| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fresh) SG - James Zerzan (fresh) SF - Oscar Martinez (fresh) PF - Michael Light (fresh) C - David Stevens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Richard Sutton (fresh) SG - Joe Sindelar (fresh) SF - Willie Head (fresh) PF - Edward Riley (fresh) C - Raymond Burns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | David Stevens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Central Michigan | Raymond Burns steals the ball from George Porter in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | South Florida | Edward Riley blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | South Florida | Willie Head snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | South Florida | Joe Sindelar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | South Florida | Raymond Burns snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | South Florida | Willie Head steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | David Stevens misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Willie Head - foul #1 on Willie Head, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | South Florida | Willie Head clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Stevens | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | South Florida | Edward Riley is fouled on the floor by Michael Light - foul #1 on Michael Light, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | South Florida | Edward Riley blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to George Porter | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | South Florida | Joe Sindelar connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Raymond Burns | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Head - foul #2 on Willie Head, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG), Martin Medley (SG), Ludoslaw Debski (SF), Luke Harpole (PF), Clint Warnock (C) George Porter, James Zerzan, Oscar Martinez, Michael Light, David Stevens | |
| Subs | South Florida | Kenneth Greenfield (SF) Willie Head | |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Clint Warnock lays it up and in set up by Ludoslaw Debski | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | South Florida | Raymond Burns drills a shot from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Luke Harpole is called for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Phillip Murphy (SG), Clifford Langer (C) Joe Sindelar, Raymond Burns | |
| 16:58 | South Florida | Edward Riley drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Sutton and the foul's on Luke Harpole - foul #1 on Luke Harpole, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Light (PF) Clint Warnock | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 16:58 | South Florida | Edward Riley makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Theodore Hall, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), Jared Fine (SF) Theodore Hall, Ludoslaw Debski | |
| Subs | South Florida | Dan Brewer (PG), Duane Helgeson (C) Richard Sutton, Edward Riley | |
| 16:25 | South Florida | Duane Helgeson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | Michael Light pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Jared Fine buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Porter | 6-8 |
| 15:47 | South Florida | Clifford Langer comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 6-8 |
| 15:46 | South Florida | Dan Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Medley (fairly fresh) SF - Jared Fine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Light (fairly fresh) C - Luke Harpole (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Dan Brewer (fresh) SG - Phillip Murphy (fresh) SF - Kenneth Greenfield (fairly fresh) PF - Clifford Langer (fairly fresh) C - Duane Helgeson (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | South Florida | Phillip Murphy connects on the shot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | George Porter connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jared Fine | 9-10 |
| 14:53 | South Florida | Dan Brewer scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Helgeson | 9-12 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Jared Fine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:35 | South Florida | Clifford Langer grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 14:19 | South Florida | Dan Brewer is whistled for a carry | 9-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG), James Zerzan (SG), Oscar Martinez (SF), Clint Warnock (PF), David Stevens (C) George Porter, Martin Medley, Jared Fine, Michael Light, Luke Harpole | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Sutton (PG), Joe Sindelar (SG), Benjamin Casey (SF), Edward Riley (PF), Raymond Burns (C) Dan Brewer, Phillip Murphy, Kenneth Greenfield, Clifford Langer, Duane Helgeson | |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | David Stevens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:52 | South Florida | Benjamin Casey is fouled on the floor by Oscar Martinez - foul #1 on Oscar Martinez, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| 13:41 | South Florida | Theodore Hall picks off the pass by Edward Riley | 11-12 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan loses the dribble to Richard Sutton | 11-12 |
| 13:07 | South Florida | Benjamin Casey comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 11-12 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Clint Warnock grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | Richard Sutton is called for the reach on Theodore Hall - foul #1 on Richard Sutton, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski (SF), Aaron Ross (C) Oscar Martinez, David Stevens | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Aaron Ross scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Zerzan and he's hacked by Benjamin Casey - foul #1 on Benjamin Casey, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Phillip Murphy (SG), William Cimino (SF) Joe Sindelar, Benjamin Casey | |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Aaron Ross misses the free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:46 | South Florida | Phillip Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:30 | South Florida | Raymond Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), Michael Light (PF) Theodore Hall, Clint Warnock | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | George Porter connects on the open floater from just outside the lane set up by Aaron Ross | 15-12 |
| 11:58 | South Florida | Raymond Burns misses the lay-in | 15-12 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Michael Light pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 11:45 | South Florida | Edward Riley pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zerzan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ludoslaw Debski (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Light (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Richard Sutton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Cimino (fresh) PF - Edward Riley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | South Florida | Edward Riley buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Sutton | 15-14 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Raymond Burns swats the layup by George Porter | 15-14 |
| 11:17 | South Florida | William Cimino grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | South Florida | Edward Riley's floater is tipped away by Aaron Ross | 15-14 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | George Porter misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 15-14 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | George Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski is hacked by William Cimino - foul #1 on William Cimino, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG), Jared Fine (SG), Oscar Martinez (SF), Luke Harpole (PF), David Stevens (C) George Porter, James Zerzan, Ludoslaw Debski, Michael Light, Aaron Ross | |
| Subs | South Florida | Dan Brewer (PG), Joe Sindelar (SG), Benjamin Casey (SF), Clifford Langer (PF), Duane Helgeson (C) Richard Sutton, Phillip Murphy, William Cimino, Edward Riley, Raymond Burns | |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Duane Helgeson is called for the reach on David Stevens - foul #1 on Duane Helgeson, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Medley (SG) Jared Fine | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:01 | South Florida | Joe Sindelar misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Stevens | 17-14 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Luke Harpole loses the dribble to Duane Helgeson | 17-14 |
| 09:25 | South Florida | Benjamin Casey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Theodore Hall | 19-17 |
| 08:38 | South Florida | Oscar Martinez swats the layup by Benjamin Casey | 19-17 |
| 08:37 | South Florida | Duane Helgeson grabs the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:21 | South Florida | Dan Brewer travels with the ball | 19-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), James Zerzan (SG), Jared Fine (SF), Michael Light (PF), Clint Warnock (C) Theodore Hall, Martin Medley, Oscar Martinez, Luke Harpole, David Stevens | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Sutton (PG), Phillip Murphy (SG), Kenneth Greenfield (SF), William Cimino (PF), Raymond Burns (C) Dan Brewer, Joe Sindelar, Benjamin Casey, Clifford Langer, Duane Helgeson | |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Michael Light knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from James Zerzan and he's fouled by William Cimino - foul #2 on William Cimino, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Edward Riley (PF) William Cimino | |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Michael Light misses the free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:57 | South Florida | Raymond Burns snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 07:30 | South Florida | Phillip Murphy buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Sutton | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zerzan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jared Fine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Light (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clint Warnock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Richard Sutton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Phillip Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Greenfield (fresh) PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | George Porter can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 21-20 |
| 07:15 | South Florida | Raymond Burns snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 06:58 | South Florida | Kenneth Greenfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | George Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG), Ludoslaw Debski (SF), Luke Harpole (C) George Porter, Jared Fine, Clint Warnock | |
| Subs | South Florida | Joe Sindelar (SG), Clifford Langer (C) Richard Sutton, Raymond Burns | |
| 06:27 | South Florida | Phillip Murphy knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Sindelar | 21-22 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Michael Light hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-22 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski hits a runner from the left block | 23-22 |
| 05:31 | South Florida | Clifford Langer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-22 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Michael Light gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan's floater is tipped away by Clifford Langer | 23-22 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Luke Harpole | 23-22 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Luke Harpole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), Martin Medley (SG), Oscar Martinez (SF), Clint Warnock (PF), David Stevens (C) Theodore Hall, James Zerzan, Ludoslaw Debski, Michael Light, Luke Harpole | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Sutton (PG), Benjamin Casey (SF), Duane Helgeson (PF), Dan Brewer (C) Phillip Murphy, Kenneth Greenfield, Edward Riley, Clifford Langer | |
| 04:44 | South Florida | Richard Sutton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joe Sindelar | 23-24 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | David Stevens banks in the layup on a great pass from George Porter | 25-24 |
| 04:10 | South Florida | Joe Sindelar clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 04:08 | South Florida | Dan Brewer grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 03:57 | South Florida | Richard Sutton is denied on a layup by Clint Warnock | 25-24 |
| 03:55 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Sindelar | 25-24 |
| 03:40 | South Florida | Dan Brewer is hacked by David Stevens - foul #1 on David Stevens, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jared Fine (SF), Luke Harpole (PF) Oscar Martinez, Clint Warnock | |
| Subs | South Florida | Willie Head (SF), William Cimino (PF) Joe Sindelar, Duane Helgeson | |
| 03:34 | South Florida | Benjamin Casey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Martin Medley - foul #1 on Martin Medley, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Aaron Ross (C) David Stevens | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 03:34 | South Florida | Benjamin Casey makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:34 | South Florida | Benjamin Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Aaron Ross drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Medley | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Medley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Fine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luke Harpole (fresh) C - Aaron Ross (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Richard Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Casey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Head (fresh) PF - William Cimino (fresh) C - Dan Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:52 | South Florida | Richard Sutton is hacked by Martin Medley - foul #2 on Martin Medley, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG), Oscar Martinez (SF), Michael Light (PF) George Porter, Martin Medley, Aaron Ross | |
| Subs | South Florida | Phillip Murphy (SG), Clifford Langer (C) Benjamin Casey, Dan Brewer | |
| 02:52 | South Florida | Richard Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Michael Light pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Head - foul #3 on Willie Head, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Raymond Burns (C) Willie Head | |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:49 | South Florida | Raymond Burns pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 02:30 | South Florida | Luke Harpole is called for the reach on Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Luke Harpole, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| 02:30 | South Florida | Raymond Burns misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:30 | South Florida | William Cimino gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 02:19 | South Florida | Clifford Langer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Clifford Langer, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Stevens (C) Oscar Martinez | |
| Subs | South Florida | Edward Riley (PF) Raymond Burns | |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Clifford Langer is called for the reach on Jared Fine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Langer, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Zerzan (SG) Luke Harpole | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Jared Fine makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Jared Fine makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:46 | South Florida | Clifford Langer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Light grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | David Stevens clanks a driving attempt from close range | 31-26 |
| 01:31 | South Florida | Edward Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:06 | South Florida | Phillip Murphy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Light - foul #2 on Michael Light, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), Martin Medley (SG), Oscar Martinez (SF), Luke Harpole (PF), Clint Warnock (C) Theodore Hall, James Zerzan, Jared Fine, Michael Light, David Stevens | |
| Subs | South Florida | Dan Brewer (PG), Kenneth Greenfield (SF), Duane Helgeson (PF), Raymond Burns (C) Richard Sutton, William Cimino, Edward Riley, Clifford Langer | |
| 01:06 | South Florida | Phillip Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:06 | South Florida | Phillip Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley misses the tip | 31-28 |
| 00:52 | South Florida | Raymond Burns grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 00:24 | South Florida | Kenneth Greenfield loses the ball out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski (SF) Oscar Martinez | |
| Subs | South Florida | Benjamin Casey (SF) Phillip Murphy | |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | George Porter drills a jumper from the left side set up by Ludoslaw Debski | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Raymond Burns's fadeaway is rejected by Clint Warnock | 33-28 |