| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) SF - Glen Reaves (fresh) PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) C - John Marsh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Sheldon Lingenfelter (fresh) SG - Richard Orth (fresh) SF - Philip Roesler (fresh) PF - Kelvin Thomas (fresh) C - Robert Graber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | South Florida | Robert Graber is hacked by Ben Burns - foul #1 on Ben Burns, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas misses short on a runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by Glen Reaves is denied by Robert Graber | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | South Florida | Richard Orth drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Philip Roesler - foul #1 on Philip Roesler, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Graber | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | South Florida | Robert Graber knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Sheldon Lingenfelter | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine misses the easy open layup | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 17:40 | South Florida | Richard Orth hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kelvin Thomas | 4-8 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas State | John Marsh scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ben Burns and he's fouled by Kelvin Thomas - foul #1 on Kelvin Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (PG), Earl McClory (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), William Benefield (PF) Ben Burns, Theodore Levine, Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist | |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Wetzel (SG), Allan Humiston (SF), Wilbur Bevilacqua (PF), Harold Kirchoff (C) Richard Orth, Philip Roesler, Kelvin Thomas, Robert Graber | |
| 17:12 | Arkansas State | John Marsh makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:43 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-8 |
| 16:42 | South Florida | Allan Humiston pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:28 | South Florida | John Marsh steals the ball from Charles Wetzel | 7-8 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr is hacked by Wilbur Bevilacqua in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilbur Bevilacqua, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Weston Morris (C) John Marsh | |
| Subs | South Florida | Louis Solomon (SG) Sheldon Lingenfelter | |
| 16:11 | Arkansas State | Harold Kirchoff steals it from Milton Farr | 7-8 |
| 15:49 | South Florida | Earl McClory picks off the pass by Wilbur Bevilacqua | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Milton Farr (fresh) SG - Earl McClory (fresh) SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) PF - William Benefield (fresh) C - Weston Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Charles Wetzel (fresh) SG - Louis Solomon (fresh) SF - Allan Humiston (fresh) PF - Wilbur Bevilacqua (fresh) C - Harold Kirchoff (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Theodore Levine (SG) Earl McClory, William Benefield | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Orth (SG) Louis Solomon | |
| 15:30 | South Florida | Richard Orth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Whitmore - foul #1 on Ronald Whitmore, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves (SF), Raymond Quist (PF) Milton Farr, Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | South Florida | Philip Roesler (SF), Kelvin Thomas (PF) Allan Humiston, Harold Kirchoff | |
| 15:30 | South Florida | Richard Orth makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:30 | South Florida | Richard Orth makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns's floater is knocked away by Kelvin Thomas | 7-10 |
| 15:12 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:50 | South Florida | Richard Orth travels with the ball | 7-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Marsh (C) Weston Morris | |
| Subs | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter (PG), Robert Graber (C) Charles Wetzel, Wilbur Bevilacqua | |
| 14:21 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine grabs the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Philip Roesler - foul #2 on Philip Roesler, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Earl McClory (PG), Milton Farr (SF), Ronald Whitmore (PF), William Benefield (C) Ben Burns, Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| Subs | South Florida | Louis Solomon (SG), Allan Humiston (SF), Harold Kirchoff (PF) Richard Orth, Philip Roesler, Kelvin Thomas | |
| 14:07 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:52 | South Florida | Allan Humiston makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Kirchoff | 8-13 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:39 | South Florida | Robert Graber pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:29 | South Florida | Harold Kirchoff makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Louis Solomon | 8-15 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr buries a driving attempt from the left block | 10-15 |
| 12:59 | South Florida | Allan Humiston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 12:57 | South Florida | Robert Graber tips it home | 10-17 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas State | Louis Solomon steps in front of the Theodore Levine pass in the backcourt | 10-17 |
| 12:40 | South Florida | Allan Humiston misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Whitmore - foul #2 on Ronald Whitmore, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Glen Reaves (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), Weston Morris (C) Theodore Levine, Milton Farr, Ronald Whitmore, William Benefield | |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Wetzel (PG), Kelvin Thomas (PF), Wilbur Bevilacqua (C) Sheldon Lingenfelter, Harold Kirchoff, Robert Graber | |
| 12:40 | South Florida | Allan Humiston makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:40 | South Florida | Allan Humiston makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris is hacked by Wilbur Bevilacqua - foul #2 on Wilbur Bevilacqua, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Marsh (C) Earl McClory | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Orth (SG), Carl Ciccone (SF), Robert Graber (C) Louis Solomon, Allan Humiston, Wilbur Bevilacqua | |
| 12:00 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses the easy layup | 10-19 |
| 11:59 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Graber | 10-19 |
| 11:48 | South Florida | Robert Graber scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Charles Wetzel | 10-21 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Weston Morris (fresh) SF - Glen Reaves (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Quist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Charles Wetzel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Orth (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Carl Ciccone (fresh) PF - Kelvin Thomas (fairly fresh) C - Robert Graber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Orth - foul #1 on Richard Orth, team foul #6 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine (SG) Glen Reaves | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 11:41 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:29 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas comes up short on the runner near the basket | 12-21 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 11:25 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Levine, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter (PG) Richard Orth | |
| 11:08 | South Florida | Charles Wetzel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Sheldon Lingenfelter | 12-23 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is open and scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Marsh | 14-23 |
| 10:44 | South Florida | Charles Wetzel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine clanks a 3 from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns snags the offensive board | 14-23 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Ben Burns | 16-23 |
| 10:10 | South Florida | Charles Wetzel is fouled on the floor by Weston Morris - foul #1 on Weston Morris, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (PG), Earl McClory (SG), Glen Reaves (SF), William Benefield (C) Ben Burns, Theodore Levine, Weston Morris, John Marsh | |
| Subs | South Florida | Louis Solomon (PG), Richard Orth (SG), Allan Humiston (SF), Harold Kirchoff (C) Sheldon Lingenfelter, Charles Wetzel, Carl Ciccone, Robert Graber | |
| 09:59 | South Florida | Louis Solomon scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Allan Humiston | 16-25 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory is whistled for a carry | 16-25 |
| 09:19 | South Florida | Allan Humiston lays it in on a nice dish by Kelvin Thomas | 16-27 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas State | Louis Solomon is called for the reach on Milton Farr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Solomon, team foul #7 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Marsh (C) Raymond Quist | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 09:17 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 09:00 | South Florida | Allan Humiston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Theodore Levine (SG) Earl McClory, Glen Reaves | |
| Subs | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter (PG), Robert Graber (C) Richard Orth, Harold Kirchoff | |
| 08:54 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves (SF), Raymond Quist (PF) Milton Farr, William Benefield | |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Wetzel (SG) Louis Solomon | |
| 08:36 | South Florida | Allan Humiston makes the 3 from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas State | Charles Wetzel is called for the reach on Ben Burns - foul #1 on Charles Wetzel, team foul #8 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Harold Kirchoff (PF) Kelvin Thomas | |
| 08:07 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 07:50 | South Florida | Robert Graber misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist grabs the board | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glen Reaves (tiring) PF - Raymond Quist (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Marsh (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Sheldon Lingenfelter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Wetzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Humiston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Harold Kirchoff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Graber (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist blows the wide open layup | 20-30 |
| 07:44 | South Florida | Robert Graber grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 07:25 | South Florida | Allan Humiston blows the layup but the foul's on Glen Reaves - foul #1 on Glen Reaves, team foul #6 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Earl McClory (SG), Milton Farr (SF), William Benefield (PF), Weston Morris (C) Ben Burns, Theodore Levine, Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| Subs | South Florida | Louis Solomon (PG), Richard Orth (SG), Kelvin Thomas (PF) Sheldon Lingenfelter, Charles Wetzel, Robert Graber | |
| 07:25 | South Florida | Allan Humiston makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 07:25 | South Florida | Allan Humiston misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 07:25 | South Florida | Richard Orth snags the offensive board | 20-31 |
| 07:13 | South Florida | Richard Orth is fouled on the floor by Earl McClory - foul #1 on Earl McClory, team foul #7 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Ciccone (SF) Allan Humiston | |
| 07:13 | South Florida | Richard Orth misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas State | William Benefield pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas State | William Benefield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 06:47 | South Florida | Louis Solomon pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 06:23 | South Florida | Carl Ciccone hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-34 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas State | William Benefield connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Charles Eckert | 22-34 |
| 06:03 | South Florida | Louis Solomon misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 22-34 |
| 06:02 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Carl Ciccone - foul #1 on Carl Ciccone, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Theodore Levine (SG), Raymond Quist (PF), John Marsh (C) Charles Eckert, Earl McClory, William Benefield, Weston Morris | |
| Subs | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter (PG), Charles Wetzel (SG), Allan Humiston (SF), Robert Graber (C) Louis Solomon, Richard Orth, Carl Ciccone, Harold Kirchoff | |
| 05:44 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 05:44 | South Florida | Robert Graber gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 05:27 | South Florida | Allan Humiston misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas State | John Marsh snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | Charles Wetzel picks off the pass by Ben Burns | 23-34 |
| 05:16 | South Florida | Charles Wetzel lays it up and in | 23-36 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 05:01 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Graber | 23-36 |
| 04:56 | South Florida | Allan Humiston is hacked by Theodore Levine - foul #2 on Theodore Levine, team foul #8 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves (SF) Theodore Levine | |
| Subs | South Florida | Harold Kirchoff (PF) Kelvin Thomas | |
| 04:56 | South Florida | Allan Humiston makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:56 | South Florida | Allan Humiston misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas State | John Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-37 |
| 04:31 | South Florida | Harold Kirchoff's floater is knocked away by John Marsh | 23-37 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Quist | 23-37 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 04:14 | South Florida | Allan Humiston snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 03:48 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Farr (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Glen Reaves (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Marsh (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Sheldon Lingenfelter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Wetzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Humiston (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Kirchoff (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Graber (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Quist | 25-37 |
| 03:35 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Wetzel | 25-39 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is fouled on the floor by Sheldon Lingenfelter - foul #1 on Sheldon Lingenfelter, team foul #10 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), William Benefield (PF), Weston Morris (C) Milton Farr, Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| Subs | South Florida | Louis Solomon (PG), Richard Orth (SG), Philip Roesler (SF), Kelvin Thomas (PF), Wilbur Bevilacqua (C) Sheldon Lingenfelter, Charles Wetzel, Allan Humiston, Harold Kirchoff, Robert Graber | |
| 03:29 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 03:12 | South Florida | Wilbur Bevilacqua blows the layup | 26-39 |
| 03:11 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 03:05 | South Florida | Louis Solomon pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 02:39 | South Florida | Theodore Levine steps in front of the Kelvin Thomas pass | 26-39 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 26-39 |
| 02:25 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 02:20 | South Florida | Richard Orth comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ben Burns - foul #2 on Ben Burns, team foul #9 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Earl McClory (PG), Glen Reaves (SF) Ben Burns, William Benefield | |
| Subs | South Florida | Nathan Forgey (PG), Robert Graber (C) Louis Solomon, Kelvin Thomas | |
| 02:20 | South Florida | Richard Orth makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 02:20 | South Florida | Richard Orth makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Graber - foul #1 on Robert Graber, team foul #11 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter (PG), Carl Ciccone (SF) Richard Orth, Philip Roesler | |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:49 | South Florida | Carl Ciccone knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Sheldon Lingenfelter | 28-44 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist (PF) Weston Morris | |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Wetzel (SG) Nathan Forgey | |
| 01:21 | South Florida | Theodore Levine is called for the reach on Sheldon Lingenfelter - foul #3 on Theodore Levine, team foul #10 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG) Theodore Levine | |
| Subs | South Florida | Philip Roesler (SF), Harold Kirchoff (PF) Carl Ciccone, Robert Graber | |
| 01:21 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 01:21 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist tips it but misses | 28-45 |
| 01:15 | South Florida | Philip Roesler grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 01:11 | South Florida | Wilbur Bevilacqua misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Whitmore - foul #3 on Ronald Whitmore, team foul #11 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Marsh (C) Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | South Florida | Louis Solomon (SG) Sheldon Lingenfelter | |
| 01:11 | South Florida | Wilbur Bevilacqua makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 01:11 | South Florida | Wilbur Bevilacqua misses the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Quist | 28-46 |
| 01:09 | Arkansas State | Philip Roesler is called for the reach on Glen Reaves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Roesler, team foul #12 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Orth (SG), Carl Ciccone (SF) Louis Solomon, Philip Roesler | |
| 01:09 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 01:09 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 00:45 | South Florida | Richard Orth is whistled for a carry | 30-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SG) Earl McClory | |
| Subs | South Florida | Allan Humiston (SF), Kelvin Thomas (PF) Carl Ciccone, Harold Kirchoff | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Milton Farr and he's fouled by Allan Humiston - foul #1 on Allan Humiston, team foul #13 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Louis Solomon (PG), Nathan Forgey (SG) Charles Wetzel, Richard Orth | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist misses the free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:25 | South Florida | Wilbur Bevilacqua snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 00:20 | South Florida | Louis Solomon hits a jumper from the left side set up by Nathan Forgey | 32-48 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 32-48 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-48 |