| Lineup | South Florida | PG - William Marrufo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Flax (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lawrence Kallas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Diehl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Boshears (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Abrams | 35-34 |
| 19:30 | South Florida | Joshua Flax misses the fadeaway in the lane | 35-34 |
| 19:28 | South Florida | Joshua Flax can't tip it in | 35-34 |
| 19:27 | South Florida | Joshua Flax pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:08 | South Florida | Ron Diehl knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Joshua Flax | 37-34 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler can't connect on a shot near the basket | 37-34 |
| 18:50 | South Florida | Lawrence Kallas snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:33 | South Florida | Nathan Wheeler is called for the reach on Ron Diehl - foul #1 on Nathan Wheeler, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Anthony Hughes (PF), Harry Garth (C) Ron Diehl, Timothy Boshears | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh (C) Nathan Wheeler | |
| 18:22 | South Florida | William Marrufo misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Korhonen - foul #1 on Eric Korhonen, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Zachary Worthington (PF) Lawrence Kallas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge (SG) Thomas Wolfe | |
| 18:22 | South Florida | William Marrufo makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:22 | South Florida | William Marrufo misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 38-34 |
| 18:03 | South Florida | William Marrufo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:59 | South Florida | Joshua Flax misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 38-34 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Bradford Hsieh | 38-34 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Danny Arriaga (PG), Kyle Callison (SG) William Marrufo, Joshua Flax | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (SG), Larry Ellerbe (SF), Lester Regalado (C) Eric Korhonen, Steve Abrams, Jeffrey Cutright | |
| 17:25 | South Florida | Zachary Worthington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-34 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | John Price pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 38-37 |
| 16:54 | South Florida | Harry Garth's fadeaway is rejected by Bradford Hsieh | 38-37 |
| 16:53 | South Florida | Kyle Callison tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Larry Ellerbe snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Kyle Callison takes the ball from Larry Ellerbe | 38-37 |
| 16:11 | South Florida | Danny Arriaga hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | John Price grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Price | 38-39 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Danny Arriaga (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kyle Callison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Worthington (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Garth (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bert Eldridge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Ellerbe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bradford Hsieh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Regalado (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | South Florida | Harry Garth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 15:21 | South Florida | Anthony Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:07 | South Florida | Kyle Callison is hacked by Larry Ellerbe - foul #2 on Larry Ellerbe, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | William Marrufo (PG), Joshua Flax (SG), Lawrence Kallas (SF), Ron Diehl (PF), Timothy Boshears (C) Danny Arriaga, Kyle Callison, Anthony Hughes, Zachary Worthington, Harry Garth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Steve Abrams (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Nathan Wheeler (C) Bert Eldridge, John Price, Larry Ellerbe, Bradford Hsieh, Lester Regalado | |
| 14:59 | South Florida | Timothy Boshears comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| 14:30 | South Florida | Joshua Flax hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-39 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:25 | South Florida | The refs have stopped play. Timothy Boshears is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 38-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Harry Garth (C) Timothy Boshears | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams lays it up and in set up by Thomas Wolfe | 38-41 |
| 14:09 | South Florida | Lawrence Kallas scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from William Marrufo | 40-41 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eric Korhonen | 40-44 |
| 13:47 | South Florida | William Marrufo buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joshua Flax | 42-44 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 13:20 | South Florida | Lawrence Kallas snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 13:01 | South Florida | Ron Diehl knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Marrufo | 44-44 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | William Marrufo is called for the reach on Eric Korhonen - foul #2 on William Marrufo, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | South Florida | Kyle Callison (PG), David Hackworth (SG) William Marrufo, Joshua Flax | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge (PG), John Price (SG), Marcus Hester (SF) Eric Korhonen, Thomas Wolfe, Steve Abrams | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 12:29 | South Florida | Lawrence Kallas gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:23 | South Florida | Kyle Callison's pass is intercepted by Bert Eldridge | 44-44 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Kyle Callison is called for the reach on John Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Callison, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Ellerbe (SF), Lester Regalado (C) Marcus Hester, Nathan Wheeler | |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Larry Ellerbe and he's hacked by Ron Diehl - foul #1 on Ron Diehl, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | Anthony Hughes (C) Harry Garth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:45 | South Florida | Larry Ellerbe is called for the reach on Lawrence Kallas - foul #3 on Larry Ellerbe, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | South Florida | Joshua Flax (SG), Zachary Worthington (PF) David Hackworth, Ron Diehl | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Abrams (SF) Jeffrey Cutright | |
| 11:32 | South Florida | Kyle Callison misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Ellerbe - foul #4 on Larry Ellerbe, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | South Florida | William Marrufo (PG) Lawrence Kallas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Bradford Hsieh (PF) Bert Eldridge, Larry Ellerbe | |
| 11:32 | South Florida | Kyle Callison misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:32 | South Florida | Kyle Callison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - William Marrufo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Flax (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Callison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Zachary Worthington (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Regalado (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 10:56 | South Florida | William Marrufo makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Callison | 48-50 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | William Marrufo steals the ball from Eric Korhonen | 48-50 |
| 10:37 | South Florida | William Marrufo hits the finger roll | 50-50 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | John Price hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 10:12 | South Florida | Kyle Callison drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Marrufo | 53-53 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 09:56 | South Florida | Zachary Worthington gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:34 | South Florida | Kyle Callison clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 09:33 | South Florida | Anthony Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:18 | South Florida | William Marrufo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 09:17 | South Florida | Zachary Worthington tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | John Price scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lester Regalado | 55-56 |
| 08:26 | South Florida | Kyle Callison drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Hughes | 58-56 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams is hacked by Kyle Callison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Callison, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | Danny Arriaga (PG), David Hackworth (SG), Lawrence Kallas (SF), Ron Diehl (PF), Harry Garth (C) William Marrufo, Joshua Flax, Kyle Callison, Zachary Worthington, Anthony Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Marcus Hester (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Nathan Wheeler (C) Eric Korhonen, John Price, Steve Abrams, Bradford Hsieh, Lester Regalado | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge is fouled on the floor by Danny Arriaga - foul #2 on Danny Arriaga, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-56 |
| 08:04 | South Florida | Ron Diehl grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 07:39 | South Florida | David Hackworth knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Danny Arriaga | 60-56 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge double dribbles | 60-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Ellerbe (SF) Marcus Hester | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Danny Arriaga (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Hackworth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Kallas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ron Diehl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Garth (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Ellerbe (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:09 | South Florida | Harry Garth is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Cutright | 60-56 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Larry Ellerbe | 60-56 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Danny Arriaga - foul #3 on Danny Arriaga, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | William Marrufo (PG) Danny Arriaga | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:45 | South Florida | Lawrence Kallas misses the dunk | 60-57 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Larry Ellerbe | 60-59 |
| 06:24 | South Florida | William Marrufo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-59 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nathan Wheeler | 60-59 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Ron Diehl steals the ball from Jeffrey Cutright | 60-59 |
| 05:52 | South Florida | William Marrufo buries a jumper near the basket set up by Lawrence Kallas | 62-59 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| Subs | South Florida | Kyle Callison (PG), Joshua Flax (SG) William Marrufo, David Hackworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Clifford Simmons (SG), Steve Abrams (SF) Bert Eldridge, Thomas Wolfe, Larry Ellerbe | |
| 05:37 | South Florida | Kyle Callison buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Flax | 65-59 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams's pass is intercepted by Kyle Callison in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 05:27 | South Florida | Joshua Flax knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Callison | 67-59 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Kyle Callison steals it from Eric Korhonen in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| 05:21 | South Florida | Kyle Callison lays it in | 69-59 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright is fouled on the floor by Joshua Flax - foul #2 on Joshua Flax, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | South Florida | Danny Arriaga (PG) Lawrence Kallas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:59 | South Florida | Ron Diehl snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 04:41 | South Florida | Joshua Flax misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Clifford Simmons - foul #1 on Clifford Simmons, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | South Florida | Lawrence Kallas (SF) Kyle Callison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh (C) Nathan Wheeler | |
| 04:41 | South Florida | Joshua Flax misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:41 | South Florida | Joshua Flax makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 70-59 |
| 04:29 | South Florida | Danny Arriaga pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 04:12 | South Florida | Joshua Flax misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Steve Abrams - foul #1 on Steve Abrams, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | South Florida | Zachary Worthington (PF) Ron Diehl | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Larry Ellerbe (C) Eric Korhonen, Jeffrey Cutright | |
| 04:12 | South Florida | Joshua Flax makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:12 | South Florida | Joshua Flax makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh misses the easy layup | 72-59 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Larry Ellerbe grabs the offensive board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons is hacked by Danny Arriaga - foul #4 on Danny Arriaga, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| Subs | South Florida | William Marrufo (PG), David Hackworth (SG), Kyle Callison (SF), Anthony Hughes (C) Danny Arriaga, Joshua Flax, Lawrence Kallas, Harry Garth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (SG), Bert Eldridge (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF) Thomas Wolfe, Steve Abrams, Bradford Hsieh | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | South Florida | Anthony Hughes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 03:14 | South Florida | David Hackworth tips it back up and in | 74-61 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - William Marrufo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Hackworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Callison (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Zachary Worthington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Clifford Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Price (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Larry Ellerbe (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Larry Ellerbe drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Price | 74-64 |
| 02:30 | South Florida | David Hackworth knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Hughes | 76-64 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-64 |
| Subs | South Florida | Joshua Flax (SG), Harry Garth (C) David Hackworth, Anthony Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Steve Abrams (SF), Bradford Hsieh (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Clifford Simmons, John Price, Bert Eldridge, Jeffrey Cutright, Larry Ellerbe | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Zachary Worthington - foul #1 on Zachary Worthington, team foul #9 | 76-64 |
| Subs | South Florida | Danny Arriaga (PG), David Hackworth (SG) William Marrufo, Joshua Flax | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge (PG), John Price (SG) Eric Korhonen, Thomas Wolfe | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 02:14 | South Florida | Zachary Worthington grabs the board | 76-65 |
| 02:14 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-65 |
| 01:45 | South Florida | Harry Garth makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Callison | 79-65 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Price | 79-67 |
| 01:01 | South Florida | Kyle Callison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-67 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | John Price can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-67 |
| 00:53 | South Florida | Harry Garth snags the defensive board | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | South Florida | Kyle Callison is denied on a layup by Lester Regalado | 79-67 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado snags the defensive board | 79-67 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Kyle Callison is called for the reach on Bert Eldridge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Callison, team foul #10 | 79-67 |
| Subs | South Florida | Anthony Hughes (SF) David Hackworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Ellerbe (SF) Steve Abrams | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Danny Arriaga runs out the clock | 79-69 |