| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bojan Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Baran Smolenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski inbounds the ball | 18-23 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks is fouled on the floor by Brent Winters - foul #3 on Brent Winters, team foul #1 | 18-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | George Hoffer (SG), Larry McCaffrey (C) Charles Barber, Baran Smolenski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (SG) Brent Winters | |
| 19:21 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 19:20 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski hits the follow up shot | 20-23 |
| 18:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Sampson | 20-26 |
| 18:35 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 18:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 18:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover tips it in | 23-28 |
| 17:56 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Douglas Shaw | 25-28 |
| 17:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 17:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson tips it home | 25-30 |
| 17:13 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jay Davidson - foul #3 on Jay Davidson, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (PG), Charles Barber (SG), Baran Smolenski (C) Douglas Shaw, George Hoffer, Larry McCaffrey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon (PF), Ronald Pinto (C) Jay Davidson, William Donoghue | |
| 17:13 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:13 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Joseph Stover and the foul's on Melvin Hicks - foul #2 on Melvin Hicks, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (PG), Goran Sieligowski (PF) John Kantor, Melvin Hicks | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Timothy Myers (SG), Paul Skillings (SF) Joseph Stover, Nicholas Reiss, Johnny Sampson | |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:17 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw lays it up and in on a great pass from Baran Smolenski | 29-33 |
| 16:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Bojan Mayeski steps in front of the Ronald Pinto pass | 29-33 |
| 15:55 | South Florida | Arthur Lyman takes the ball from Baran Smolenski | 29-33 |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers banks in the layup set up by Arthur Lyman | 29-35 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Barber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bojan Mayeski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Goran Sieligowski (fresh) C - Baran Smolenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Skillings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Pinto (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 15:30 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Ronald Pinto | 29-35 |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-35 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (SG), Melvin Hicks (PF) Bojan Mayeski, Goran Sieligowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Jay Davidson (PF), William Donoghue (C) Arthur Lyman, Timothy Myers, Paul Skillings, Ronald Pinto, Johnny Higdon | |
| 14:46 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw is hacked by William Donoghue - foul #2 on William Donoghue, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Walkowiak (SF) John Kantor | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 14:33 | South Florida | Charles Barber loses the dribble to Johnny Sampson | 29-35 |
| 14:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover can't finish the layup | 29-35 |
| 14:28 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 14:08 | South Florida | Charles Barber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (SG), Bojan Mayeski (SF), Goran Sieligowski (PF), Larry McCaffrey (C) Charles Barber, Richard Walkowiak, Melvin Hicks, Baran Smolenski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses the shot from the left side | 29-35 |
| 13:49 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 13:27 | South Florida | John Kantor is hacked by Brent Winters - foul #4 on Brent Winters, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Barber (SG), Melvin Hicks (PF), Baran Smolenski (C) John Kantor, Goran Sieligowski, Larry McCaffrey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (SG) Brent Winters | |
| 13:03 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Shaw and the foul's on Jay Davidson - foul #4 on Jay Davidson, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon (PF) Jay Davidson | |
| 13:03 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the easy layup | 32-35 |
| 12:42 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:21 | South Florida | Nicholas Reiss is called for the reach on Charles Barber - foul #1 on Nicholas Reiss, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (SG), Richard Walkowiak (SF), Goran Sieligowski (PF), Larry McCaffrey (C) Charles Barber, Bojan Mayeski, Melvin Hicks, Baran Smolenski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Paul Skillings (SF), Ronald Pinto (C) Joseph Stover, Johnny Sampson, William Donoghue | |
| 11:53 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey scores on a floater from the left side set up by Douglas Shaw | 34-35 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Kantor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Walkowiak (fresh) PF - Goran Sieligowski (fresh) C - Larry McCaffrey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Skillings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Pinto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 11:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-38 |
| 11:06 | South Florida | John Kantor buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Douglas Shaw | 36-38 |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Reiss | 36-41 |
| 10:24 | South Florida | Richard Walkowiak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Goran Sieligowski - foul #2 on Goran Sieligowski, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Barber (SG), Bojan Mayeski (SF), Melvin Hicks (PF), Baran Smolenski (C) John Kantor, Richard Walkowiak, Goran Sieligowski, Larry McCaffrey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Johnny Sampson (SF), William Donoghue (C) Arthur Lyman, Nicholas Reiss, Ronald Pinto | |
| 10:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 10:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:56 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Barber | 39-42 |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 09:38 | South Florida | Charles Barber grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 09:22 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Barber | 42-42 |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover knocks in the floater from the left block and the foul's on Douglas Shaw - foul #2 on Douglas Shaw, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (SG), Ronald Pinto (PF) Paul Skillings, Johnny Higdon | |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:02 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Baran Smolenski | 42-44 |
| 08:48 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 42-44 |
| 08:47 | South Florida | Baran Smolenski tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 08:24 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 08:07 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-44 |
| 08:06 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to William Donoghue | 44-44 |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 07:46 | South Florida | Baran Smolenski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Barber (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bojan Mayeski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Baran Smolenski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Pinto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Donoghue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 44-44 |
| 07:23 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw tips it home | 46-44 |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue lays it in on a nice dish by Nicholas Reiss | 46-46 |
| 07:09 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw is hacked by Joseph Stover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Stover, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | George Hoffer (SG), Larry McCaffrey (C) Charles Barber, Baran Smolenski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG), Paul Skillings (SF), Jay Davidson (PF), Johnny Higdon (C) Nicholas Reiss, Johnny Sampson, Ronald Pinto, William Donoghue | |
| 07:09 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 06:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-46 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings can't tip it in | 46-46 |
| 06:55 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:28 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Hicks | 49-46 |
| 06:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Stover | 49-49 |
| 06:08 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw misses badly on a shot from the left side | 49-49 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-49 |
| 05:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 05:28 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Douglas Shaw | 49-49 |
| 05:11 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 05:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 04:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 04:51 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:29 | South Florida | Johnny Higdon blocks the short jumper by Larry McCaffrey | 49-49 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 04:01 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bojan Mayeski | 51-52 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (PG), Charles Barber (SF), Goran Sieligowski (PF), Baran Smolenski (C) Douglas Shaw, Bojan Mayeski, Melvin Hicks, Larry McCaffrey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Johnny Sampson (SF), William Donoghue (C) Joseph Stover, Paul Skillings, Johnny Higdon | |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters is hacked by George Hoffer - foul #3 on George Hoffer, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by George Hoffer - foul #4 on George Hoffer, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (SF) George Hoffer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:42 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Baran Smolenski | 51-52 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - John Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barber (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Douglas Shaw (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. PF - Goran Sieligowski (fresh) C - Baran Smolenski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski (SF) John Kantor | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 51-52 |
| 02:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss can't tip it in | 51-52 |
| 02:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson tips it in | 51-54 |
| 02:40 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-54 |
| 02:38 | South Florida | Baran Smolenski pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:21 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 02:20 | South Florida | Goran Sieligowski misses the tip | 51-54 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 02:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson is hacked by Goran Sieligowski - foul #3 on Goran Sieligowski, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (PG), Richard Walkowiak (SF), Melvin Hicks (PF) Douglas Shaw, Bojan Mayeski, Goran Sieligowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Johnny Higdon (PF) Nicholas Reiss, Jay Davidson | |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 01:46 | South Florida | Richard Walkowiak grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 01:17 | South Florida | William Donoghue picks off the pass by John Kantor | 51-54 |
| 00:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon drills a floater near the basket set up by Joseph Stover | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks makes the shot from the left block | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Barber - foul #1 on Charles Barber, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (PG), Bojan Mayeski (SF) John Kantor, Richard Walkowiak | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson (PF) Johnny Higdon | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | South Florida | Charles Barber misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-57 |
| 00:13 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Baran Smolenski | 53-57 |
| 00:11 | South Florida | Charles Barber's pass is intercepted by Johnny Sampson | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Shaw - foul #3 on Douglas Shaw, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:08 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 00:04 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-58 |
| 00:02 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski grabs the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | The clock runs out | 53-58 |