| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Emery (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hoff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Perry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | South Florida | Scott Emery clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-20 |
| 19:41 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Dustin Perry | 26-20 |
| 19:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Hoff blocks the jumper by Joseph Stover | 26-20 |
| 19:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Stover | 26-23 |
| 18:47 | South Florida | Scott Emery drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Douglas Shaw | 29-23 |
| 18:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 18:10 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 18:08 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hoff | 29-23 |
| 17:52 | South Florida | Scott Emery misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 17:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Stover | 29-25 |
| 17:11 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill buries a shot in the paint | 31-25 |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Carmelo Castillo - foul #1 on Carmelo Castillo, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey (C) Michael Hoff | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Johnny Higdon (SF), Ronald Pinto (C) Joseph Stover, Johnny Sampson, Dustin Perry | |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:36 | South Florida | Scott Emery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (SF) Jay Davidson | |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 31-27 |
| 16:15 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:08 | South Florida | Scott Emery clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brent Winters - foul #2 on Brent Winters, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Walk (PG), Charles Barber (SF), Melvin Hicks (PF) Douglas Shaw, Carmelo Castillo, Wayne Gaskill | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings (PF) Brent Winters | |
| 16:08 | South Florida | Scott Emery makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:08 | South Florida | Scott Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 33-27 |
| 15:45 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Walk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Emery (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Charles Barber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry McCaffrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Higdon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Skillings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Pinto (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey loses the dribble to Ronald Pinto | 33-27 |
| 15:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers hits the finger roll | 33-29 |
| 14:42 | South Florida | James Walk's floater is tipped away by Paul Skillings | 33-29 |
| 14:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 14:25 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 14:11 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey misses the lay-in | 33-29 |
| 14:09 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Johnny Higdon | 33-29 |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Melvin Hicks - foul #1 on Melvin Hicks, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (PG), John Ball (SG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), Wayne Gaskill (PF), Michael Hoff (C) James Walk, Scott Emery, Charles Barber, Melvin Hicks, Larry McCaffrey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Jay Davidson (PF), Dustin Perry (C) Nicholas Reiss, Timothy Myers, Johnny Higdon, Ronald Pinto | |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 13:38 | South Florida | Michael Hoff is fouled on the floor by Dustin Perry - foul #3 on Dustin Perry, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson (SF) Paul Skillings | |
| 13:33 | South Florida | Michael Hoff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 13:31 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill tips it home | 35-31 |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 13:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson tips it home | 35-33 |
| 13:10 | South Florida | Michael Hoff can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 35-33 |
| 13:09 | South Florida | Michael Hoff grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:52 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 12:51 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:38 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Scott Emery (SG) John Ball | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses long on a jumper near the basket | 35-33 |
| 12:19 | South Florida | Michael Hoff gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:12 | South Florida | Scott Emery misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Dustin Perry | 35-33 |
| 11:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 11:44 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill is fouled on the floor by Jay Davidson - foul #2 on Jay Davidson, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Emery (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hoff (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Perry (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | South Florida | Scott Emery makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Carmelo Castillo | 37-36 |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Johnny Higdon (PF) Joseph Stover, Jay Davidson | |
| 10:56 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo lays it in set up by Scott Emery | 39-36 |
| 10:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 10:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 10:16 | South Florida | Michael Hoff misses the runner from the right block | 39-39 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Emery steals the ball from Johnny Sampson | 39-39 |
| 10:04 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 10:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 09:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry is hacked by Wayne Gaskill - foul #3 on Wayne Gaskill, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Walk (PG), John Ball (SG), Charles Barber (SF), Melvin Hicks (PF), Larry McCaffrey (C) Douglas Shaw, Scott Emery, Carmelo Castillo, Wayne Gaskill, Michael Hoff | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Jay Davidson (PF), Ronald Pinto (C) Brent Winters, Johnny Sampson, Dustin Perry | |
| 09:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson loses the dribble to Charles Barber | 39-39 |
| 09:10 | South Florida | John Ball lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Barber | 41-39 |
| 08:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Larry McCaffrey - foul #1 on Larry McCaffrey, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| 08:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:27 | South Florida | John Ball scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Nicholas Reiss - foul #1 on Nicholas Reiss, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (PG) James Walk | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:27 | South Florida | John Ball makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto hits the finger roll on a great pass from Johnny Higdon | 44-44 |
| 07:59 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Shaw | 46-44 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry McCaffrey - foul #2 on Larry McCaffrey, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | South Florida | Scott Emery (SG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), Wayne Gaskill (PF), Michael Hoff (C) John Ball, Charles Barber, Melvin Hicks, Larry McCaffrey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG) Nicholas Reiss | |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Emery (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hoff (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Higdon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Pinto (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | South Florida | Scott Emery misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 07:27 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:07 | South Florida | Michael Hoff connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Carmelo Castillo | 48-45 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 06:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto tips it in | 48-47 |
| 06:30 | South Florida | Michael Hoff is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Hoff, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Walk (PG) Douglas Shaw | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (PG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Paul Skillings (PF), Dustin Perry (C) Joseph Stover, Johnny Higdon, Jay Davidson, Ronald Pinto | |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Paul Skillings | 48-49 |
| 06:03 | South Florida | Michael Hoff drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Scott Emery | 51-49 |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Sampson and he's fouled by James Walk - foul #2 on James Walk, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey (C) Michael Hoff | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:31 | South Florida | Johnny Sampson is called for the reach on Carmelo Castillo - foul #3 on Johnny Sampson, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (PG) James Walk | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG) Timothy Myers | |
| 05:14 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Scott Emery and the foul's on Johnny Sampson - foul #4 on Johnny Sampson, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto (PF) Paul Skillings | |
| 05:14 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry misses the easy layup | 53-52 |
| 04:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 04:37 | South Florida | Scott Emery drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Castillo | 56-54 |
| 04:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 04:17 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Wayne Gaskill | 56-54 |
| 03:59 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wayne Gaskill | 59-54 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Ball (SG), Charles Barber (SF), Melvin Hicks (PF), Michael Hoff (C) Scott Emery, Carmelo Castillo, Wayne Gaskill, Larry McCaffrey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Johnny Higdon (SF), Jay Davidson (PF) Brent Winters, Johnny Sampson, Dustin Perry | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hoff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Higdon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Pinto (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | South Florida | John Ball misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-54 |
| 03:22 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Barber | 59-54 |
| 03:11 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Walk (PG) Douglas Shaw | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings (C) Ronald Pinto | |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson scores on a 3 from straight away | 59-57 |
| 02:49 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (PG), Scott Emery (SG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), Wayne Gaskill (PF) James Walk, John Ball, Charles Barber, Melvin Hicks | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Dustin Perry (C) Nicholas Reiss, Johnny Higdon, Paul Skillings | |
| 02:29 | South Florida | Scott Emery hits a 3 from straight away | 62-57 |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Emery steals the ball from Brent Winters | 62-57 |
| 02:10 | South Florida | Scott Emery slams it home | 64-57 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 01:53 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 01:24 | South Florida | Scott Emery buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Gaskill | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Hoff denies the turnaround by Dustin Perry | 67-57 |
| 01:09 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Wayne Gaskill | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill is fouled on the floor by Jay Davidson - foul #3 on Jay Davidson, team foul #7 | 67-57 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Walk (PG), John Ball (SG), Charles Barber (SF), Larry McCaffrey (C) Douglas Shaw, Scott Emery, Carmelo Castillo, Michael Hoff | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Timothy Myers (SG), Johnny Higdon (SF), Paul Skillings (PF), Ronald Pinto (C) Joseph Stover, Brent Winters, Johnny Sampson, Jay Davidson, Dustin Perry | |
| 00:51 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto grabs the board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto blows the layup | 67-57 |
| 00:42 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Charles Barber | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | South Florida | John Ball can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 67-57 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto's floater is tipped away by Wayne Gaskill | 67-57 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss tips it but misses | 67-57 |
| 00:05 | South Florida | John Ball snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | James Walk runs out the clock | 67-57 |