| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clayton Madison (fresh) SG - James Wallace (fresh) SF - Phillip Hage (fresh) PF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) C - Wilbert Degen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Reggie Pereira (fresh) SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (fresh) SF - Marvin Bannister (fresh) PF - Freddie Steele (fresh) C - Elmer Maxwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen is fouled in the backcourt by Reggie Pereira - foul #1 on Reggie Pereira, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen makes the jump hook from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | South Florida | Phillip Hage is called for the reach on Marvin Bannister - foul #1 on Phillip Hage, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | South Florida | Clayton Madison steals the ball from Wilfred Tomberlin | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Chattanooga | Reggie Pereira is called for the reach on Clayton Madison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reggie Pereira, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg (PG) Reggie Pereira | |
| 18:22 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen makes the wide open jumper from close range | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | South Florida | Phillip Hage is called for the reach on David Fuerstenberg - foul #2 on Phillip Hage, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan (SF) Phillip Hage | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 17:51 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Frank Wilson (PF), Dragan Zayicek (C) Clayton Madison, James Wallace, Dikembe Sow, Wilbert Degen | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 17:35 | South Florida | Freddie Steele misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 17:33 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 17:32 | Chattanooga | Frank Wilson pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:26 | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:25 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Freddie Steele | 4-0 |
| 17:20 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Marvin Bannister | 4-3 |
| 16:51 | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught is hacked by Freddie Steele - foul #1 on Freddie Steele, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison (PG) Donald Vaught | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 16:34 | Chattanooga | Dragan Zayicek can't finish the layup | 4-3 |
| 16:33 | South Florida | Freddie Steele pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:12 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin misses short on a shot from the left side | 4-3 |
| 16:10 | Chattanooga | Michael Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Chattanooga | Marvin Bannister steps in front of the Clayton Madison pass | 4-3 |
| 15:54 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister lays it in | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clayton Madison (fresh) SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Morgan (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) C - Dragan Zayicek (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - David Fuerstenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (fairly fresh) SF - Marvin Bannister (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Steele (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Elmer Maxwell (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Madison, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Wallace (SG), Dikembe Sow (PF), Wilbert Degen (C) Willie Morgan, Frank Wilson, Dragan Zayicek | |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (PG), Glen Gilliland (SG), Chris Quinn (PF), Charles Dolce (C) David Fuerstenberg, Wilfred Tomberlin, Freddie Steele, Elmer Maxwell | |
| 15:41 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 15:39 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 15:38 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Wilbert Degen | 4-5 |
| 15:24 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Charles Dolce - foul #1 on Charles Dolce, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Frank Wilson (PF) Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 15:24 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:24 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:14 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister is hacked by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow (PF) Wilbert Degen | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 14:55 | South Florida | Charles Dolce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught (PG), Willie Morgan (SF), Wilbert Degen (C) Clayton Madison, Michael Baker, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin (SG), Elmer Maxwell (C) Marvin Bannister, Charles Dolce | |
| 14:44 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Wallace | 7-5 |
| 14:34 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell loses the dribble to Willie Morgan | 7-5 |
| 14:31 | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan banks in the layup | 9-5 |
| 14:14 | South Florida | Glen Gilliland connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Ratner | 9-8 |
| 14:00 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen is wide open but clanks a floater from close range | 9-8 |
| 13:59 | South Florida | Chris Quinn pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:39 | South Florida | Chris Quinn's fadeaway is rejected by Wilbert Degen | 9-8 |
| 13:38 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:25 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Glen Gilliland | 9-10 |
| 13:13 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Donald Vaught | 11-10 |
| 12:56 | South Florida | Glen Gilliland misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-10 |
| 12:54 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:40 | South Florida | Glen Gilliland is hacked by Willie Morgan - foul #1 on Willie Morgan, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison (PG), Michael Baker (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Dragan Zayicek (C) Donald Vaught, Willie Morgan, Dikembe Sow, Wilbert Degen | |
| Subs | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg (PG), Marvin Bannister (SF), Freddie Steele (PF), Charles Dolce (C) Oscar Ratner, Glen Gilliland, Chris Quinn, Elmer Maxwell | |
| 12:19 | South Florida | Frank Wilson is called for the reach on Marvin Bannister - foul #1 on Frank Wilson, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| 12:11 | South Florida | Freddie Steele makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 11:51 | Chattanooga | Dragan Zayicek buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Clayton Madison | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clayton Madison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) C - Dragan Zayicek (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - David Fuerstenberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Bannister (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dolce (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | South Florida | Frank Wilson swats the short shot by David Fuerstenberg | 13-13 |
| 11:27 | Chattanooga | Michael Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:19 | Chattanooga | James Wallace connects on the open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Clayton Madison | 16-13 |
| 10:56 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 10:54 | Chattanooga | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:52 | Chattanooga | Charles Dolce is called for the reach on Clayton Madison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Dolce, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan (SF), Dikembe Sow (PF), Wilbert Degen (C) James Wallace, Frank Wilson, Dragan Zayicek | |
| Subs | South Florida | Ryan Rey (PF), Elmer Maxwell (C) Freddie Steele, Charles Dolce | |
| 10:47 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-13 |
| 10:45 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:26 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Morgan and he's hacked by Elmer Maxwell - foul #1 on Elmer Maxwell, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Wallace (SG), Frank Wilson (C) Willie Morgan, Wilbert Degen | |
| Subs | South Florida | Glen Gilliland (SG) Wilfred Tomberlin | |
| 10:26 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow misses the free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:26 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 10:05 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan (SF), Wilbert Degen (C) James Wallace, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Chris Quinn (PF) Ryan Rey | |
| 09:45 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen is open and buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Clayton Madison and he's hacked by Marvin Bannister - foul #1 on Marvin Bannister, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Wallace (SG), Frank Wilson (PF) Willie Morgan, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | South Florida | Ryan Rey (PF) Elmer Maxwell | |
| 09:45 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen makes the free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:28 | South Florida | Ryan Rey is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Degen - foul #1 on Wilbert Degen, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow (PF) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin (SG) Glen Gilliland | |
| 09:28 | South Florida | Ryan Rey makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:28 | South Florida | Ryan Rey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:09 | Chattanooga | James Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan (SF), Frank Wilson (PF) James Wallace, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | South Florida | Freddie Steele (PF), Randall Chitwood (C) Ryan Rey, Chris Quinn | |
| 08:53 | South Florida | Freddie Steele is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Freddie Steele, team foul #8 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Wallace (SG), Dikembe Sow (PF) Willie Morgan, Wilbert Degen | |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (PG), Glen Gilliland (PF), Elmer Maxwell (C) David Fuerstenberg, Freddie Steele, Randall Chitwood | |
| 08:51 | Chattanooga | Wilfred Tomberlin steals it from Clayton Madison in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| 08:49 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin banks in the layup | 21-17 |
| 08:21 | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 08:19 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:56 | South Florida | Glen Gilliland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 07:55 | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:42 | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 07:40 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clayton Madison (tiring) 3 ast. SG - James Wallace (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Baker (tiring) PF - Dikembe Sow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Oscar Ratner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Bannister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glen Gilliland (tiring) 3 pts. C - Elmer Maxwell (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-17 |
| 07:11 | Chattanooga | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 06:47 | Chattanooga | Michael Baker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-17 |
| 06:31 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister misses the shot from close range | 23-17 |
| 06:30 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister tips it home | 23-19 |
| 06:06 | Chattanooga | Michael Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 06:04 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:58 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 05:57 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister grabs the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:45 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 23-19 |
| 05:43 | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:41 | Chattanooga | Marvin Bannister is called for the reach on Clayton Madison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Bannister, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught (PG), Willie Morgan (SF), Wilbert Degen (C) Michael Baker, Dikembe Sow, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg (PG), Chris Quinn (SF), Ryan Rey (PF), Randall Chitwood (C) Oscar Ratner, Marvin Bannister, Glen Gilliland, Elmer Maxwell | |
| 05:41 | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:41 | South Florida | Randall Chitwood gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:31 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 05:30 | South Florida | Ryan Rey grabs the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:14 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin hits a shot from the right side set up by Ryan Rey | 23-21 |
| 04:56 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Donald Vaught | 25-21 |
| 04:41 | South Florida | Randall Chitwood is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Randall Chitwood, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Michael Baker (SG), Dikembe Sow (PF) Donald Vaught, James Wallace | |
| Subs | South Florida | Glen Gilliland (SG) Wilfred Tomberlin | |
| 04:39 | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan is hacked by Glen Gilliland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Gilliland, team foul #11 | 25-21 |
| 04:39 | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:39 | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:39 | South Florida | Randall Chitwood pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:17 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 04:16 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:12 | Chattanooga | Michael Baker drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clayton Madison | 29-21 |
| 03:55 | South Florida | A charge is called on David Fuerstenberg - foul #1 on David Fuerstenberg, team foul #12 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Wallace (SG), Phillip Hage (PF) Michael Baker, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | South Florida | Reggie Pereira (PG), Marvin Bannister (SF), Freddie Steele (PF), Charles Dolce (C) Glen Gilliland, Chris Quinn, Ryan Rey, Randall Chitwood | |
| 03:32 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage blows the dunk but the foul's on Freddie Steele - foul #3 on Freddie Steele, team foul #13 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow (PF) James Wallace | |
| Subs | South Florida | Chris Quinn (PF) Freddie Steele | |
| 03:32 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:32 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clayton Madison (tired) 4 ast. SG - Willie Morgan (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Hage (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Sow (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbert Degen (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Reggie Pereira (fresh) SG - David Fuerstenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Bannister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Quinn (fresh) C - Charles Dolce (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 31-21 |
| 03:18 | South Florida | Chris Quinn snags the offensive board | 31-21 |
| 03:10 | South Florida | Phillip Hage swats the shot by Marvin Bannister | 31-21 |
| 03:08 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 02:47 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Phillip Hage | 33-21 |
| 02:28 | South Florida | Chris Quinn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Phillip Hage - foul #3 on Phillip Hage, team foul #8 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught (PG), James Wallace (SG), Michael Baker (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Dragan Zayicek (C) Clayton Madison, Willie Morgan, Phillip Hage, Dikembe Sow, Wilbert Degen | |
| Subs | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin (SG), Ryan Rey (PF), Elmer Maxwell (C) David Fuerstenberg, Marvin Bannister, Charles Dolce | |
| 02:28 | South Florida | Chris Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 02:28 | South Florida | Chris Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:26 | Chattanooga | Elmer Maxwell steals it from Michael Baker in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 02:10 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell can't finish the layup | 33-23 |
| 02:09 | Chattanooga | Frank Wilson pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 02:05 | Chattanooga | Wilfred Tomberlin steals the ball from Donald Vaught in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 01:54 | South Florida | Dragan Zayicek steals the ball from Chris Quinn | 33-23 |
| 01:36 | Chattanooga | James Wallace buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Vaught | 36-23 |
| 01:24 | South Florida | Elmer Maxwell hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Chris Quinn | 36-25 |
| 01:17 | Chattanooga | James Wallace misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 01:16 | Chattanooga | Dragan Zayicek gets the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 01:01 | Chattanooga | Dragan Zayicek misses short on a floater in the paint | 36-25 |
| 00:59 | Chattanooga | James Wallace snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 00:42 | Chattanooga | Wilfred Tomberlin is called for the reach on Donald Vaught - foul #1 on Wilfred Tomberlin, team foul #14 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison (PG), Willie Morgan (SF), Dikembe Sow (PF), Wilbert Degen (C) James Wallace, Michael Baker, Frank Wilson, Dragan Zayicek | |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (SG), Marvin Bannister (SF), Glen Gilliland (PF), Charles Dolce (C) Wilfred Tomberlin, Chris Quinn, Ryan Rey, Elmer Maxwell | |
| 00:42 | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:42 | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:33 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-25 |
| 00:32 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 00:24 | Chattanooga | Oscar Ratner picks off the pass by Wilbert Degen | 38-25 |
| 00:20 | South Florida | Marvin Bannister lays it in set up by Oscar Ratner | 38-27 |
| 00:02 | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 41-27 |