| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Troy Mayhugh (fresh) SG - Steven Ketchum (fresh) SF - Jerry Glover (fresh) PF - Shane Price (fresh) C - Maurice Kramer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) SG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) PF - Marijan Zupan (fresh) C - Adam Hollis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Maurice Kramer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | South Florida | Jerry Glover comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Adam Hollis - foul #1 on Adam Hollis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | South Florida | Jerry Glover makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | South Florida | Jerry Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | South Florida | Eugene Baker is called for the reach on Jerry Glover - foul #1 on Eugene Baker, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 19:06 | South Florida | Shane Price hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | South Florida | Maurice Kramer gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | South Florida | Shane Price misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber hits a jumpshot from the right side | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | South Florida | Steven Ketchum hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Kramer | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | South Florida | Shane Price snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | South Florida | Eugene Baker steps in front of the Steven Ketchum pass | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Mayhugh - foul #1 on Troy Mayhugh, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | South Florida | Emmanuel Erickson (SG), Darwin Rempe (PF), Jason Chambers (C) Steven Ketchum, Shane Price, Maurice Kramer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Adam Hollis drills a shot in the lane set up by Eugene Baker | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | South Florida | Harvey Treiber takes the ball from Jason Chambers | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Adam Hollis is called for a backcourt violation | 4-4 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Cunningham (PG), Zachary Anthony (SF), Shane Price (PF) Troy Mayhugh, Jerry Glover, Jason Chambers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) Harvey Treiber, Marijan Zupan, Adam Hollis | |
| 16:37 | South Florida | Shane Price connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Zachary Anthony | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 16:15 | South Florida | Eddie Cunningham drills a shot from close range set up by Emmanuel Erickson | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Shane Price - foul #1 on Shane Price, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | South Florida | Steven Ketchum (SG), Maurice Kramer (C) Emmanuel Erickson, Darwin Rempe | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:49 | South Florida | Zachary Anthony misses long on a jumper from the left side | 8-9 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Luke Hughes gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Eddie Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Ketchum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachary Anthony (fresh) PF - Shane Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Maurice Kramer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) C - David Bradley (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Eugene Baker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Maurice Kramer - foul #1 on Maurice Kramer, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (C) David Bradley | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:26 | South Florida | Maurice Kramer lays it in | 10-11 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Luke Hughes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Steven Ketchum - foul #1 on Steven Ketchum, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Lambeth (PG), Jerry Glover (SF), Darwin Rempe (PF), Jason Chambers (C) Eddie Cunningham, Zachary Anthony, Shane Price, Maurice Kramer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (PF) Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:59 | South Florida | Jerry Glover clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 10-13 |
| 14:57 | South Florida | Jerry Glover tips it back up and in | 12-13 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Eugene Baker hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Stokes | 12-16 |
| 14:24 | South Florida | Jerry Glover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | South Florida | Troy Mayhugh (PG), Zachary Anthony (SG), Shane Price (PF) James Lambeth, Steven Ketchum, Darwin Rempe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), David Bradley (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Marijan Zupan, Adam Hollis | |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Chambers - foul #1 on Jason Chambers, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | South Florida | Emmanuel Erickson (SG), Maurice Kramer (C) Jerry Glover, Jason Chambers | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG) Larry Stokes | |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 14:09 | South Florida | Shane Price grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 13:52 | South Florida | Maurice Kramer makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Zachary Anthony | 14-17 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by He-ping Xiong | 14-19 |
| 13:19 | South Florida | Zachary Anthony is hacked by Arthur Cox - foul #1 on Arthur Cox, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Cunningham (PG), James Lambeth (SG), Jerry Glover (SF), Darwin Rempe (PF) Troy Mayhugh, Emmanuel Erickson, Zachary Anthony, Shane Price | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (PF) Arthur Cox | |
| 13:02 | South Florida | Jerry Glover travels with the ball | 14-19 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Adam Hollis (C) He-ping Xiong, David Bradley | |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Adam Hollis is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range | 14-21 |
| 12:21 | South Florida | Marijan Zupan steals the ball from James Lambeth | 14-21 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by James Lambeth - foul #1 on James Lambeth, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | South Florida | Troy Mayhugh (PG), Steven Ketchum (SG), Jason Chambers (C) Eddie Cunningham, James Lambeth, Maurice Kramer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) Harvey Treiber, Christopher Alicea, Marijan Zupan | |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 11:58 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Darwin Rempe | 14-21 |
| 11:53 | South Florida | Troy Mayhugh loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| Subs | South Florida | Emmanuel Erickson (SF), Zachary Anthony (PF) Jerry Glover, Darwin Rempe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Cox (C) Adam Hollis | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is fouled on the floor by Steven Ketchum - foul #2 on Steven Ketchum, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | South Florida | Shane Price (PF) Steven Ketchum | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG) Larry Stokes | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Luke Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski gets the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Troy Mayhugh (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Erickson (fresh) SF - Zachary Anthony (fresh) PF - Shane Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Chambers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) C - Arthur Cox (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Luke Hughes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-22 |
| 11:19 | South Florida | Jason Chambers pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 11:13 | South Florida | Troy Mayhugh makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Shane Price | 16-22 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Cunningham (PG), James Lambeth (SG), Maurice Kramer (C) Troy Mayhugh, Emmanuel Erickson, Jason Chambers | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Bradley (C) Arthur Cox | |
| 10:55 | South Florida | Zachary Anthony's pass is intercepted by Eugene Baker | 16-22 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | David Bradley hits a wide open floater from the left block on a nice dish by He-ping Xiong | 16-24 |
| 10:16 | South Florida | Zachary Anthony can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-24 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is hacked by Shane Price in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shane Price, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | South Florida | Larry Wilburn (PG), Emmanuel Erickson (SG), Jerry Glover (SF), Darwin Rempe (PF) Eddie Cunningham, James Lambeth, Zachary Anthony, Shane Price | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Marijan Zupan (PF), Adam Hollis (C) He-ping Xiong, Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, David Bradley | |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 09:43 | South Florida | Larry Wilburn travels with the ball | 16-26 |
| Subs | South Florida | Troy Mayhugh (PG) Larry Wilburn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG) Luke Hughes | |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Adam Hollis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-26 |
| 09:24 | South Florida | Adam Hollis blocks the short jumper by Jerry Glover | 16-26 |
| 09:23 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Glover | 16-26 |
| 09:02 | South Florida | Darwin Rempe scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 08:23 | South Florida | Emmanuel Erickson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-28 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Adam Hollis snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the jumper from the right side | 18-28 |
| 07:58 | South Florida | Darwin Rempe grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 07:34 | South Florida | Darwin Rempe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Darwin Rempe, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Cunningham (PG), James Lambeth (SG), Zachary Anthony (SF), Jason Chambers (C) Troy Mayhugh, Emmanuel Erickson, Jerry Glover, Maurice Kramer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (PG), He-ping Xiong (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) Larry Stokes, Harvey Treiber, Christopher Alicea, Marijan Zupan, Adam Hollis | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Eddie Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lambeth (fresh) SF - Zachary Anthony (fresh) PF - Darwin Rempe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Chambers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Luke Hughes | 18-31 |
| 07:09 | South Florida | Zachary Anthony hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski pulls down the rebound | 18-31 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Luke Hughes hits a 3 from straight away set up by He-ping Xiong | 18-34 |
| 06:34 | South Florida | Jason Chambers misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-34 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to He-ping Xiong | 18-34 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Luke Hughes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-34 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | David Bradley misses the tip | 18-34 |
| 06:25 | South Florida | The rebound goes to James Lambeth | 18-34 |
| 06:07 | South Florida | Jason Chambers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-34 |
| 06:06 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Anthony | 18-34 |
| 05:52 | South Florida | Zachary Anthony banks in the layup | 20-34 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Baker and the foul's on Jason Chambers - foul #2 on Jason Chambers, team foul #10 | 20-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Larry Wilburn (PG), Emmanuel Erickson (SG), Jerry Glover (SF), Maurice Kramer (C) Eddie Cunningham, James Lambeth, Zachary Anthony, Jason Chambers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Harvey Treiber (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (C) Luke Hughes, He-ping Xiong, Eugene Baker, David Bradley | |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski misses the free throw | 20-36 |
| 05:29 | South Florida | Darwin Rempe snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 05:02 | South Florida | Darwin Rempe buries a jump hook from close range | 22-36 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is hacked by Larry Wilburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Wilburn, team foul #11 | 22-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Troy Mayhugh (PG) Larry Wilburn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (PF) Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 04:49 | South Florida | Darwin Rempe loses the ball out of bounds | 22-38 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the lay-in | 22-38 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Adam Hollis snags the offensive board | 22-38 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 04:22 | South Florida | Darwin Rempe grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 04:12 | South Florida | Emmanuel Erickson connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Troy Mayhugh | 24-38 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Darwin Rempe steals the ball from Larry Stokes in the backcourt | 24-38 |
| 03:50 | South Florida | Darwin Rempe drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Emmanuel Erickson | 26-38 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Harvey Treiber | 26-40 |
| 03:31 | South Florida | Christopher Alicea takes the ball from Emmanuel Erickson | 26-40 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Troy Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Erickson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Glover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darwin Rempe (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice Kramer (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Treiber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Alicea (fairly fresh) PF - Marijan Zupan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Hollis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Mayhugh - foul #2 on Troy Mayhugh, team foul #12 | 26-40 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Lambeth (PG), Steven Ketchum (SG), Zachary Anthony (SF), Shane Price (PF), Jason Chambers (C) Troy Mayhugh, Emmanuel Erickson, Jerry Glover, Darwin Rempe, Maurice Kramer | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Arthur Cox (C) Harvey Treiber, Christopher Alicea, Adam Hollis | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 03:28 | South Florida | Shane Price gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 03:25 | South Florida | James Lambeth loses the dribble to Larry Stokes in the backcourt | 26-41 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Arthur Cox comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 26-41 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Eugene Baker hits the follow up shot | 26-43 |
| 03:05 | South Florida | Shane Price misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-43 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Eugene Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-43 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Cunningham (PG) James Lambeth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (PG), David Bradley (PF) Larry Stokes, Marijan Zupan | |
| 02:43 | South Florida | Zachary Anthony connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Luke Hughes - foul #1 on Luke Hughes, team foul #4 | 28-43 |
| 02:43 | South Florida | Zachary Anthony makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Luke Hughes clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-43 |
| 02:24 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Shane Price | 29-43 |
| 02:19 | South Florida | Eddie Cunningham misses short on a jumper from the right side | 29-43 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | Luke Hughes gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Luke Hughes scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-45 |
| 01:56 | South Florida | Zachary Anthony hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Eugene Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Zachary Anthony - foul #1 on Zachary Anthony, team foul #13 | 32-45 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Lambeth (PG), Jerry Glover (SF), Maurice Kramer (C) Eddie Cunningham, Zachary Anthony, Jason Chambers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), Adam Hollis (C) David Bradley, Arthur Cox | |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 01:33 | South Florida | James Lambeth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 01:32 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Price | 32-46 |
| 01:12 | South Florida | Jerry Glover misses long on a jumper from close range | 32-46 |
| 01:11 | South Florida | Shane Price tips it but misses | 32-46 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Adam Hollis blows the layup but he's hacked by Maurice Kramer - foul #2 on Maurice Kramer, team foul #14 | 32-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | Troy Mayhugh (PG), Darwin Rempe (C) Steven Ketchum, Maurice Kramer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Harvey Treiber (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Marijan Zupan (PF) Luke Hughes, He-ping Xiong, Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 00:46 | South Florida | Jerry Glover drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Lambeth | 34-47 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 00:16 | South Florida | Shane Price buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Darwin Rempe | 36-50 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Larry Stokes drills a jumpshot from the left side | 36-52 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Jerry Glover hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-52 |