| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Otto Maloney (fresh) SG - Frank Manis (fresh) SF - John Watkins (fresh) PF - Jason Hancock (fresh) C - Dwayne Desir (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Robert Jiron (fresh) SG - Jon Blackstock (fresh) SF - Frank Baggs (fresh) PF - Rickey Butcher (fresh) C - Noah Kunz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tampa | Jason Hancock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Abilene Christian | Jon Blackstock grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Tampa | Jason Hancock misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Rickey Butcher | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Tampa | Frank Manis comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jon Blackstock - foul #1 on Jon Blackstock, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Tampa | Frank Manis misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Tampa | Frank Manis makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:04 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dwayne Desir - foul #1 on Dwayne Desir, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:04 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:04 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:52 | Tampa | Jason Hancock misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 17:51 | Tampa | Jason Hancock can't tip it in | 1-4 |
| 17:50 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir gets the offensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:36 | Tampa | Otto Maloney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 1-4 |
| 17:35 | Abilene Christian | Rickey Butcher snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| 17:18 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jiron | 1-6 |
| 17:14 | Tampa | Otto Maloney's pass is intercepted by Frank Baggs in the backcourt | 1-6 |
| 16:57 | Abilene Christian | Dwayne Desir takes the ball from Robert Jiron | 1-6 |
| 16:41 | Tampa | Frank Manis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-6 |
| 16:40 | Tampa | John Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:25 | Tampa | Frank Manis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 1-6 |
| 16:23 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:21 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-6 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Walker (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Ronald Gendreau (SF), Kyle McGilvery (PF), Eugene Bankston (C) Otto Maloney, Frank Manis, John Watkins, Jason Hancock, Dwayne Desir | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 16:02 | Tampa | Richard Allen is hacked by Rickey Butcher - foul #1 on Rickey Butcher, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| 15:49 | Tampa | Ronald Gendreau is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 1-6 |
| 15:48 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz grabs the board | 1-6 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) SG - Richard Allen (fresh) SF - Ronald Gendreau (fresh) PF - Kyle McGilvery (fresh) C - Eugene Bankston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Robert Jiron (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Blackstock (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Baggs (fairly fresh) PF - Rickey Butcher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Noah Kunz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Abilene Christian | The jump hook by Robert Jiron is blocked by Kyle McGilvery | 1-6 |
| 15:18 | Abilene Christian | Jon Blackstock gets the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 14:53 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz is called for traveling | 1-6 |
| 14:50 | Tampa | Eugene Bankston is fouled in the backcourt by Noah Kunz - foul #1 on Noah Kunz, team foul #3 | 1-6 |
| 14:32 | Tampa | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-6 |
| 14:30 | Tampa | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Gendreau | 1-6 |
| 14:16 | Tampa | Robert Walker double dribbles | 1-6 |
| Subs | Tampa | Richard McKeane (SG), Jason Hancock (PF), Dwayne Desir (C) Richard Allen, Kyle McGilvery, Eugene Bankston | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 13:51 | Abilene Christian | Rickey Butcher's layup is rejected by Dwayne Desir | 1-6 |
| 13:49 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 13:43 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard McKeane | 3-6 |
| 13:18 | Abilene Christian | Jon Blackstock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 13:17 | Tampa | Jason Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 13:13 | Tampa | Jon Blackstock is called for the reach on Ronald Gendreau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Blackstock, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Tampa | Richard Allen (PG), Frank Manis (SG), John Watkins (SF) Robert Walker, Richard McKeane, Ronald Gendreau | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban (SG) Jon Blackstock | |
| 12:51 | Tampa | Frank Manis misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| 12:49 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 12:28 | Abilene Christian | Rickey Butcher hits a turnaround from the right block | 3-8 |
| 12:15 | Tampa | Richard Allen is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Watkins | 5-8 |
| 12:11 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rickey Butcher | 5-10 |
| 11:57 | Tampa | John Watkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-10 |
| 11:55 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 11:26 | Abilene Christian | The refs have stopped play. Robert Jiron is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 5-10 |
| Subs | Tampa | Otto Maloney (PG), Kyle McGilvery (PF), Eugene Bankston (C) Richard Allen, Jason Hancock, Dwayne Desir | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jon Blackstock (SG) Robert Jiron | |
| 11:26 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Otto Maloney (fresh) SG - Frank Manis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Watkins (fresh) PF - Kyle McGilvery (fresh) C - Eugene Bankston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Frank Caban (fresh) SG - Jon Blackstock (tiring) SF - Frank Baggs (tiring) PF - Rickey Butcher (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Noah Kunz (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 5-12 |
| 11:02 | Tampa | Otto Maloney is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Manis | 7-12 |
| 10:43 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs is whistled for a carry | 7-12 |
| 10:24 | Tampa | John Watkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 10:22 | Tampa | Eugene Bankston tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 10:05 | Abilene Christian | Otto Maloney steals the ball from Rickey Butcher | 9-12 |
| 10:02 | Tampa | Frank Manis lays it in on a nice dish by Otto Maloney | 11-12 |
| 09:41 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz blows the layup but the foul's on Eugene Bankston - foul #1 on Eugene Bankston, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Tampa | Richard Allen (PG), Ronald Gendreau (SG), Jason Hancock (PF), Dwayne Desir (C) Otto Maloney, Frank Manis, Kyle McGilvery, Eugene Bankston | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 09:41 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:41 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:19 | Tampa | Richard Allen is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 09:17 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Rickey Butcher | 11-14 |
| 09:00 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 08:59 | Tampa | Jason Hancock gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 08:56 | Tampa | John Watkins is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Baggs - foul #1 on Frank Baggs, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Walker (PG) John Watkins | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 08:38 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Baggs - foul #2 on Frank Baggs, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Tampa | Otto Maloney (PG), Frank Manis (SG) Robert Walker, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 08:38 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:38 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:21 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 08:20 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:17 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Tampa | Kyle McGilvery (C) Dwayne Desir | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 07:53 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Gendreau - foul #1 on Ronald Gendreau, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| 07:53 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:53 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 07:36 | Tampa | Ronald Gendreau makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Otto Maloney | 15-16 |
| 07:14 | Abilene Christian | Jon Blackstock clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-16 |
| 07:12 | Tampa | Kyle McGilvery pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Otto Maloney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Manis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gendreau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Hancock (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle McGilvery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Frank Caban (fairly fresh) SG - Jon Blackstock (tired) SF - Frank Baggs (tired) 4 pts. PF - Rickey Butcher (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Noah Kunz (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Tampa | Rickey Butcher is called for the reach on Jason Hancock - foul #2 on Rickey Butcher, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Walker (PG), Richard Allen (SG), John Watkins (SF), Dwayne Desir (C) Otto Maloney, Frank Manis, Ronald Gendreau, Kyle McGilvery | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 07:06 | Tampa | Jason Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:06 | Tampa | Jason Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:37 | Abilene Christian | Rickey Butcher connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 17-18 |
| 06:31 | Tampa | Robert Walker is hacked by Jon Blackstock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Blackstock, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Tampa | Eugene Bankston (PF) Jason Hancock | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron (PG) Jon Blackstock | |
| 06:31 | Tampa | Robert Walker misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:31 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:05 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban clanks a shot from the left side | 17-18 |
| 06:04 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:02 | Tampa | Robert Jiron steals the ball from John Watkins in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 05:44 | Abilene Christian | Robert Walker is called for the reach on Robert Jiron - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Tampa | Frank Manis (SG), Kyle McGilvery (PF) Robert Walker, Dwayne Desir | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 05:23 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-18 |
| 05:22 | Tampa | Frank Manis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 05:00 | Tampa | Richard Allen is hacked by Robert Jiron - foul #1 on Robert Jiron, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Tampa | Ronald Gendreau (SF), Dwayne Desir (C) John Watkins, Eugene Bankston | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 05:00 | Tampa | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:00 | Tampa | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 04:58 | Abilene Christian | Richard Allen steals the ball from Robert Jiron in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 04:56 | Tampa | Kyle McGilvery blows the layup | 19-18 |
| 04:54 | Tampa | Ronald Gendreau grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 04:38 | Tampa | Richard Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Gendreau | 22-18 |
| 04:18 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron loses the dribble to Richard Allen | 22-18 |
| 04:14 | Tampa | Ronald Gendreau lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Allen | 24-18 |
| 04:14 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 24-18 |
| Subs | Tampa | Otto Maloney (PG), John Watkins (SF), Jason Hancock (PF) Richard Allen, Ronald Gendreau, Kyle McGilvery | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 03:52 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jiron | 24-20 |
| 03:28 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir clanks a shot near the basket | 24-20 |
| 03:26 | Tampa | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Desir | 24-20 |
| 03:15 | Tampa | Robert Jiron takes the ball from Otto Maloney | 24-20 |
| 02:49 | Abilene Christian | Jason Hancock swats the shot by Frank Baggs | 24-20 |
| 02:48 | Tampa | Dwayne Desir pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Otto Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Manis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watkins (fresh) PF - Jason Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Desir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Robert Jiron (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Caban (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Frank Baggs (very tired) 4 pts. PF - Rickey Butcher (very tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. C - Noah Kunz (very tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:31 | Tampa | Jason Hancock lays it up and in on a nice dish by Otto Maloney | 26-20 |
| 02:11 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban double dribbles | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Walker (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Ronald Gendreau (SF), Kyle McGilvery (PF), Eugene Bankston (C) Otto Maloney, Frank Manis, John Watkins, Jason Hancock, Dwayne Desir | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 01:53 | Tampa | Kyle McGilvery hits a wide open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Walker | 28-20 |
| 01:24 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz misses short on a jumper from the left side | 28-20 |
| 01:22 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Eugene Bankston | 28-20 |
| 01:18 | Tampa | Ronald Gendreau can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 01:17 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 00:51 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kyle McGilvery - foul #1 on Kyle McGilvery, team foul #5 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Tampa | John Watkins (SF), Jason Hancock (PF) Robert Walker, Eugene Bankston | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 00:51 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 00:51 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 00:51 | Tampa | Jason Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 00:31 | Tampa | Ronald Gendreau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-20 |
| 00:30 | Tampa | Ronald Gendreau hits the follow up shot | 30-20 |
| 00:03 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron is fouled on the floor by Kyle McGilvery - foul #2 on Kyle McGilvery, team foul #6 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Tampa | Otto Maloney (PG), Frank Manis (SG), Dwayne Desir (C) Richard Allen, Ronald Gendreau, Kyle McGilvery | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 00:01 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs double dribbles | 30-20 |
| 00:00 | Tampa | Frank Manis comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-20 |