| 06:30 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 22-4 |
| 06:07 | South Florida | Dwight Caton makes the 3 from the left wing | 22-7 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Harvey King is hacked by Horace Avallone - foul #2 on Horace Avallone, team foul #15 | 22-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (SF), Donald Rew (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) David Stillwell, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| Subs | South Florida | Brady Stevenson (SG), David Matteo (PF) Horace Avallone, Sean O'Connell | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 23-7 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 24-7 |
| 05:39 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-7 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Donald Rew snags the defensive board | 24-7 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Rew | 26-7 |
| 05:07 | South Florida | Dwight Caton makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mohammad Lewis | 26-9 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-9 |
| 04:47 | South Florida | Kevin Clark gets the rebound | 26-9 |
| 04:43 | South Florida | Dwight Caton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-9 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra pulls down the rebound | 26-9 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the jump hook from the right block | 26-9 |
| 04:29 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Kevin Clark | 26-9 |
| 04:15 | South Florida | Dwight Caton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-9 |
| 04:14 | South Florida | Kevin Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 26-9 |
| 03:58 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 26-9 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra pulls down the rebound | 26-9 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Phillips | 28-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Zamora (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Dwight Caton (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Brady Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Mohammad Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Matteo (tiring) C - Kevin Clark (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-9 |
| 03:36 | South Florida | David Matteo tips it home | 28-11 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Donald Rew drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Phillips | 30-11 |
| 03:07 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson loses the dribble to Reginald Vavra | 30-11 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is hacked by Dwight Caton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwight Caton, team foul #16 | 30-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), David Stillwell (SF) Harvey King, Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG), Eddie Overly (SG), Daniel Reaper (SF), Sean O'Connell (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Dwight Caton, Brady Stevenson, Mohammad Lewis, David Matteo, Kevin Clark | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 31-11 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 32-11 |
| 02:45 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree is hacked by Scott Phillips - foul #1 on Scott Phillips, team foul #6 | 32-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Jerry Morgan (PF) Scott Phillips, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 02:31 | South Florida | Eddie Overly drills a turnaround near the basket | 32-13 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Jason Love is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Dupree - foul #3 on Darryl Dupree, team foul #17 | 32-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Horace Avallone (PG) Darryl Dupree | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 33-13 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 2nd free throw | 33-13 |
| 02:27 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Johnny Smith | 33-13 |
| 02:12 | South Florida | Horace Avallone makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Reaper | 33-16 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Love | 35-16 |
| 01:47 | South Florida | Sean O'Connell hits the finger roll set up by Eddie Overly | 35-18 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Stillwell | 37-18 |
| 01:05 | South Florida | Jerry Morgan denies the turnaround by Sean O'Connell | 37-18 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | David Stillwell gets the rebound | 37-18 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-18 |
| 00:23 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-18 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra gets the rebound | 39-18 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 39-18 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the offensive board | 39-18 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 39-18 |