| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Eric Jowers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Rayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kraig Allis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Scott Emery (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Walk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Alexander inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis misses badly on a floater near the basket | 27-24 |
| 19:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Cunningham tips it back up and in | 29-24 |
| 19:19 | South Florida | Michael Hoff hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Emery | 29-26 |
| 18:55 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 18:54 | South Florida | Michael Hoff snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 18:31 | South Florida | Scott Emery scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 18:14 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis knocks in the shot near the basket | 31-28 |
| 18:09 | South Florida | Eric Jowers steals it from Scott Emery in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 18:02 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Michael Hoff - foul #1 on Michael Hoff, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 18:02 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:45 | South Florida | Michael Hoff misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Kraig Allis - foul #2 on Kraig Allis, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 17:45 | South Florida | Michael Hoff misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:45 | South Florida | Michael Hoff misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Cunningham gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:33 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Hoff steals the ball from Jonathan Cunningham | 34-28 |
| 17:14 | South Florida | Scott Emery buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by James Walk | 34-30 |
| 17:00 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jon Stephens (SF), Stephen Richins (PF) Matthew Alexander, Jonathan Cunningham | |
| Subs | South Florida | Edgar Thornley (SF), Larry McCaffrey (C) Carmelo Castillo, Michael Hoff | |
| 16:53 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jon Stephens - foul #1 on Jon Stephens, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 16:53 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:53 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:53 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to William Rayes | 34-31 |
| 16:36 | Cal State Northridge | Larry McCaffrey is called for the reach on Stephen Richins - foul #2 on Larry McCaffrey, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cory Carroll (SF) Kraig Allis | |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (SG), Melvin Hicks (PF) James Walk, Wayne Gaskill | |
| 16:25 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Carroll | 37-31 |
| 16:03 | South Florida | Scott Emery makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 15:54 | Cal State Northridge | Edgar Thornley steals it from Eric Jowers | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Eric Jowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Rayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jon Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Stephen Richins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Scott Emery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edgar Thornley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Hicks (fresh) C - Larry McCaffrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | South Florida | Edgar Thornley drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Emery | 37-37 |
| 15:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Stephens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Tan (PG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Jonathan Cunningham (PF), Kraig Allis (C) Eric Jowers, William Rayes, Jon Stephens, Stephen Richins | |
| Subs | South Florida | John Ball (PG), James Walk (SG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), Wayne Gaskill (PF), Michael Hoff (C) Scott Emery, Douglas Shaw, Edgar Thornley, Melvin Hicks, Larry McCaffrey | |
| 15:05 | South Florida | John Ball makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Walk | 37-40 |
| 14:49 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Alexander misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 14:47 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis misses the tip | 37-40 |
| 14:45 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Hoff | 37-40 |
| 14:20 | South Florida | John Ball makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wayne Gaskill | 37-43 |
| 14:08 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Gaskill is called for the reach on Matthew Alexander - foul #3 on Wayne Gaskill, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes (SG), Jon Stephens (SF) Cory Carroll, Matthew Alexander | |
| Subs | South Florida | Scott Emery (PG) John Ball | |
| 13:48 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Stephens lays it in on a nice dish by George Tan | 39-43 |
| 13:45 | South Florida | Scott Emery is fouled in the backcourt by George Tan - foul #1 on George Tan, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Eric Jowers (PG) George Tan | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 13:26 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Scott Emery | 39-45 |
| 13:14 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Cunningham misses the dunk attempt | 39-45 |
| 13:12 | South Florida | Scott Emery grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:07 | South Florida | Michael Hoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cory Carroll (SF), Stephen Richins (C) Jonathan Cunningham, Kraig Allis | |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (SG), Melvin Hicks (PF), Larry McCaffrey (C) James Walk, Wayne Gaskill, Michael Hoff | |
| 12:58 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Richins | 41-45 |
| 12:49 | South Florida | The jump hook by Melvin Hicks is blocked by Stephen Richins | 41-45 |
| 12:48 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:29 | Cal State Northridge | Cory Carroll clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Carmelo Castillo - foul #2 on Carmelo Castillo, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Alexander (SF) Stephen Richins | |
| Subs | South Florida | Edgar Thornley (SF) Carmelo Castillo | |
| 12:29 | Cal State Northridge | Cory Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:29 | Cal State Northridge | Cory Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:13 | South Florida | Scott Emery comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 12:12 | Cal State Northridge | Cory Carroll grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 12:07 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 12:06 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Carroll | 43-45 |
| 11:58 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Jowers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Emery - foul #1 on Scott Emery, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Tan (SG), Jonathan Cunningham (PF), Kraig Allis (C) William Rayes, Jon Stephens, Cory Carroll | |
| Subs | South Florida | John Ball (PG), James Walk (SG), Wayne Gaskill (PF) Scott Emery, Douglas Shaw, Melvin Hicks | |
| 11:58 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Jowers makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:58 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Jowers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Eric Jowers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Tan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kraig Allis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - John Ball (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Walk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edgar Thornley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry McCaffrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | South Florida | John Ball misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 11:37 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Jonathan Cunningham | 45-45 |
| 11:12 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Gaskill steals it from George Tan | 45-45 |
| 10:55 | South Florida | Edgar Thornley's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Cunningham | 45-45 |
| 10:53 | South Florida | Edgar Thornley hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 10:47 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Alexander drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Tan | 48-47 |
| 10:41 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes (SG), Jon Stephens (SF) Eric Jowers, Matthew Alexander | |
| Subs | South Florida | Scott Emery (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), Michael Hoff (C) John Ball, Edgar Thornley, Larry McCaffrey | |
| 10:28 | Cal State Northridge | George Tan is hacked by Scott Emery - foul #2 on Scott Emery, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Richins (PF) Jonathan Cunningham | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 10:13 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Gaskill picks off the pass by George Tan | 48-47 |
| 09:53 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Wayne Gaskill, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cory Carroll (SF) Kraig Allis | |
| Subs | South Florida | Melvin Hicks (PF) Wayne Gaskill | |
| 09:36 | Cal State Northridge | George Tan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 09:34 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:12 | South Florida | Scott Emery is fouled on the floor by William Rayes - foul #2 on William Rayes, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Eric Jowers (PG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Jonathan Cunningham (PF) George Tan, Cory Carroll, Stephen Richins | |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (SG) James Walk | |
| 09:00 | South Florida | Jonathan Cunningham is called for the reach on Scott Emery - foul #2 on Jonathan Cunningham, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| 08:45 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Scott Emery | 48-49 |
| 08:43 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Jowers loses the dribble to Scott Emery in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 08:27 | South Florida | Michael Hoff can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 08:26 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:04 | South Florida | Scott Emery is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Scott Emery, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Tan (SG), Kraig Allis (C) William Rayes, Jon Stephens | |
| Subs | South Florida | John Ball (PG), Edgar Thornley (SF) Scott Emery, Carmelo Castillo | |
| 07:54 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Cunningham misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Melvin Hicks - foul #2 on Melvin Hicks, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Walk (SG), Wayne Gaskill (PF), Larry McCaffrey (C) Douglas Shaw, Melvin Hicks, Michael Hoff | |
| 07:54 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:54 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Eric Jowers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Tan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kraig Allis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - John Ball (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Walk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edgar Thornley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Larry McCaffrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | South Florida | James Walk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 07:41 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 07:19 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Jowers loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cory Carroll (SF), Stephen Richins (PF) Matthew Alexander, Jonathan Cunningham | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 07:05 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey loses the dribble to George Tan | 50-51 |
| 07:02 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Jowers lays it in on a great pass from George Tan | 52-51 |
| 06:53 | South Florida | Eric Jowers is called for the reach on Wayne Gaskill - foul #2 on Eric Jowers, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes (SG) George Tan | |
| Subs | South Florida | Scott Emery (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SF) John Ball, Edgar Thornley | |
| 06:44 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill hits a floater from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:25 | Cal State Northridge | Cory Carroll drills a jumper from the left side set up by Eric Jowers | 54-53 |
| 06:07 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Tan (PG), Jon Stephens (SF), Jonathan Cunningham (PF) Eric Jowers, Cory Carroll, Stephen Richins | |
| Subs | South Florida | Michael Hoff (C) Larry McCaffrey | |
| 05:42 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 05:41 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:19 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo misses short on a jumper from the right block | 54-53 |
| 05:17 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill tips it in | 54-55 |
| 04:50 | Cal State Northridge | George Tan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 04:48 | South Florida | Michael Hoff snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 04:26 | South Florida | Michael Hoff comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 04:24 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:07 | Cal State Northridge | George Tan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-55 |
| 04:05 | South Florida | Michael Hoff gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:42 | South Florida | Scott Emery's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Cunningham | 54-55 |
| 03:41 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:41 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Eric Jowers (PG), Matthew Alexander (SF) George Tan, Jon Stephens | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Eric Jowers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Rayes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Kraig Allis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Scott Emery (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Walk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Michael Hoff (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 03:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Cunningham misses the tip | 54-55 |
| 03:22 | South Florida | Michael Hoff snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 03:14 | South Florida | James Walk is whistled for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (SG), Edgar Thornley (SF) James Walk, Carmelo Castillo | |
| 03:00 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Alexander buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Jowers | 57-55 |
| 03:00 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Walk (SG), Carmelo Castillo (SF) Douglas Shaw, Edgar Thornley | |
| 02:47 | South Florida | Michael Hoff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kraig Allis - foul #3 on Kraig Allis, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 02:47 | South Florida | Michael Hoff makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:47 | South Florida | Michael Hoff misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:47 | South Florida | Michael Hoff grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:30 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo drills a shot from the left block set up by James Walk and he's fouled by Jonathan Cunningham - foul #3 on Jonathan Cunningham, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| 02:30 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:09 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 02:07 | South Florida | Michael Hoff grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:47 | South Florida | Kraig Allis swats the layup by Wayne Gaskill | 57-59 |
| 01:45 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:22 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes is hacked by Wayne Gaskill - foul #5 on Wayne Gaskill, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Melvin Hicks (PF) Wayne Gaskill | |
| 01:22 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:22 | Cal State Northridge | William Rayes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:08 | South Florida | Scott Emery hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Hoff | 59-62 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Cunningham can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Cunningham tips it in | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | South Florida | Michael Hoff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 00:21 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:07 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Hoff takes the ball from Matthew Alexander | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks is hacked by William Rayes in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Rayes, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| 00:04 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:04 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Alexander misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-64 |