| Lineup | South Florida | PG - David Fuerstenberg (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Bannister (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rudy Durham (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister misses the driving attempt from close range | 25-27 |
| 19:37 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:21 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Marvin Bannister, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell tips it home | 25-29 |
| 18:43 | South Florida | Freddie Steele comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham is hacked by Elmer Maxwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elmer Maxwell, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 18:16 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell misses long on a jumper from the right side | 25-29 |
| 18:15 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Marvin Bannister | 25-29 |
| 17:51 | South Florida | Rudy Durham takes the ball from Wilfred Tomberlin | 25-29 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham clanks a floater from the left side | 25-29 |
| 17:20 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 16:58 | South Florida | Mark Marshall picks off the pass by Wilfred Tomberlin | 25-29 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the finger roll | 25-31 |
| 16:31 | South Florida | Mark Marshall steps in front of the Elmer Maxwell pass | 25-31 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham lays it up and in set up by Mark Marshall | 25-33 |
| 16:08 | South Florida | Freddie Steele comes up short on the floater from the left block | 25-33 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Harrison | 25-33 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell can't tip it in | 25-33 |
| 15:38 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - David Fuerstenberg (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Bannister (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Freddie Steele (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Maxwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg connects on the floater in the paint | 27-33 |
| 15:05 | East Carolina | Freddie Steele picks off the pass by Rudy Durham | 27-33 |
| 14:47 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Freddie Steele | 29-33 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Bannister - foul #2 on Marvin Bannister, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Reggie Pereira (PG), Oscar Ratner (SG), Glen Gilliland (SF), Chris Quinn (PF), Charles Dolce (C) David Fuerstenberg, Wilfred Tomberlin, Marvin Bannister, Freddie Steele, Elmer Maxwell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (PG), Charles Swartz (SG), Stephen Galles (PF), William Mariotti (C) Mark Marshall, Rudy Durham, Roger Dixon, Ralph Harrison | |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:24 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 14:00 | South Florida | Stephen Galles picks off the pass by Charles Dolce | 29-34 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Swartz | 29-36 |
| 13:20 | South Florida | Reggie Pereira scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Gilliland | 32-36 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Charles Swartz is hacked by Oscar Ratner - foul #2 on Oscar Ratner, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Marvin Bannister (SF), Ryan Rey (PF) Oscar Ratner, Charles Dolce | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudy Durham (SG) Nicholas Marcell | |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | William Mariotti blows the layup | 32-36 |
| 12:28 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Ryan Rey | 32-36 |
| 12:23 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Swartz - foul #1 on Charles Swartz, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin (SG), Randall Chitwood (C) Glen Gilliland, Chris Quinn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG) Charles Swartz | |
| 12:23 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:23 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the jumper from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | William Mariotti tips it in | 34-38 |
| 11:43 | South Florida | Michael Graham is called for the reach on Marvin Bannister - foul #2 on Michael Graham, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (PG) Reggie Pereira | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Stephen Galles, William Mariotti | |
| 11:34 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner makes the turnaround in the paint | 36-38 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Oscar Ratner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Bannister (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Rey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Chitwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Graham (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall's pass is intercepted by Randall Chitwood in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 11:15 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Marshall - foul #3 on Mark Marshall, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Florida | Glen Gilliland (PF), Charles Dolce (C) Ryan Rey, Randall Chitwood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:15 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:15 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 37-38 |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham misses the floater from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 10:48 | South Florida | Glen Gilliland grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:39 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Graham and he's fouled by Charles Dolce - foul #1 on Charles Dolce, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | South Florida | Reggie Pereira (PG), Chris Quinn (PF), Elmer Maxwell (C) Oscar Ratner, Wilfred Tomberlin, Charles Dolce | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Swartz (SG), Stephen Galles (SF) Rudy Durham, Michael Graham | |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:15 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister is fouled on the floor by Stephen Galles - foul #2 on Stephen Galles, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (C) Ralph Harrison | |
| 10:00 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister's floater is knocked away by William Mariotti | 37-41 |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Marshall | 37-41 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles is hacked by Reggie Pereira - foul #4 on Reggie Pereira, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg (PG), Wilfred Tomberlin (SG), Ryan Rey (PF) Reggie Pereira, Glen Gilliland, Marvin Bannister | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell (SF) Roger Dixon | |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | William Mariotti comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Ryan Rey - foul #2 on Ryan Rey, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Dolce (C) Elmer Maxwell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudy Durham (SG) Nicholas Marcell | |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:00 | South Florida | Ryan Rey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 37-43 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | William Mariotti snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| Subs | South Florida | Marvin Bannister (SF) Chris Quinn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (PG), Nicholas Marcell (SF), Roger Dixon (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Mark Marshall, Charles Swartz, Stephen Galles, William Mariotti | |
| 08:37 | South Florida | Ryan Rey loses the ball out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (PG), Glen Gilliland (SG), Freddie Steele (PF) David Fuerstenberg, Wilfred Tomberlin, Ryan Rey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Freddie Steele - foul #1 on Freddie Steele, team foul #8 | 37-45 |
| Subs | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell (C) Charles Dolce | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:57 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Michael Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | Reggie Pereira (PG), Wilfred Tomberlin (SG), Chris Quinn (SF), Ryan Rey (PF) Oscar Ratner, Glen Gilliland, Marvin Bannister, Freddie Steele | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Charles Swartz (SG), Stephen Galles (PF), William Mariotti (C) Michael Graham, Rudy Durham, Roger Dixon, Ralph Harrison | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Reggie Pereira (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Quinn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ryan Rey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elmer Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Swartz (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Galles (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Mariotti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell hits the finger roll | 42-46 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is hacked by Reggie Pereira in the backcourt - foul #5 on Reggie Pereira, team foul #9 | 42-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg (PG) Reggie Pereira | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:13 | South Florida | Ryan Rey snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 07:00 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Swartz - foul #2 on Charles Swartz, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| 07:00 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 07:00 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:38 | East Carolina | Charles Swartz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | Marvin Bannister (SF), Charles Dolce (C) Ryan Rey, Elmer Maxwell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (PF) Nicholas Marcell | |
| 06:24 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg slams it home | 46-46 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Charles Swartz double dribbles | 46-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | Freddie Steele (PF) Chris Quinn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudy Durham (SG), Ralph Harrison (C) Charles Swartz, William Mariotti | |
| 05:52 | South Florida | Freddie Steele misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Marvin Bannister takes the ball from Mark Marshall in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 05:47 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg lays it in on a great pass from Marvin Bannister | 48-46 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 48-46 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon knocks in the floater from the baseline | 48-48 |
| 04:31 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister buries a shot from the baseline set up by Wilfred Tomberlin | 50-48 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 04:09 | South Florida | Freddie Steele grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 04:03 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Roger Dixon - foul #1 on Roger Dixon, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (SG), Chris Quinn (SF), Ryan Rey (PF), Elmer Maxwell (C) Wilfred Tomberlin, Marvin Bannister, Freddie Steele, Charles Dolce | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (PG), Charles Swartz (SG), Nicholas Marcell (SF), William Mariotti (C) Mark Marshall, Rudy Durham, Roger Dixon, Ralph Harrison | |
| 04:03 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:03 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell is open but can't throw it down | 52-48 |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | Michael Graham can't tip it in | 52-48 |
| 03:35 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 03:30 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | William Mariotti grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - David Fuerstenberg (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Ratner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chris Quinn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ryan Rey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Graham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Charles Swartz (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Galles (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Mariotti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | East Carolina | Ryan Rey swats the layup by Nicholas Marcell | 52-48 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 02:37 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell makes the runner near the basket and the foul's on Elmer Maxwell - foul #3 on Elmer Maxwell, team foul #10 | 52-50 |
| Subs | South Florida | Glen Gilliland (SG), Marvin Bannister (SF) David Fuerstenberg, Ryan Rey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (PF) Stephen Galles | |
| 02:37 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:37 | South Florida | Chris Quinn grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 02:25 | South Florida | Glen Gilliland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 02:23 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Gilliland | 52-50 |
| 01:59 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell misses the runner in the paint | 52-50 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Michael Graham grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Charles Swartz connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Michael Graham and he's fouled by Chris Quinn - foul #2 on Chris Quinn, team foul #11 | 52-52 |
| Subs | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg (PG), Wilfred Tomberlin (SG), Freddie Steele (PF) Oscar Ratner, Glen Gilliland, Chris Quinn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Ralph Harrison (C) Michael Graham, William Mariotti | |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Charles Swartz makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:11 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudy Durham (SG) Charles Swartz | |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Elmer Maxwell is called for the reach on Ralph Harrison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elmer Maxwell, team foul #12 | 52-53 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:39 | South Florida | Freddie Steele misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Roger Dixon - foul #2 on Roger Dixon, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| 00:39 | South Florida | Freddie Steele makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:39 | South Florida | Freddie Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 00:11 | South Florida | Freddie Steele grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 00:07 | South Florida | Ralph Harrison is called for the reach on Elmer Maxwell - foul #2 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 00:07 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by Wilfred Tomberlin - foul #1 on Wilfred Tomberlin, team foul #13 | 53-54 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:05 | South Florida | South Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-56 |