| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Horning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Canton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Joseph Binford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Beyer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Dodge (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tracy Gabriele (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Willie Beyer inbounds the ball | 22-39 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | South Florida | Alfredo Conti knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Dodge | 22-41 |
| 19:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Ressler | 25-41 |
| 19:02 | South Florida | Gary Dodge misses the turnaround in the lane | 25-41 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 18:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-41 |
| 18:34 | South Florida | Tracy Gabriele snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 18:17 | South Florida | Joseph Binford misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-41 |
| 18:15 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 17:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore makes the 3 from straight away | 28-41 |
| 17:40 | South Florida | Gary Dodge misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-41 |
| 17:39 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Dodge - foul #1 on Gary Dodge, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG), Jeffery Griffin (SF), Louis Cumberland (PF) Henry Ressler, Thomas Thomas, Scott Horning, Nathan Moore | |
| Subs | South Florida | Joshua Medellin (PG), Jonathan Burt (SG), Rene Mancini (SF), Roland Prendergast (PF), James Ross (C) Joseph Binford, Alfredo Conti, Willie Beyer, Gary Dodge, Tracy Gabriele | |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:20 | South Florida | Joshua Medellin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jonathan Burt | 30-44 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 17:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland snags the offensive board | 30-44 |
| 16:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Eugenio Rizzo and he's hacked by James Ross - foul #1 on James Ross, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez (C) David Canton | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 16:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:23 | South Florida | Rene Mancini misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 16:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is hacked by Jonathan Burt - foul #2 on Jonathan Burt, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph Binford (PG), Alfredo Conti (SG), Ray Gray (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Tracy Gabriele (C) Joshua Medellin, Jonathan Burt, Rene Mancini, Roland Prendergast, James Ross | |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery Griffin | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Eugenio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffery Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - Louis Cumberland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Juan Velez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Joseph Binford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Gray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Dodge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tracy Gabriele (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | South Florida | Jeffery Griffin swats the shot by Gary Dodge | 35-44 |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 15:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Tracy Gabriele swats the short shot by Eugenio Rizzo | 35-44 |
| 15:05 | South Florida | Alfredo Conti grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 14:48 | South Florida | Joseph Binford is hacked by Eugenio Rizzo - foul #1 on Eugenio Rizzo, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Scott Horning (SF), Nathan Moore (PF), Patrick Pantano (C) Eugenio Rizzo, Dikembe Araki, Jeffery Griffin, Louis Cumberland, Juan Velez | |
| Subs | South Florida | Joshua Medellin (PG), Rene Mancini (SG), Willie Beyer (SF), James Ross (PF) Joseph Binford, Alfredo Conti, Gary Dodge, Tracy Gabriele | |
| 14:35 | South Florida | Rene Mancini misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Nathan Moore | 35-44 |
| 14:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Gray steps in front of the Henry Ressler pass | 35-44 |
| 14:01 | South Florida | James Ross buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rene Mancini | 35-47 |
| 13:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-47 |
| 13:44 | South Florida | James Ross grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 13:24 | South Florida | Willie Beyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 13:22 | South Florida | Ray Gray hits the follow up shot | 35-49 |
| 13:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano loses the dribble to Willie Beyer in the backcourt | 35-49 |
| 13:04 | South Florida | Rene Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wallace Hull (SF), Louis Cumberland (PF), David Canton (C) Scott Horning, Nathan Moore, Patrick Pantano | |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph Binford (PG), Alfredo Conti (SG), Derek Choy (SF), Roland Prendergast (PF), Tracy Gabriele (C) Joshua Medellin, Rene Mancini, Willie Beyer, James Ross, Ray Gray | |
| 13:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Derek Choy is called for the reach on Wallace Hull in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derek Choy, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Conti - foul #2 on Alfredo Conti, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo (PG) Henry Ressler | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 12:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 12:43 | South Florida | Tracy Gabriele snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 12:25 | South Florida | Roland Prendergast comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 35-49 |
| 12:23 | South Florida | Roland Prendergast hits the follow up shot | 35-51 |
| 12:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Joseph Binford - foul #3 on Joseph Binford, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Jeffery Griffin (SF), Nathan Moore (PF) Eugenio Rizzo, Wallace Hull, Louis Cumberland | |
| Subs | South Florida | Jonathan Burt (SG), Willie Beyer (SF), Gary Dodge (PF) Alfredo Conti, Derek Choy, Tracy Gabriele | |
| 12:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas makes the free throw | 38-51 |
| 11:53 | South Florida | Joseph Binford connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Burt | 38-54 |
| 11:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-54 |
| 11:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton grabs the offensive board | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Griffin (fresh) PF - Nathan Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Canton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Joseph Binford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Burt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Beyer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Dodge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Prendergast (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-54 |
| 11:16 | South Florida | Roland Prendergast grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 11:00 | South Florida | Roland Prendergast misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-54 |
| 10:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton clanks a floater from the right side | 38-54 |
| 10:42 | South Florida | Roland Prendergast grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 10:19 | South Florida | Willie Beyer makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Jeffery Griffin - foul #1 on Jeffery Griffin, team foul #2 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Eugenio Rizzo (SG), Scott Horning (SF), Louis Cumberland (PF), Juan Velez (C) Dikembe Araki, Thomas Thomas, Jeffery Griffin, Nathan Moore, David Canton | |
| Subs | South Florida | Joshua Medellin (PG), Alfredo Conti (SG), James Ross (PF), Tracy Gabriele (C) Joseph Binford, Jonathan Burt, Gary Dodge, Roland Prendergast | |
| 10:19 | South Florida | Willie Beyer misses the free throw | 38-56 |
| 10:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez snags the defensive board | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ross steps in front of the Eugenio Rizzo pass in the backcourt | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:52 | South Florida | James Ross misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-56 |
| 09:50 | South Florida | Tracy Gabriele grabs the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 09:31 | South Florida | Willie Beyer scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Joshua Medellin | 38-58 |
| 09:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Horning | 40-58 |
| 08:44 | South Florida | James Ross misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-58 |
| 08:42 | South Florida | Tracy Gabriele grabs the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 08:23 | South Florida | Tracy Gabriele can't finish the layup | 40-58 |
| 08:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 08:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-58 |
| 08:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Horning | 40-58 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-58 |
| 07:38 | South Florida | James Ross scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Tracy Gabriele | 42-60 |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugenio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Horning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Cumberland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Juan Velez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Joshua Medellin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Conti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Beyer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tracy Gabriele (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:04 | South Florida | Willie Beyer loses the dribble to Juan Velez | 44-60 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Alfredo Conti - foul #3 on Alfredo Conti, team foul #7 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Jeffery Griffin (SG), Nathan Moore (PF), David Canton (C) Henry Ressler, Eugenio Rizzo, Louis Cumberland, Juan Velez | |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph Binford (PG), Jonathan Burt (SG), Rene Mancini (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Ray Gray (C) Joshua Medellin, Alfredo Conti, Willie Beyer, James Ross, Tracy Gabriele | |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:13 | South Florida | David Canton picks off the pass by Ray Gray | 46-60 |
| 06:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Burt is called for the reach on Jeffery Griffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Burt, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano (SF) Scott Horning | |
| Subs | South Florida | Roland Prendergast (C) Ray Gray | |
| 06:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 06:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:55 | South Florida | Joseph Binford is hacked by Dikembe Araki - foul #1 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #3 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Ray Gray (C) Gary Dodge | |
| 05:37 | South Florida | Ray Gray misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 05:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki's layup is rejected by Ray Gray | 48-60 |
| 05:17 | South Florida | Roland Prendergast gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 05:03 | South Florida | Ray Gray misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 04:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeffery Griffin | 51-60 |
| 04:31 | South Florida | Rene Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Wallace Hull (SF) Dikembe Araki, Jeffery Griffin, Patrick Pantano | |
| Subs | South Florida | Alfredo Conti (SG), Derek Choy (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Tracy Gabriele (C) Jonathan Burt, Rene Mancini, Roland Prendergast, Ray Gray | |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 04:08 | South Florida | Tracy Gabriele snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 03:49 | South Florida | Tracy Gabriele is hacked by David Canton - foul #2 on David Canton, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo (PG), Louis Cumberland (C) Henry Ressler, David Canton | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | South Florida | Wallace Hull is called for the reach on Tracy Gabriele - foul #1 on Wallace Hull, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| 03:24 | South Florida | Alfredo Conti makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Derek Choy | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Eugenio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Hull (fresh) PF - Nathan Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Cumberland (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Joseph Binford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfredo Conti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derek Choy (fresh) PF - Gary Dodge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tracy Gabriele (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Derek Choy steps in front of the Eugenio Rizzo pass | 51-62 |
| 02:51 | South Florida | Tracy Gabriele scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Gary Dodge | 51-64 |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland grabs the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 02:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo is hacked by Joseph Binford - foul #4 on Joseph Binford, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Jeffery Griffin (SF), Juan Velez (C) Thomas Thomas, Wallace Hull, Nathan Moore | |
| Subs | South Florida | Joshua Medellin (PG), Jonathan Burt (SG), Rene Mancini (SF), James Ross (PF), Ray Gray (C) Joseph Binford, Alfredo Conti, Derek Choy, Gary Dodge, Tracy Gabriele | |
| 02:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:04 | South Florida | Jonathan Burt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 02:02 | South Florida | James Ross gets the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:44 | South Florida | Ray Gray misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Eugenio Rizzo - foul #2 on Eugenio Rizzo, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Roland Prendergast (PF) Rene Mancini | |
| 01:44 | South Florida | Ray Gray misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:44 | South Florida | Ray Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo is whistled for traveling | 53-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Rene Mancini (SF) Ray Gray | |
| 01:16 | South Florida | James Ross lays it in | 53-66 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is whistled for a carry | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | South Florida | Joshua Medellin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeffery Griffin - foul #2 on Jeffery Griffin, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| 00:38 | South Florida | Joshua Medellin misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:38 | South Florida | Joshua Medellin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin is hacked by Rene Mancini in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rene Mancini, team foul #10 | 53-67 |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:07 | South Florida | Roland Prendergast hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Louis Cumberland - foul #2 on Louis Cumberland, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| 00:07 | South Florida | Roland Prendergast misses the free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the lane | 55-69 |