| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) SF - Richard Hart (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) C - Marcus Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Curtis Berry (fresh) SG - Manuel Rogers (fresh) SF - Robert Goodwin (fresh) PF - Joseph Tatum (fresh) C - Christopher Freeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Tatum - foul #1 on Joseph Tatum, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:07 | South Florida | Curtis Berry comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | South Florida | Robert Jenkins steals it from Robert Goodwin | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Manuel Rogers - foul #1 on Manuel Rogers, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | South Florida | Curtis Berry makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Goodwin | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Hart | 6-5 |
| 17:37 | South Florida | Manuel Rogers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 6-5 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Manuel Rogers is called for the reach on Robert Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Rogers, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (C) Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | South Florida | Toby Sullivan (PG), Rufus Bankston (SG), Eugene Swann (SF), Ahmed Rowden (PF) Curtis Berry, Manuel Rogers, Robert Goodwin, Joseph Tatum | |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ahmed Rowden - foul #1 on Ahmed Rowden, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF) Richard Hart | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:03 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 16:17 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Richard Hart (SF), Eric Patton (C) Grover Brook, Robert Jenkins, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Raymond Summers (PG), Dion Gidney (SF), Joseph Tatum (PF) Rufus Bankston, Eugene Swann, Christopher Freeman | |
| 16:17 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Patton | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) SF - Richard Hart (fresh) PF - Chris Miller (fresh) C - Eric Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Raymond Summers (fresh) SG - Toby Sullivan (fairly fresh) SF - Dion Gidney (fresh) PF - Joseph Tatum (fairly fresh) C - Ahmed Rowden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | South Florida | Toby Sullivan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Hart and he's fouled by Toby Sullivan - foul #1 on Toby Sullivan, team foul #5 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Marcus Walker (C) Chris Miller, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Rufus Bankston (SG), Christopher Freeman (C) Raymond Summers, Toby Sullivan, Ahmed Rowden | |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the free throw | 16-8 |
| 15:27 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Christopher Freeman | 16-8 |
| 15:03 | South Florida | Dion Gidney can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-8 |
| 15:01 | South Florida | Dion Gidney gets the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 14:46 | South Florida | Richard Hart picks off the pass by Rufus Bankston | 16-8 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Ivan Zantow (SF), Eric Patton (PF) Kristopher Bostwick, Richard Hart, Blaine O'Banner | |
| Subs | South Florida | Raymond Summers (PG), Eugene Swann (SG), Robert Goodwin (SF) Curtis Berry, Rufus Bankston, Dion Gidney | |
| 14:24 | South Florida | Ronald Wood takes the ball from Robert Goodwin | 16-8 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 16-8 |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker snags the offensive board | 16-8 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton is fouled on the floor by Eugene Swann - foul #1 on Eugene Swann, team foul #6 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Robert Johnson (PF) Ronald Wood, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Raymond Summers | 16-8 |
| 13:38 | South Florida | Eugene Swann misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Chris Miller (C) Grover Brook, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Ahmed Rowden (C) Raymond Summers, Christopher Freeman | |
| 13:38 | South Florida | Eugene Swann makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:38 | South Florida | Eugene Swann misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:38 | South Florida | Joseph Tatum pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:16 | South Florida | Joseph Tatum buries a floater in the paint | 16-11 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Goodwin steps in front of the Robert Johnson pass | 16-11 |
| 12:39 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Richard Hart (SF), Marcus Walker (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Ivan Zantow, Chris Miller | |
| Subs | South Florida | Toby Sullivan (PG), Rufus Bankston (SG), Dion Gidney (SF), Christopher Freeman (C) Curtis Berry, Eugene Swann, Robert Goodwin, Joseph Tatum | |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 12:17 | South Florida | Dion Gidney pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:05 | South Florida | Toby Sullivan is hacked by Grover Brook - foul #1 on Grover Brook, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SG), Blaine O'Banner (PF) Robert Jenkins, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 11:42 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston buries a 3 from straight away | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) PF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Toby Sullivan (fresh) SG - Rufus Bankston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dion Gidney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ahmed Rowden (tiring) 3 pts. C - Christopher Freeman (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is hacked by Toby Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Toby Sullivan, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Patton (C) Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | South Florida | Raymond Summers (PG), Robert Goodwin (SF), Joseph Tatum (PF) Toby Sullivan, Dion Gidney, Ahmed Rowden | |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:19 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rufus Bankston | 18-17 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Grover Brook | 21-17 |
| 10:36 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 09:49 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston can't connect on a shot from the left side | 24-17 |
| 09:47 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin gets the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 09:33 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Grover Brook and he's fouled by Christopher Freeman - foul #1 on Christopher Freeman, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Robert Johnson (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Grover Brook, Ronald Wood, Richard Hart, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Dion Gidney (SF), Ahmed Rowden (PF) Raymond Summers, Robert Goodwin, Joseph Tatum | |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:23 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 09:08 | South Florida | Marcus Walker swats the short shot by Dion Gidney | 26-19 |
| 09:07 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman grabs the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 08:52 | South Florida | Dion Gidney is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SF), Chris Miller (PF) Blaine O'Banner, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Eugene Swann (SG) Rufus Bankston | |
| 08:32 | South Florida | Dion Gidney knocks in the 3 from straight away | 26-22 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jenkins | 28-22 |
| 08:05 | South Florida | Curtis Berry can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 08:04 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 07:50 | South Florida | Eugene Swann's floater is tipped away by Chris Miller | 28-22 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses long on an open jumper near the basket but the foul's on Dion Gidney - foul #1 on Dion Gidney, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne (PG), Richard Hart (SF) Kristopher Bostwick, Ivan Zantow | |
| Subs | South Florida | Raymond Summers (PG), Rufus Bankston (SG), Robert Goodwin (SF), Joseph Tatum (PF) Curtis Berry, Eugene Swann, Dion Gidney, Christopher Freeman | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Payne (fresh) SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fairly fresh) PF - Chris Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Raymond Summers (fresh) SG - Rufus Bankston (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Robert Goodwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Tatum (tired) 2 pts. C - Ahmed Rowden (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 06:57 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Jenkins - foul #2 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #5 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Ronald Wood (SG), Eric Patton (C) Phillip Payne, Robert Jenkins, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 06:57 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:57 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Rufus Bankston is called for the reach on Ronald Wood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rufus Bankston, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:31 | South Florida | Raymond Summers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Patton - foul #1 on Eric Patton, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| 06:31 | South Florida | Raymond Summers misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:31 | South Florida | Raymond Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is hacked by Rufus Bankston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rufus Bankston, team foul #11 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Eugene Swann (SG) Rufus Bankston | |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 06:29 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Joseph Tatum | 32-25 |
| 06:13 | South Florida | Eugene Swann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook hits a floater from the left side | 34-25 |
| 05:32 | South Florida | Raymond Summers double dribbles | 34-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ivan Zantow (SG), Marcus Walker (C) Grover Brook, Ronald Wood, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Christopher Freeman (C) Raymond Summers, Ahmed Rowden | |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-25 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller tips it but misses | 34-25 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow grabs the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Kristopher Bostwick | 36-25 |
| 04:38 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman is whistled for traveling | 36-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (PF) Chris Miller | |
| Subs | South Florida | Dion Gidney (SF), Ahmed Rowden (PF) Robert Goodwin, Joseph Tatum | |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart is open and buries a fadeaway from close range | 38-25 |
| 03:54 | South Florida | Curtis Berry is called for a charge - foul #1 on Curtis Berry, team foul #12 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Robert Johnson (PF), Eric Patton (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Ivan Zantow, Richard Hart, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | South Florida | Toby Sullivan (PG), Manuel Rogers (SG), Rufus Bankston (PF) Curtis Berry, Eugene Swann, Christopher Freeman | |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Manuel Rogers is called for the reach on Robert Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Rogers, team foul #13 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Raymond Summers (PG), Joseph Tatum (PF) Manuel Rogers, Ahmed Rowden | |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 03:48 | South Florida | Joseph Tatum pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 03:33 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SF) Blaine O'Banner | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Grover Brook, team foul #7 | 38-25 |
| 03:26 | South Florida | Raymond Summers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Patton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Raymond Summers (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Toby Sullivan (fresh) SF - Dion Gidney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Tatum (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rufus Bankston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson connects on the open driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Jenkins | 40-25 |
| 02:51 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-25 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Eric Patton | 40-25 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker (C) Eric Patton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Curtis Berry (PG), Robert Goodwin (SF), Christopher Freeman (C) Raymond Summers, Dion Gidney, Joseph Tatum | |
| 02:29 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman's floater is knocked away by Marcus Walker | 40-25 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-25 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker tips it home | 42-25 |
| 01:57 | South Florida | Christopher Freeman's layup is rejected by Robert Johnson | 42-25 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Marcus Walker | 42-25 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 42-25 |
| 01:37 | South Florida | Curtis Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 01:19 | South Florida | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Rufus Bankston - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ivan Zantow (SF), Blaine O'Banner (PF) Grover Brook, Ronald Wood, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Raymond Summers (PG), Ahmed Rowden (C) Curtis Berry, Christopher Freeman | |
| 01:19 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 01:19 | South Florida | Rufus Bankston makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Goodwin is called for the reach on Robert Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Goodwin, team foul #14 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Patton (C) Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph Tatum (PF) Rufus Bankston | |
| 01:00 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-27 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 01:00 | South Florida | Ahmed Rowden gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 00:45 | South Florida | Robert Goodwin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-27 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 00:25 | South Florida | Raymond Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 00:01 | South Florida | Raymond Summers misses badly on a floater in the lane | 43-27 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 43-27 |