| Lineup | South Florida | PG - William Faircloth (fresh) SG - Travis Baker (fresh) SF - David Barker (fresh) PF - Harold Luciano (fresh) C - Barry Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffrey Cope (fresh) SG - Randy Hansen (fresh) SF - Gregory Howell (fresh) PF - Heath Fairley (fresh) C - Chris Winkler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Barry Reid wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:47 | South Florida | Travis Baker travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell is denied on a layup by Harold Luciano | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina State | William Faircloth takes the ball from Heath Fairley | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | South Florida | David Barker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Faircloth | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cope | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | South Florida | William Faircloth evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Howell | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | South Florida | David Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Cope | 2-7 |
| 17:12 | South Florida | Harold Luciano misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Cope - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cope, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | South Florida | Christopher Cole (SF), Eric Henderson (C) David Barker, Barry Reid | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:12 | South Florida | Harold Luciano makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:12 | South Florida | Harold Luciano misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cole - foul #1 on Christopher Cole, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph White (PG), Stuart Lanier (PF) William Faircloth, Harold Luciano | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:52 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler misses the lay-in | 3-7 |
| 16:50 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Stuart Lanier | 3-7 |
| 16:40 | South Florida | Travis Baker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler misses the lay-in | 3-7 |
| 16:11 | South Florida | Travis Baker grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 15:49 | South Florida | Christopher Cole connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Joseph White (fresh) SG - Travis Baker (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stuart Lanier (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffrey Cope (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Howell (fresh) PF - Heath Fairley (fairly fresh) C - Chris Winkler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen is fouled on the floor by Travis Baker - foul #1 on Travis Baker, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | South Florida | William Faircloth (PG), David Barker (SF), Harold Luciano (PF), Barry Reid (C) Travis Baker, Christopher Cole, Stuart Lanier, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo (PG), Ronald Adams (SG), Cedric Niehaus (PF), Stephen Riley (C) Jeffrey Cope, Randy Hansen, Heath Fairley, Chris Winkler | |
| 15:26 | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 5-9 |
| 15:20 | South Florida | William Faircloth hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-9 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams misses the lay-in | 8-9 |
| 14:59 | South Florida | Barry Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:53 | South Florida | Joseph White is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Barker | 10-9 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 14:37 | South Florida | Barry Reid pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:10 | South Florida | Harold Luciano misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Gregory Howell - foul #1 on Gregory Howell, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Travis Baker (SG) Joseph White | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope (PG), Randy Hansen (SG), George Pfaff (SF) Erasmo Russo, Ronald Adams, Gregory Howell | |
| 14:10 | South Florida | Harold Luciano makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:10 | South Florida | Harold Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to George Pfaff | 12-9 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope is fouled on the floor by Travis Baker - foul #2 on Travis Baker, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph White (SG), Christopher Cole (SF), Stuart Lanier (PF) Travis Baker, David Barker, Harold Luciano | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley (PF), Chris Winkler (C) Cedric Niehaus, Stephen Riley | |
| 13:22 | South Carolina State | The jump hook by Heath Fairley is blocked by Stuart Lanier | 12-9 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 12:54 | South Florida | Randy Hansen is called for the reach on Joseph White - foul #1 on Randy Hansen, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell (SF) George Pfaff | |
| 12:40 | South Florida | Randy Hansen is called for the reach on Joseph White - foul #2 on Randy Hansen, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eric Henderson (C) Barry Reid | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams (SG) Randy Hansen | |
| 12:26 | South Florida | Joseph White buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina State | Christopher Cole is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #2 on Christopher Cole, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Graham (SG), David Barker (SF), Harold Luciano (PF) William Faircloth, Christopher Cole, Stuart Lanier | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo (PG), Cedric Niehaus (PF), Stephen Riley (C) Jeffrey Cope, Heath Fairley, Chris Winkler | |
| 11:51 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 11:49 | South Florida | The rebound goes to David Barker | 14-11 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Joseph White (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Graham (fresh) SF - David Barker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Luciano (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Erasmo Russo (fresh) SG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Howell (fresh) PF - Cedric Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Riley (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | South Florida | Harold Luciano is denied on a layup by Stephen Riley | 14-11 |
| 11:32 | South Florida | Eric Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:27 | South Florida | Terry Graham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 14-11 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina State | Harold Luciano steals it from Ronald Adams | 14-11 |
| 10:49 | South Florida | Harold Luciano connects on the turnaround near the basket | 16-11 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | South Florida | William Faircloth (PG), Barry Reid (C) Joseph White, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope (PG), Heath Fairley (PF), Chris Winkler (C) Erasmo Russo, Cedric Niehaus, Stephen Riley | |
| 10:13 | South Florida | Barry Reid drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Faircloth | 18-11 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Cope | 18-13 |
| 09:33 | South Florida | Harold Luciano can't connect on a floater from the right side | 18-13 |
| 09:31 | South Florida | Barry Reid gets the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:20 | South Florida | Barry Reid knocks in the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Jeffrey Cope - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cope, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph White (SG), Bruce Harrell (SF), Stuart Lanier (PF) Terry Graham, David Barker, Harold Luciano | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo (PG), George Pfaff (SG), Cedric Niehaus (SF) Jeffrey Cope, Ronald Adams, Gregory Howell | |
| 09:20 | South Florida | Barry Reid makes the free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:12 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley snags the offensive board | 21-13 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus is hacked by Bruce Harrell - foul #1 on Bruce Harrell, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams (SG), Stephen Riley (C) Heath Fairley, Chris Winkler | |
| 08:33 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo clanks a runner in the paint | 21-13 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina State | George Pfaff loses the dribble to Bruce Harrell | 21-13 |
| 08:06 | South Florida | Barry Reid can't finish the layup | 21-13 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-13 |
| 07:48 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Barry Reid | 21-13 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - William Faircloth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Harrell (fresh) PF - Stuart Lanier (fresh) C - Barry Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Erasmo Russo (fresh) SG - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Pfaff (fresh) PF - Cedric Niehaus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Riley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | South Florida | Joseph White misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-13 |
| 07:29 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Erasmo Russo | 21-13 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo can't finish the layup | 21-13 |
| 07:23 | South Florida | William Faircloth grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:03 | South Florida | William Faircloth shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Barry Reid and he's fouled by Erasmo Russo - foul #1 on Erasmo Russo, team foul #6 | 23-13 |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Graham (SG), David Barker (SF), Harold Luciano (PF), Eric Henderson (C) Joseph White, Bruce Harrell, Stuart Lanier, Barry Reid | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell (SF), Heath Fairley (PF), Chris Winkler (C) Ronald Adams, Cedric Niehaus, Stephen Riley | |
| 07:03 | South Florida | William Faircloth makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina State | Eric Henderson steals the ball from Chris Winkler | 24-13 |
| 06:40 | South Florida | Harold Luciano lays it up and in | 26-13 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-15 |
| 06:19 | South Florida | Terry Graham misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-15 |
| 06:17 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Henderson | 26-15 |
| 06:00 | South Florida | Eric Henderson is fouled on the floor by Chris Winkler - foul #1 on Chris Winkler, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph White (PG), Travis Baker (SG) William Faircloth, Terry Graham | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope (PG), Randy Hansen (SG) Erasmo Russo, George Pfaff | |
| 06:00 | South Florida | Eric Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jeffrey Cope and he's fouled by David Barker - foul #1 on David Barker, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | South Florida | Barry Reid (C) Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 05:43 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:28 | South Florida | Travis Baker misses long on a shot from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Luciano - foul #1 on Harold Luciano, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:14 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Harold Luciano | 26-19 |
| 04:55 | South Florida | Harold Luciano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Cope - foul #3 on Jeffrey Cope, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | South Florida | Bruce Harrell (SF) David Barker | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams (SG), Stephen Riley (C) Jeffrey Cope, Chris Winkler | |
| 04:55 | South Florida | Harold Luciano misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:55 | South Florida | Harold Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-19 |
| 04:41 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Harold Luciano | 27-19 |
| 04:27 | South Florida | Bruce Harrell misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 27-19 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 04:13 | South Florida | Joseph White pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 03:57 | South Florida | Joseph White misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Randy Hansen - foul #3 on Randy Hansen, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | South Florida | Christopher Cole (SF), Stuart Lanier (PF) Bruce Harrell, Harold Luciano | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo (PG), Cedric Niehaus (PF) Randy Hansen, Heath Fairley | |
| 03:57 | South Florida | Joseph White makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 03:57 | South Florida | Joseph White makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Howell and he's hacked by Stuart Lanier - foul #1 on Stuart Lanier, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | South Florida | William Faircloth (PG), David Barker (SF), Eric Henderson (C) Joseph White, Christopher Cole, Barry Reid | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler (PF) Cedric Niehaus | |
| 03:39 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - William Faircloth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Baker (fresh) SF - David Barker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stuart Lanier (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Erasmo Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Howell (fresh) PF - Chris Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Riley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | South Florida | Erasmo Russo steals it from David Barker | 29-22 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler misses short on a runner from close range | 29-22 |
| 02:58 | South Florida | Stuart Lanier gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:45 | South Florida | William Faircloth misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-22 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Ronald Adams | 29-22 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams loses the dribble to William Faircloth | 29-22 |
| 02:33 | South Florida | William Faircloth hits the finger roll | 31-22 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams is hacked by Travis Baker - foul #3 on Travis Baker, team foul #9 | 31-22 |
| Subs | South Florida | Joseph White (SG), Harold Luciano (PF), Barry Reid (C) Travis Baker, Stuart Lanier, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Pfaff (SF), Cedric Niehaus (PF) Gregory Howell, Stephen Riley | |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:17 | South Florida | Barry Reid pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 02:00 | South Florida | David Barker double dribbles | 31-22 |
| Subs | South Florida | Christopher Cole (SF) David Barker | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley (PF), John Glover (C) Ronald Adams, Chris Winkler | |
| 01:52 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo knocks in the floater from the left block set up by George Pfaff | 31-24 |
| 01:43 | South Florida | Harold Luciano misses the lay-in | 31-24 |
| 01:42 | South Florida | Harold Luciano gets the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:32 | South Florida | Erasmo Russo picks off the pass by Harold Luciano | 31-24 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | John Glover clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 01:04 | South Florida | Harold Luciano gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 00:49 | South Florida | Joseph White scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-24 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina State | George Pfaff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | South Florida | Terry Graham (SG), David Barker (SF) William Faircloth, Christopher Cole | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell (SF), Chris Winkler (PF), Stephen Riley (C) Cedric Niehaus, Heath Fairley, John Glover | |
| 00:22 | South Florida | Harold Luciano misses the fadeaway from the right side | 34-24 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | George Pfaff grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | Harold Luciano swats the layup by George Pfaff | 34-24 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler tips it in | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Terry Graham misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 34-26 |