| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Theodore Aultman (fresh) SG - Eric Shirey (fresh) SF - John Sica (fresh) PF - Hans Poling (fresh) C - Timothy Correia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Hamada (fresh) SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) C - Richard Skinner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Willie Bruton | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | South Florida | Eric Shirey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Shirey - foul #1 on Eric Shirey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:53 | South Florida | John Sica misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Banks | 0-8 |
| 18:22 | South Florida | Eric Shirey is fouled on the floor by Richard Skinner - foul #1 on Richard Skinner, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 18:08 | South Florida | Timothy Correia drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Eric Shirey and he's hacked by Richard Skinner - foul #2 on Richard Skinner, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson (C) Richard Skinner | |
| 18:08 | South Florida | Timothy Correia makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 3-8 |
| 17:50 | South Florida | John Sica grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 17:46 | South Florida | John Sica loses the ball out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ilia Sieradski (C) Timothy Correia | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (SG), Oluhyode Abdi (C) Willie Bruton, Thomas Miller | |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| Subs | South Florida | Howard Chick (PF) Hans Poling | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:36 | South Florida | Ilia Sieradski makes the jumper from the left block | 5-8 |
| 17:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks is fouled on the floor by Howard Chick - foul #1 on Howard Chick, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jeffery White (SG) Eric Shirey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Andrew Sosebee (SF) Robert Hamada, Bobby Banks | |
| 17:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Sosebee can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Sica - foul #1 on John Sica, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| 17:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Sosebee misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Sosebee makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:01 | South Florida | John Peterson is called for the reach on Theodore Aultman - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| 16:56 | South Florida | Jeffery White misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Sosebee misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-9 |
| 16:37 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 16:35 | South Florida | The rebound goes to John Sica | 5-9 |
| 16:18 | South Florida | Jeffery White knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-9 |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner is called for 10 seconds | 8-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eric Shirey (PG), Jason Jenkins (SF), Hans Poling (PF), Timothy Correia (C) Theodore Aultman, John Sica, Howard Chick, Ilia Sieradski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Bobby Banks (SF), Thomas Miller (PF) Mitchell Turner, Szczesny Mroczkowski, Andrew Sosebee, John Peterson | |
| 15:52 | South Florida | Eric Shirey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Eric Shirey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Jenkins (fresh) PF - Hans Poling (fresh) C - Timothy Correia (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Hamada (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) C - Oluhyode Abdi (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton scores on a 3 from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 15:25 | South Florida | Thomas Miller steals it from Jeffery White | 8-12 |
| 15:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 15:11 | South Florida | Timothy Correia gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:05 | South Florida | Willie Bruton picks off the pass by Hans Poling | 8-12 |
| 14:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:40 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 14:24 | South Florida | Timothy Correia hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 8-12 |
| 14:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| Subs | South Florida | Theodore Aultman (PG), John Sica (SF), Darnell Domino (C) Jeffery White, Jason Jenkins, Timothy Correia | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Andrew Sosebee (SG), John Peterson (PF), Amos Meadows (C) Robert Hamada, Willie Bruton, Thomas Miller, Oluhyode Abdi | |
| 14:09 | South Florida | Theodore Aultman hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Darnell Domino | 11-12 |
| 13:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner loses the dribble to Theodore Aultman | 11-12 |
| 13:23 | South Florida | Eric Shirey hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Darnell Domino and he's hacked by Bobby Banks - foul #1 on Bobby Banks, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | South Florida | Howard Chick (PF) Hans Poling | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (SG), Thomas Miller (PF) Andrew Sosebee, John Peterson | |
| 13:23 | South Florida | Eric Shirey makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller is open and scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Mitchell Turner | 14-14 |
| 12:46 | South Florida | Darnell Domino hits the finger roll set up by Theodore Aultman and he's hacked by Amos Meadows - foul #1 on Amos Meadows, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Holsinger (PG), Jeffery White (SG), Ilia Sieradski (C) Theodore Aultman, Eric Shirey, John Sica | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), John Peterson (C) Mitchell Turner, Szczesny Mroczkowski, Amos Meadows | |
| 12:46 | South Florida | Darnell Domino misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Carl Holsinger steps in front of the Robert Hamada pass | 16-14 |
| 12:22 | South Florida | Jeffery White banks in the layup set up by Carl Holsinger | 18-14 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffery White - foul #1 on Jeffery White, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Sica (SF), Hans Poling (PF), Timothy Correia (C) Howard Chick, Darnell Domino, Ilia Sieradski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Sosebee (SF), Oluhyode Abdi (C) Bobby Banks, Thomas Miller | |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:05 | South Florida | John Sica pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:47 | South Florida | Jeffery White misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 11:45 | South Florida | Timothy Correia tips it back up and in | 20-14 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Carl Holsinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Sica (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Hans Poling (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Correia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Hamada (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Sosebee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Oluhyode Abdi (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Peterson, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Theodore Aultman (PG), Eric Shirey (SG) Carl Holsinger, Jeffery White | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (SG), Amos Meadows (C) Willie Bruton, John Peterson | |
| 11:13 | South Florida | Timothy Correia is hacked by Amos Meadows - foul #2 on Amos Meadows, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jason Jenkins (SF) John Sica | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (SF), Thomas Miller (PF) Andrew Sosebee, Amos Meadows | |
| 11:13 | South Florida | Timothy Correia makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 11:13 | South Florida | Timothy Correia misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 11:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Thomas Miller | 21-14 |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Correia swats the layup by Thomas Miller | 21-14 |
| 10:51 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 10:38 | South Florida | Theodore Aultman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 21-14 |
| 10:37 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Hans Poling | 21-14 |
| 10:26 | South Florida | Mitchell Turner steals the ball from Theodore Aultman | 21-14 |
| 10:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller misses the easy layup | 21-14 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Turner | 21-14 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada misses long on a runner from the baseline | 21-14 |
| 10:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi tips it home | 21-16 |
| 09:49 | South Florida | Oluhyode Abdi steals the ball from Timothy Correia | 21-16 |
| 09:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Hans Poling - foul #1 on Hans Poling, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Holsinger (PG), Jeffery White (SG), John Sica (SF), Howard Chick (PF), Ilia Sieradski (C) Theodore Aultman, Eric Shirey, Jason Jenkins, Hans Poling, Timothy Correia | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Sosebee (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Bobby Banks (SF) Robert Hamada, Szczesny Mroczkowski, Mitchell Turner | |
| 09:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:15 | South Florida | Howard Chick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-17 |
| 08:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Carl Holsinger picks off the pass by Oluhyode Abdi | 21-17 |
| 08:38 | South Florida | Howard Chick scores on a runner from the left block | 23-17 |
| 08:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks's pass is intercepted by Carl Holsinger in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| 08:31 | South Florida | John Sica makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery White | 26-17 |
| 08:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi is hacked by Carl Holsinger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Holsinger, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada (PG) Andrew Sosebee | |
| 08:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller makes the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Howard Chick - foul #2 on Howard Chick, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | South Florida | Theodore Aultman (PG), Darnell Domino (PF) Carl Holsinger, Howard Chick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:46 | South Florida | Oluhyode Abdi picks off the pass by John Sica | 26-20 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Theodore Aultman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery White (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sica (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darnell Domino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ilia Sieradski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Hamada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Bruton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Miller (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Oluhyode Abdi (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by Willie Bruton is blocked by Darnell Domino | 26-20 |
| 07:26 | South Florida | Darnell Domino pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 07:07 | South Florida | Willie Bruton picks off the pass by John Sica | 26-20 |
| 07:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks hits the finger roll set up by Willie Bruton | 26-22 |
| 06:53 | South Florida | Jeffery White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 06:52 | South Florida | Darnell Domino tips it home | 28-22 |
| 06:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Holsinger (PG), Eric Shirey (SG), Jason Jenkins (SF), Hans Poling (PF), Timothy Correia (C) Theodore Aultman, Jeffery White, John Sica, Darnell Domino, Ilia Sieradski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Andrew Sosebee (SF) Robert Hamada, Bobby Banks | |
| 06:39 | South Florida | Hans Poling misses the floater near the basket | 28-22 |
| 06:38 | South Florida | Timothy Correia tips it but misses | 28-22 |
| 06:36 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Andrew Sosebee | 28-22 |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller is denied on a layup by Jason Jenkins | 28-22 |
| 06:24 | South Florida | Carl Holsinger pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:10 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Carl Holsinger | 30-22 |
| 05:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner tips it but misses | 30-22 |
| 05:44 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Timothy Correia | 30-22 |
| 05:30 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Shirey | 32-22 |
| 05:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Sosebee can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 05:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi grabs the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 05:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 04:57 | South Florida | Carl Holsinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Mitchell Turner - foul #1 on Mitchell Turner, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jeffery White (SG), John Sica (SF) Eric Shirey, Jason Jenkins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada (PG), Szczesny Mroczkowski (SG), Bobby Banks (SF) Mitchell Turner, Willie Bruton, Andrew Sosebee | |
| 04:57 | South Florida | Carl Holsinger misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:57 | South Florida | Carl Holsinger makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks clanks a jumper from the right block | 33-25 |
| 04:46 | South Florida | Hans Poling snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 04:39 | South Florida | Timothy Correia hits the finger roll | 35-25 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oluhyode Abdi, team foul #9 | 35-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | Theodore Aultman (PG), Darnell Domino (PF), Ilia Sieradski (C) Carl Holsinger, Hans Poling, Timothy Correia | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:27 | South Florida | John Sica connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller's pass is intercepted by Theodore Aultman | 37-25 |
| 03:57 | South Florida | Theodore Aultman misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 03:56 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Bobby Banks | 37-25 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller's layup is rejected by Ilia Sieradski | 37-25 |
| 03:38 | South Florida | Jeffery White pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Theodore Aultman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery White (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sica (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darnell Domino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ilia Sieradski (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Hamada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Szczesny Mroczkowski (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Miller (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Oluhyode Abdi (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | South Florida | John Sica misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 03:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Aultman - foul #1 on Theodore Aultman, team foul #8 | 37-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eric Shirey (SG), Howard Chick (PF), Timothy Correia (C) Jeffery White, Darnell Domino, Ilia Sieradski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (SG), John Peterson (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Szczesny Mroczkowski, Thomas Miller, Oluhyode Abdi | |
| 03:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 03:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:03 | South Florida | John Sica misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 37-27 |
| 03:02 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Aultman | 37-27 |
| 02:45 | South Florida | Theodore Aultman drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-27 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Correia - foul #1 on Timothy Correia, team foul #9 | 39-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jason Jenkins (SF) John Sica | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG) Robert Hamada | |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 02:19 | South Florida | Timothy Correia misses the driving attempt in the lane | 39-29 |
| 02:18 | South Florida | Timothy Correia tips it in | 41-29 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Aultman - foul #2 on Theodore Aultman, team foul #10 | 41-29 |
| Subs | South Florida | Darnell Domino (C) Timothy Correia | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Sosebee (SF) Bobby Banks | |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 02:04 | South Florida | Howard Chick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Shirey and the foul's on Mitchell Turner - foul #2 on Mitchell Turner, team foul #10 | 43-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jeffery White (SG) Eric Shirey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada (PG), Amos Meadows (PF) Mitchell Turner, John Peterson | |
| 02:04 | South Florida | Howard Chick misses the free throw | 43-31 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-31 |
| 01:47 | South Florida | Howard Chick grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 01:34 | South Florida | Darnell Domino is fouled on the floor by Willie Bruton - foul #1 on Willie Bruton, team foul #11 | 43-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Holsinger (PG), John Sica (SF), Hans Poling (PF) Theodore Aultman, Jason Jenkins, Howard Chick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks (SF) Andrew Sosebee | |
| 01:34 | South Florida | Darnell Domino makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 01:34 | South Florida | Darnell Domino makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 01:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery White steals it from Willie Bruton in the backcourt | 45-31 |
| 01:30 | South Florida | Jeffery White throws it down | 47-31 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 01:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner tips it back up and in | 47-33 |
| 01:08 | South Florida | Carl Holsinger buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Sica | 49-33 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks is hacked by John Sica in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Sica, team foul #11 | 49-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eric Shirey (SG), Ilia Sieradski (C) Jeffery White, Darnell Domino | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (SG), John Peterson (PF) Willie Bruton, Richard Skinner | |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 01:04 | South Florida | Ilia Sieradski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 00:41 | South Florida | Szczesny Mroczkowski is called for the reach on Carl Holsinger - foul #1 on Szczesny Mroczkowski, team foul #12 | 49-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Howard Chick (SF) John Sica | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner (C) Amos Meadows | |
| 00:41 | South Florida | Carl Holsinger misses the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 00:41 | South Florida | Carl Holsinger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski is fouled on the floor by Eric Shirey - foul #2 on Eric Shirey, team foul #12 | 50-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Theodore Aultman (PG), Jason Jenkins (SF), Timothy Correia (C) Carl Holsinger, Hans Poling, Ilia Sieradski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Andrew Sosebee (SF) Robert Hamada, Bobby Banks | |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 00:22 | South Florida | Timothy Correia grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 00:03 | South Florida | Andrew Sosebee is called for the reach on Jason Jenkins - foul #1 on Andrew Sosebee, team foul #13 | 50-35 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jeffery White (SG) Eric Shirey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG) Szczesny Mroczkowski | |
| 00:03 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 00:03 | South Florida | Jason Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Sosebee misses the halfcourt shot | 52-35 |