| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Craig Zucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shing Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | James Hurst inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | South Florida | James Hurst is fouled on the floor by Dustin Edwards - foul #2 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 19:42 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 19:40 | South Florida | Keith Gray tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 19:02 | South Florida | Keith Gray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Vernon Newton | 44-36 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Shing Wang - foul #1 on Shing Wang, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF), Thomas Flood (C) James Hurst, Craig Zucker, Shing Wang | |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 18:28 | South Florida | Thomas Flood hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range | 46-36 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 18:20 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 18:05 | South Florida | Keith Gray splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 18:03 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Sustaita | 46-36 |
| 17:58 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita lays it up and in set up by Keith Gray | 46-38 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 46-38 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 17:27 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:12 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Gray | 46-41 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Victor Mayorga steals the ball from Dustin Edwards in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 17:08 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski slams it home on a great pass from Victor Mayorga | 46-43 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck loses the dribble to Victor Mayorga in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 17:05 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski lays it in on a great pass from Victor Mayorga | 46-45 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 16:47 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:27 | South Florida | Thomas Flood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), James Hurst (SF), Craig Zucker (PF), Shing Wang (C) Victor Mayorga, Keith Gray, Boris Vilkoski, Andrew Sustaita, Thomas Flood | |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford scores on a 3 from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 16:02 | South Florida | Chris Franks is called for the reach on Clinton Booth - foul #1 on Chris Franks, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| 15:46 | South Florida | Shing Wang's fadeaway is rejected by Leo Johnson | 49-45 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | George Charlton grabs the board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Robert Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Booth (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Craig Zucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shing Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Shing Wang - foul #2 on Shing Wang, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 15:30 | South Florida | Leo Johnson steals it from James Hurst | 51-45 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | James Dickey connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chris Franks | 53-45 |
| 15:06 | South Florida | James Hurst misses the turnaround in the lane | 53-45 |
| 15:04 | South Florida | Clinton Booth misses the tip | 53-45 |
| 15:03 | South Florida | Clinton Booth tips it home | 53-47 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-47 |
| 14:45 | South Florida | James Hurst snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 14:35 | South Florida | Shing Wang misses short on a jumper from the left side | 53-47 |
| 14:33 | South Florida | James Hurst misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | George Charlton scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Travis Stanford | 55-47 |
| 14:02 | South Florida | Clinton Booth clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 14:01 | South Florida | Craig Zucker gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 13:54 | South Florida | Shing Wang drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by George Charlton - foul #2 on George Charlton, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Chris Franks, George Charlton, James Dickey, Travis Stanford, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Keith Gray (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF) Robert Sanders, Clinton Booth, James Hurst | |
| 13:54 | South Florida | Shing Wang makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Boris Vilkoski is called for the reach on Edward Horton - foul #2 on Boris Vilkoski, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Larry Buck | 57-50 |
| 13:14 | South Florida | Craig Zucker misses the lay-in | 57-50 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Boris Vilkoski is called for the reach on Dustin Edwards in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Vilkoski, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Andrew Sustaita (PF), Thomas Flood (C) Vincent Richardson, Craig Zucker, Shing Wang | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Hurst (SF) Boris Vilkoski | |
| 12:40 | South Florida | Vernon Newton steals it from Keith Gray | 57-50 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-50 |
| 12:27 | South Florida | Keith Gray snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 12:21 | South Florida | Keith Gray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Horton | 60-50 |
| 11:50 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton snags the offensive board | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Buck (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (tiring) 16 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Vernon Newton (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hurst (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Sustaita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Flood (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 11:28 | South Florida | James Hurst gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 11:03 | South Florida | Keith Gray is fouled on the floor by Larry Buck as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Larry Buck, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Travis Stanford (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Kosta Gembarowski, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG), Vincent Richardson (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF), Craig Zucker (PF), Shing Wang (C) Victor Mayorga, Keith Gray, James Hurst, Andrew Sustaita, Thomas Flood | |
| 10:53 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Stanford | 60-50 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | James Dickey hits a shot from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 10:32 | South Florida | Shing Wang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | George Charlton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Shing Wang - foul #3 on Shing Wang, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Clinton Booth (SG) Vincent Richardson | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 10:00 | South Florida | Shing Wang connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | James Dickey hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing but the foul's on Boris Vilkoski - foul #4 on Boris Vilkoski, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG) Robert Sanders | |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 09:42 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 09:40 | South Florida | Shing Wang tips it back up and in | 66-54 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Victor Mayorga steps in front of the George Charlton pass in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| 09:35 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga misses the easy layup | 66-54 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Clinton Booth picks off the pass by James Dickey in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| 09:20 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Clinton Booth | 66-57 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | George Charlton is hacked by Shing Wang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shing Wang, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Chris Franks, James Dickey, Travis Stanford, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Gray (SG), Vincent Richardson (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF) Clinton Booth, Boris Vilkoski, Craig Zucker | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 09:04 | South Florida | Keith Gray makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sustaita - foul #2 on Andrew Sustaita, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG) George Charlton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG) Victor Mayorga | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 08:23 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kosta Gembarowski | 70-60 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 08:08 | South Florida | Robert Sanders gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 07:48 | South Florida | Vernon Newton denies the turnaround by Shing Wang | 70-60 |
| 07:47 | South Florida | Robert Sanders tips it home | 70-62 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Vincent Richardson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent Richardson, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), James Dickey (SG), Travis Stanford (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Kosta Gembarowski, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), James Hurst (SF), Craig Zucker (PF), Thomas Flood (C) Robert Sanders, Keith Gray, Vincent Richardson, Andrew Sustaita, Shing Wang | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Dickey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (tiring) 18 pts. PF - Travis Stanford (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clinton Booth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hurst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Zucker (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Flood (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | South Florida | Craig Zucker makes the turnaround from close range | 72-64 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is hacked by Clinton Booth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clinton Booth, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski (SF) James Hurst | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 07:04 | South Florida | Clinton Booth knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | James Dickey misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-67 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | George Charlton can't tip it in | 73-67 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | James Dickey tips it home | 75-67 |
| 06:27 | South Florida | Craig Zucker is fouled on the floor by Travis Stanford - foul #2 on Travis Stanford, team foul #5 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) George Charlton, Travis Stanford | |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG), Keith Gray (SG), James Hurst (SF) Victor Mayorga, Clinton Booth, Boris Vilkoski | |
| 06:14 | South Florida | James Hurst misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kosta Gembarowski | 75-67 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton is hacked by James Hurst in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hurst, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG) Chris Franks | |
| Subs | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita (PF), Shing Wang (C) Craig Zucker, Thomas Flood | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 05:54 | South Florida | Shing Wang makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Sanders | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 77-69 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the offensive board | 77-69 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 77-69 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the tip | 77-69 |
| 05:22 | South Florida | Shing Wang snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:01 | South Florida | Shing Wang misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 77-69 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the runner from the baseline | 77-69 |
| 04:39 | South Florida | James Hurst grabs the board | 77-69 |
| 04:34 | South Florida | Keith Gray shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 77-69 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Leo Johnson | 77-69 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits a floater from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 03:52 | South Florida | Robert Sanders is fouled on the floor by Larry Buck - foul #2 on Larry Buck, team foul #6 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF), Craig Zucker (PF), Thomas Flood (C) Robert Sanders, Keith Gray, James Hurst, Andrew Sustaita, Shing Wang | |
| 03:40 | South Florida | Craig Zucker can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 03:38 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski gets the offensive rebound | 79-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Travis Stanford (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Newton (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clinton Booth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boris Vilkoski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Craig Zucker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Flood (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:21 | South Florida | Clinton Booth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks grabs the board | 79-69 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | George Charlton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 02:58 | South Florida | Craig Zucker snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| 02:47 | South Florida | Craig Zucker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 02:46 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga hits the follow up shot | 79-71 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-71 |
| 02:24 | South Florida | Thomas Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 01:59 | South Florida | Thomas Flood hits the finger roll set up by Victor Mayorga and he's fouled by Vernon Newton - foul #4 on Vernon Newton, team foul #7 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG) Chris Franks, George Charlton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Gray (SG), James Hurst (SF) Clinton Booth, Boris Vilkoski | |
| 01:59 | South Florida | Thomas Flood makes the free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Edward Horton | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:25 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga's pass is intercepted by Vernon Newton | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses badly on a floater from the right side | 81-74 |
| 01:15 | South Florida | Thomas Flood gets the rebound | 81-74 |
| 01:03 | South Florida | Thomas Flood is whistled for traveling | 81-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Shing Wang (C) Thomas Flood | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton is hacked by Victor Mayorga - foul #1 on Victor Mayorga, team foul #12 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (SF), Leo Johnson (C) Dustin Edwards, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-74 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson snags the defensive board | 83-74 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson is hacked by Victor Mayorga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Mayorga, team foul #13 | 83-74 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:41 | South Florida | Craig Zucker can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 85-74 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Leo Johnson | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | James Dickey drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Horton | 87-74 |
| 00:06 | South Florida | Keith Gray works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 87-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton runs out the clock | 87-77 |