| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) SG - Larry Douthit (fresh) SF - Marvin Buckmaster (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Charles Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Willie Cook (fresh) SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) SF - John Broadway (fresh) PF - David Godin (fresh) C - Conrad Baugh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | John Broadway 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | South Florida | John Broadway makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | South Florida | John Jones steals it from John Broadway | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | South Florida | Juan Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Larry Douthit - foul #1 on Larry Douthit, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | South Florida | Willie Cook scores on a shot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster's pass is intercepted by Juan Sanchez | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | South Florida | Willie Cook comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas State | John Jones snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison is hacked by Conrad Baugh - foul #1 on Conrad Baugh, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to John Jones | 0-5 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:18 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:02 | South Florida | John Broadway misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas State | John Broadway steals it from Charles Bennett | 0-5 |
| 16:20 | South Florida | David Godin is hacked by Freeman Atkison - foul #1 on Freeman Atkison, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (PG), Byron Smith (SF) Freeman Atkison, Marvin Buckmaster | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Patterson (PG), Gene Coffin (SG), Toby Tamplin (SF), Chad Thompson (PF), Danny Barbara (C) Willie Cook, Juan Sanchez, John Broadway, David Godin, Conrad Baugh | |
| 16:12 | South Florida | Gene Coffin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 16:11 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit loses the ball out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 15:58 | South Florida | Gene Coffin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 15:56 | South Florida | Danny Barbara grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Curtin (fresh) SG - Larry Douthit (fresh) SF - Byron Smith (fresh) PF - Christopher Baier (fresh) C - Charles Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Patterson (fresh) SG - Gene Coffin (fresh) SF - Toby Tamplin (fresh) PF - Chad Thompson (fresh) C - Danny Barbara (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | South Florida | Danny Barbara hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 0-5 |
| 15:44 | South Florida | Toby Tamplin hits the follow up shot | 0-7 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 0-7 |
| 15:26 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Danny Barbara | 0-7 |
| 15:04 | South Florida | Charles Bennett steals the ball from Gene Coffin | 0-7 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 14:32 | South Florida | John Curtin is called for the reach on James Patterson - foul #1 on John Curtin, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Marvin Buckmaster (SF), John Jones (PF) John Curtin, Larry Douthit, Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | South Florida | Willie Cook (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), John Broadway (SF), David Godin (PF), Conrad Baugh (C) James Patterson, Gene Coffin, Toby Tamplin, Chad Thompson, Danny Barbara | |
| 14:27 | South Florida | Freeman Atkison steps in front of the John Broadway pass | 3-7 |
| 14:15 | Arkansas State | John Jones blows the layup | 3-7 |
| 14:13 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Conrad Baugh | 3-7 |
| 13:58 | South Florida | Christopher Baier steals the ball from Conrad Baugh | 3-7 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas State | John Jones lays it in | 5-7 |
| 13:30 | South Florida | John Broadway loses the dribble to John Jones | 5-7 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | John Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 13:23 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:13 | South Florida | David Godin scores on a floater in the lane and the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit (SG), Charles Bennett (C) Byron Smith, Christopher Baier | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 13:13 | South Florida | David Godin makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:01 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison's floater is tipped away by David Godin | 5-10 |
| 12:59 | South Florida | John Broadway snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 12:44 | South Florida | David Godin makes the jumper from the right side set up by Juan Sanchez | 5-12 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 12:08 | South Florida | Juan Sanchez misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 12:06 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh grabs the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 11:53 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh is hacked by Charles Bennett - foul #1 on Charles Bennett, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (PG), Byron Smith (SF), Christopher Baier (PF) Freeman Atkison, Marvin Buckmaster, John Jones | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Patterson (PG), Gene Coffin (SG), Toby Tamplin (SF), Danny Barbara (C) Willie Cook, Juan Sanchez, John Broadway, Conrad Baugh | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Curtin (fresh) SG - Larry Douthit (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Baier (fresh) C - Charles Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Patterson (fresh) SG - Gene Coffin (fresh) SF - Toby Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Godin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Danny Barbara (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | South Florida | Gene Coffin scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Charles Bennett - foul #2 on Charles Bennett, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski (C) Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | South Florida | Chad Thompson (PF) David Godin | |
| 11:42 | South Florida | Gene Coffin misses the free throw | 7-14 |
| 11:42 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Barbara | 7-14 |
| 11:37 | South Florida | Toby Tamplin is hacked by Byron Smith - foul #1 on Byron Smith, team foul #7 | 7-14 |
| 11:37 | South Florida | Toby Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:37 | South Florida | Toby Tamplin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier loses the dribble to Toby Tamplin | 7-16 |
| 11:06 | South Florida | Gene Coffin hits a jumper in the lane set up by James Patterson and the foul's on Larry Douthit - foul #2 on Larry Douthit, team foul #8 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts (SG) Larry Douthit | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 11:06 | South Florida | Gene Coffin misses the free throw | 7-18 |
| 11:06 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 10:53 | South Florida | Chad Thompson gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 10:48 | South Florida | Gene Coffin is fouled on the floor by Brian Roberts - foul #1 on Brian Roberts, team foul #9 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Jones (PF) Brian Roberts | |
| Subs | South Florida | David Godin (PF) Chad Thompson | |
| 10:48 | South Florida | Gene Coffin makes the 1st free throw | 7-19 |
| 10:48 | South Florida | Gene Coffin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-20 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas State | David Godin is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #1 on David Godin, team foul #2 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG) Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | South Florida | Willie Cook (PG), John Broadway (SF) James Patterson, Toby Tamplin | |
| 10:04 | Arkansas State | Danny Barbara is called for the reach on Christopher Baier - foul #1 on Danny Barbara, team foul #3 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster (SF) Byron Smith | |
| Subs | South Florida | Juan Sanchez (SG), Conrad Baugh (C) Gene Coffin, Danny Barbara | |
| 09:54 | Arkansas State | John Curtin loses the dribble to Willie Cook | 7-20 |
| 09:42 | South Florida | John Broadway's pass is intercepted by Freeman Atkison | 7-20 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas State | John Curtin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-20 |
| 09:35 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Juan Sanchez | 7-20 |
| 09:20 | South Florida | Juan Sanchez connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Cook | 7-22 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas State | John Curtin drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Freeman Atkison | 9-22 |
| 08:38 | South Florida | Juan Sanchez misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Curtin - foul #2 on John Curtin, team foul #10 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Brian Roberts (SG), Byron Smith (SF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Freeman Atkison, John Curtin, Marvin Buckmaster, Christopher Baier | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Patterson (PG), Toby Tamplin (SF), Chad Thompson (PF) Willie Cook, John Broadway, David Godin | |
| 08:38 | South Florida | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 9-23 |
| 08:38 | South Florida | Juan Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 9-23 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski grabs the board | 9-23 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-23 |
| 08:22 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh gets the rebound | 9-23 |
| 08:03 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh is fouled on the floor by Charles Riley - foul #1 on Charles Riley, team foul #11 | 9-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Gene Coffin (SG) Juan Sanchez | |
| 08:03 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh makes the 1st free throw | 9-24 |
| 08:03 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh makes the 2nd free throw | 9-25 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-25 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) SG - Brian Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Coffin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Toby Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Thompson (fresh) C - Conrad Baugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Gene Coffin | 12-27 |
| 07:18 | Arkansas State | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Chad Thompson - foul #1 on Chad Thompson, team foul #4 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Marvin Buckmaster (SF) Charles Riley, Brian Roberts | |
| Subs | South Florida | Willie Cook (PG), John Broadway (SF), David Godin (PF), Danny Barbara (C) James Patterson, Toby Tamplin, Chad Thompson, Conrad Baugh | |
| 07:18 | Arkansas State | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 07:18 | Arkansas State | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:08 | South Florida | Gene Coffin misses long on a shot from close range | 14-27 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to John Jones | 14-27 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith misses short on a floater from the right wing | 14-27 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski tips it home | 16-27 |
| 06:35 | South Florida | Danny Barbara's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts (SG), Christopher Baier (PF) Byron Smith, John Jones | |
| Subs | South Florida | Juan Sanchez (SG) Gene Coffin | |
| 06:11 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski is called for 3 seconds | 16-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Jones (PF) Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 05:59 | South Florida | Juan Sanchez hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG) Freeman Atkison | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Patterson (PG), Toby Tamplin (SF) Willie Cook, John Broadway | |
| 05:32 | South Florida | Danny Barbara misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Baier - foul #1 on Christopher Baier, team foul #12 | 16-29 |
| 05:32 | South Florida | Danny Barbara makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:32 | South Florida | Danny Barbara makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 05:17 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-31 |
| 05:02 | South Florida | James Patterson is fouled on the floor by Charles Riley - foul #2 on Charles Riley, team foul #13 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Grover Graham (PG), Byron Smith (SG) Charles Riley, Brian Roberts | |
| Subs | South Florida | Chad Thompson (PF), Conrad Baugh (C) David Godin, Danny Barbara | |
| 05:02 | South Florida | James Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:02 | South Florida | James Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas State | John Jones is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #14 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | South Florida | Willie Cook (PG), Gene Coffin (SG), John Broadway (SF) James Patterson, Juan Sanchez, Toby Tamplin | |
| 04:28 | South Florida | Christopher Baier is called for the reach on Chad Thompson - foul #2 on Christopher Baier, team foul #15 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Brian Roberts (SG) Grover Graham, Christopher Baier | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 04:28 | South Florida | Chad Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:28 | South Florida | Chad Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts loses the dribble to Gene Coffin | 19-34 |
| 04:15 | South Florida | Gene Coffin lays it in | 19-36 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-36 |
| 04:08 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh pulls down the rebound | 19-36 |
| 03:56 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 19-36 |
| 03:55 | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts snags the defensive board | 19-36 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chad Thompson - foul #2 on Chad Thompson, team foul #5 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit (SG), Charles Bennett (C) Brian Roberts, Marvin Buckmaster | |
| Subs | South Florida | David Godin (PF) Chad Thompson | |
| 03:49 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison misses the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 03:49 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh grabs the board | 20-36 |
| 03:40 | South Florida | Tyler Slomkowski denies the turnaround by Conrad Baugh | 20-36 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Douthit (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Willie Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Coffin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Broadway (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Godin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Conrad Baugh (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison's fadeaway is rejected by Conrad Baugh | 20-36 |
| 03:32 | South Florida | David Godin grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 03:27 | South Florida | Gene Coffin knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Cook | 20-38 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 20-38 |
| 03:05 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh grabs the board | 20-38 |
| 03:01 | South Florida | Byron Smith steps in front of the David Godin pass | 20-38 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Byron Smith | 23-38 |
| 02:33 | South Florida | Conrad Baugh banks in the layup | 23-40 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas State | John Broadway steals it from Byron Smith | 23-40 |
| 02:13 | South Florida | John Broadway slams it home | 23-42 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas State | The jumper by Charles Bennett is denied by David Godin | 23-42 |
| 02:00 | South Florida | David Godin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 01:55 | South Florida | Willie Cook misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Freeman Atkison - foul #2 on Freeman Atkison, team foul #16 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (PG), Marvin Buckmaster (SF), Christopher Baier (PF) Freeman Atkison, Byron Smith, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | South Florida | Juan Sanchez (SG), Toby Tamplin (SF), Chad Thompson (PF), Danny Barbara (C) Gene Coffin, John Broadway, David Godin, Conrad Baugh | |
| 01:55 | South Florida | Willie Cook makes the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 01:55 | South Florida | Willie Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas State | Danny Barbara steps in front of the Christopher Baier pass | 23-44 |
| 01:13 | South Florida | Juan Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Larry Douthit - foul #3 on Larry Douthit, team foul #17 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts (SG), John Jones (PF) Larry Douthit, Marvin Buckmaster | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Patterson (PG) Willie Cook | |
| 01:13 | South Florida | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 01:13 | South Florida | Juan Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas State | John Jones grabs the board | 23-45 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-45 |
| 00:56 | South Florida | Toby Tamplin pulls down the rebound | 23-45 |
| 00:37 | South Florida | Chad Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-45 |
| 00:35 | South Florida | Danny Barbara grabs the offensive rebound | 23-45 |
| 00:29 | South Florida | Chad Thompson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Chad Thompson, team foul #6 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster (SF) Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | South Florida | David Godin (PF) Chad Thompson | |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Danny Barbara steals it from John Jones | 23-45 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Danny Barbara misses long on a halfcourt shot | 23-45 |