| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Gordon Russell (fresh) SG - Ralph Harris (fresh) SF - James Shorey (fresh) PF - Gerald Courtney (fresh) C - Floyd Hughey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Corey Morris (fresh) SG - James Lossett (fresh) SF - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) PF - Steven Brown (fresh) C - Adam Griffin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Floyd Hughey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | South Florida | James Shorey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | James Shorey is called for the reach on Mitchell Burnett - foul #1 on James Shorey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Steven Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | South Florida | Gerald Courtney grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | South Florida | Floyd Hughey knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Adam Griffin - foul #1 on Adam Griffin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | South Florida | Floyd Hughey misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | James Lossett is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Harris - foul #1 on Ralph Harris, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Corey Morris misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Steven Brown snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Corey Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | South Florida | James Shorey hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Corey Morris - foul #1 on Corey Morris, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | South Florida | James Shorey makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | South Florida | James Shorey makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | South Florida | Gordon Russell gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | South Florida | Ralph Harris misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | James Lossett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | South Florida | Gerald Courtney snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | South Florida | Ralph Harris misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Corey Morris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Steven Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:14 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Ralph Harris | 4-0 |
| 16:54 | South Florida | Ralph Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 16:53 | South Florida | Gordon Russell snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:43 | South Florida | James Shorey is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Mitchell Burnett - foul #1 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | South Florida | Christopher Taylor (PG), Robert Weaver (SG), Larry Self (PF), Sheldon Campbell (C) Gordon Russell, Ralph Harris, Gerald Courtney, Floyd Hughey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (PG), David Myers (SF), Roberto Costa (PF), Damien Henry (C) Corey Morris, Mitchell Burnett, Steven Brown, Adam Griffin | |
| 16:43 | South Florida | James Shorey makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:43 | South Florida | James Shorey misses the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| Subs | South Florida | Larry Gardner (SF) James Shorey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:33 | South Florida | Sheldon Campbell blows the layup but he's fouled by David Myers - foul #1 on David Myers, team foul #4 | 5-0 |
| 16:33 | South Florida | Sheldon Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:33 | South Florida | Sheldon Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | David Myers misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 16:09 | South Florida | Sheldon Campbell pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:05 | South Florida | Robert Weaver is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Petty - foul #1 on Jerry Petty, team foul #5 | 6-0 |
| 15:54 | South Florida | Larry Self is open but misses the lay-in | 6-0 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Christopher Taylor (fresh) SG - Robert Weaver (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Gardner (fresh) PF - Larry Self (fairly fresh) C - Sheldon Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jerry Petty (fresh) SG - James Lossett (tiring) SF - David Myers (fresh) PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 3 reb. C - Damien Henry (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty clanks a shot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 15:26 | South Florida | Sheldon Campbell gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 15:20 | South Florida | Roberto Costa blocks the short jumper by Sheldon Campbell | 6-0 |
| 15:18 | South Florida | Larry Self grabs the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 15:02 | South Florida | Robert Weaver is hacked by Jerry Petty - foul #2 on Jerry Petty, team foul #6 | 6-0 |
| Subs | South Florida | Garland Vincent (PG), James Shorey (SF) Robert Weaver, Larry Gardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Corey Morris (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG), Adam Griffin (C) Jerry Petty, James Lossett, Damien Henry | |
| 14:45 | South Florida | Garland Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | South Florida | Floyd Hughey (C) Sheldon Campbell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Brown (PF) Roberto Costa | |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Steven Brown scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Adam Griffin | 6-2 |
| 14:23 | South Florida | David Myers is called for the reach on Larry Self in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Myers, team foul #7 | 6-2 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ralph Harris (SG) Christopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Lossett (SG) David Myers | |
| 14:23 | South Florida | Larry Self makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 14:23 | South Florida | Larry Self makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin blows the layup | 8-2 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | James Lossett misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ralph Harris - foul #2 on Ralph Harris, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | South Florida | Gordon Russell (PG), Christopher Taylor (SG), Larry Gardner (SF), Sheldon Campbell (C) Garland Vincent, Ralph Harris, James Shorey, Floyd Hughey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Costa (PF), Damien Henry (C) Steven Brown, Adam Griffin | |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | James Lossett misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | James Lossett makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 13:46 | South Florida | Christopher Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-3 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett is hacked by Christopher Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | South Florida | Gerald Courtney (PF) Larry Self | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett misses short on a floater from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Christopher Taylor takes the ball from James Lossett | 8-3 |
| 13:06 | South Florida | Christopher Taylor misses the easy layup | 8-3 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Damien Henry snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa lays it in | 8-5 |
| 12:16 | South Florida | Gordon Russell hits a jumper from the right block set up by Sheldon Campbell | 10-5 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-5 |
| Subs | South Florida | Garland Vincent (PG), Robert Weaver (SG), James Shorey (SF), Larry Self (PF), Floyd Hughey (C) Gordon Russell, Christopher Taylor, Larry Gardner, Gerald Courtney, Sheldon Campbell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Brown (PF), Adam Griffin (C) Roberto Costa, Damien Henry | |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Corey Morris is whistled for traveling | 10-5 |
| 11:39 | South Florida | Robert Weaver is fouled on the floor by James Lossett - foul #1 on James Lossett, team foul #8 | 10-5 |
| 11:39 | South Florida | Robert Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 11:39 | South Florida | Robert Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Garland Vincent (fresh) SG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shorey (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Larry Self (tiring) 2 pts. C - Floyd Hughey (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Corey Morris (tired) SG - James Lossett (tired) 1 pts. SF - Mitchell Burnett (tiring) PF - Steven Brown (tiring) 2 pts. C - Adam Griffin (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin makes the runner near the basket | 12-7 |
| 11:10 | South Florida | Larry Self knocks in the shot in the paint set up by James Shorey | 14-7 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | James Lossett knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Corey Morris | 14-9 |
| 11:01 | South Florida | Corey Morris is called for the reach on Garland Vincent in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Morris, team foul #9 | 14-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Christopher Taylor (SG), Sheldon Campbell (C) Robert Weaver, Floyd Hughey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Costa (PF) Corey Morris | |
| 11:01 | South Florida | Garland Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | James Lossett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Gordon Russell (PG) Garland Vincent | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Damien Henry (C) Adam Griffin | |
| 10:50 | South Florida | Christopher Taylor is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gordon Russell | 16-9 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Steven Brown misses the jumper from the free throw line | 16-9 |
| 10:28 | South Florida | Larry Self pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:13 | South Florida | Gordon Russell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Larry Self | 19-9 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | James Lossett is called for 10 seconds | 19-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Larry Gardner (SF), Gerald Courtney (PF), Floyd Hughey (C) James Shorey, Sheldon Campbell, Larry Self | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Adam Griffin (C) Damien Henry | |
| 09:54 | South Florida | Christopher Taylor lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Gordon Russell | 21-9 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Christopher Taylor steps in front of the Mitchell Burnett pass in the backcourt | 21-9 |
| 09:51 | South Florida | Christopher Taylor hits the finger roll | 23-9 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-12 |
| 09:12 | South Florida | Christopher Taylor clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Adam Griffin - foul #2 on Adam Griffin, team foul #10 | 23-12 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Weaver (SG), Sheldon Campbell (C) Gordon Russell, Floyd Hughey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Damien Henry (C) Adam Griffin | |
| 09:12 | South Florida | Christopher Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 09:12 | South Florida | Christopher Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Robert Weaver takes the ball from James Lossett in the backcourt | 24-12 |
| 08:57 | South Florida | Gerald Courtney is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-12 |
| 08:56 | South Florida | Sheldon Campbell grabs the offensive board | 24-12 |
| 08:38 | South Florida | Larry Gardner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Weaver | 27-12 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa is alone and drills a shot from close range | 27-14 |
| 08:19 | South Florida | Christopher Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-14 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa snags the defensive board | 27-14 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | James Lossett misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-14 |
| 08:06 | South Florida | Larry Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 08:02 | South Florida | Larry Gardner buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Taylor and the foul's on Steven Brown - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #11 | 29-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Garland Vincent (PG), James Shorey (SF), Larry Self (C) Christopher Taylor, Gerald Courtney, Sheldon Campbell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (PG) Steven Brown | |
| 08:02 | South Florida | Larry Gardner makes the free throw | 30-14 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | James Lossett double dribbles | 30-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Floyd Hughey (C) Larry Gardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Garland Vincent (fresh) SG - Robert Weaver (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shorey (tired) 3 pts. PF - Larry Self (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Hughey (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jerry Petty (fresh) SG - James Lossett (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Burnett (very tired) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Costa (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Damien Henry (tired) | |
| 07:36 | South Florida | James Lossett is called for the reach on Robert Weaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Lossett, team foul #12 | 30-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Brown (SF) James Lossett | |
| 07:36 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-14 |
| 07:36 | South Florida | Robert Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 07:36 | South Florida | Robert Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 31-14 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Damien Henry can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 31-14 |
| 07:10 | South Florida | Floyd Hughey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-14 |
| 07:00 | South Florida | James Shorey misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-14 |
| 06:59 | South Florida | Larry Self tips it back up and in | 33-14 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Damien Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Gordon Russell (PG), Christopher Taylor (SG), Sheldon Campbell (PF) Garland Vincent, Robert Weaver, Floyd Hughey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:30 | South Florida | James Shorey drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Russell and the foul's on Mitchell Burnett - foul #2 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #13 | 35-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Lossett (SG) Mitchell Burnett | |
| 06:30 | South Florida | James Shorey makes the free throw | 36-14 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Sheldon Campbell blocks the short jumper by James Lossett | 36-14 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Petty | 36-14 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Steven Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-14 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Damien Henry gets the offensive rebound | 36-14 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Steven Brown's floater is tipped away by Larry Self | 36-14 |
| 05:42 | South Florida | James Shorey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-14 |
| 05:27 | South Florida | James Shorey misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 36-14 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty pulls down the rebound | 36-14 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Steven Brown is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #14 | 36-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Weaver (SG), Larry Gardner (SF), Gerald Courtney (PF), Floyd Hughey (C) Christopher Taylor, James Shorey, Sheldon Campbell, Larry Self | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Corey Morris (PG), David Myers (SF) Jerry Petty, Steven Brown | |
| 05:15 | South Florida | Gerald Courtney misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #15 | 36-14 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-14 |
| 05:15 | South Florida | Gerald Courtney misses the 1st free throw | 36-14 |
| 05:15 | South Florida | Gerald Courtney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-14 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Gordon Russell is called for the reach on Corey Morris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gordon Russell, team foul #5 | 37-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Garland Vincent (PG) Gordon Russell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | James Lossett buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Floyd Hughey - foul #1 on Floyd Hughey, team foul #6 | 37-16 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | James Lossett makes the free throw | 37-17 |
| 04:47 | South Florida | Damien Henry denies the turnaround by Gerald Courtney | 37-17 |
| 04:46 | South Florida | Robert Weaver gets the offensive rebound | 37-17 |
| 04:32 | South Florida | Gerald Courtney is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-17 |
| 04:30 | South Florida | Floyd Hughey gets the offensive rebound | 37-17 |
| 04:11 | South Florida | Gerald Courtney misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-17 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | David Myers snags the defensive board | 37-17 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Gardner - foul #1 on Larry Gardner, team foul #7 | 37-17 |
| Subs | South Florida | Gordon Russell (PG), Ralph Harris (SG), James Shorey (SF), Sheldon Campbell (C) Garland Vincent, Robert Weaver, Gerald Courtney, Floyd Hughey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (PG), Adam Griffin (C) James Lossett, Damien Henry | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 37-18 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 03:53 | South Florida | David Myers steals the ball from Larry Gardner in the backcourt | 37-19 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Myers | 37-21 |
| 03:34 | South Florida | James Shorey is hacked by David Myers - foul #3 on David Myers, team foul #16 | 37-21 |
| Subs | South Florida | Christopher Taylor (C) Larry Gardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SF), Steven Brown (PF) David Myers, Roberto Costa | |
| 03:34 | South Florida | James Shorey makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 03:34 | South Florida | James Shorey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-21 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Gordon Russell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Harris (fresh) SF - James Shorey (tired) 8 pts. PF - Sheldon Campbell (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jerry Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Corey Morris (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burnett (tired) 3 pts. PF - Steven Brown (tired) 2 pts. C - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Steven Brown knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Jerry Petty | 39-23 |
| 02:58 | South Florida | Ralph Harris hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gordon Russell and he's hacked by Corey Morris - foul #3 on Corey Morris, team foul #17 | 41-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | Larry Gardner (SF), Larry Self (C) James Shorey, Christopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Lossett (SG) Corey Morris | |
| 02:58 | South Florida | Ralph Harris makes the free throw | 42-23 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-23 |
| 02:43 | South Florida | Ralph Harris can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-23 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Steven Brown snags the defensive board | 42-23 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Steven Brown is called for 3 seconds | 42-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | Floyd Hughey (C) Sheldon Campbell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:26 | South Florida | Gordon Russell is hacked by Jerry Petty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Petty, team foul #18 | 42-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Costa (PF) Jerry Petty | |
| 02:26 | South Florida | Gordon Russell misses the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 02:26 | South Florida | Gordon Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | James Lossett can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-23 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-23 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Floyd Hughey - foul #2 on Floyd Hughey, team foul #8 | 43-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Shorey (SF), Gerald Courtney (PF), Christopher Taylor (C) Larry Gardner, Larry Self, Floyd Hughey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 01:45 | South Florida | Gordon Russell is hacked by James Lossett in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lossett, team foul #19 | 43-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (PG) James Lossett | |
| 01:45 | South Florida | Gordon Russell misses the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 01:45 | South Florida | Gordon Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gordon Russell - foul #2 on Gordon Russell, team foul #9 | 44-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | Sheldon Campbell (PF) Gerald Courtney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 01:09 | South Florida | Jerry Petty picks off the pass by Gordon Russell | 44-27 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa loses the dribble to Gordon Russell | 44-27 |
| 00:25 | South Florida | Gordon Russell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-27 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Steven Brown is fouled on the floor by Ralph Harris - foul #3 on Ralph Harris, team foul #10 | 44-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | Garland Vincent (PG), Robert Weaver (SG), Larry Gardner (SF), Larry Self (PF), Floyd Hughey (C) Gordon Russell, Ralph Harris, James Shorey, Sheldon Campbell, Christopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Myers (SF), Damien Henry (PF) Jerry Petty, Roberto Costa | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Steven Brown misses the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Steven Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 00:04 | South Florida | Floyd Hughey grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Floyd Hughey misses the halfcourt shot | 44-27 |