| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Phillip Giddings (fresh) SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jurica Cywinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Flynn (fresh) C - Robert Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski scores on a turnaround from close range | 27-42 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | James Hardman connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-42 |
| 19:24 | Temple | Timothy Flynn drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Wilkens | 29-44 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | James Hardman makes the floater from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 19:02 | Temple | Larry Albee denies the turnaround by Robert Stewart | 31-44 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jon Pitts | 31-44 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Thomas Wilkens steals the ball from Travis Lyons in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| 18:57 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski can't throw it down | 31-44 |
| 18:55 | Temple | Phillip Giddings tips it in | 31-46 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons buries a floater in the lane set up by Jon Pitts | 33-46 |
| 18:12 | Temple | Robert Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 18:11 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Jurica Cywinski | 33-46 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Lynn Branch (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Burnside (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (SG), Gene Pavone (SF), John Daniel (PF), Harry Lam (C) Phillip Giddings, Thomas Wilkens, Jurica Cywinski, Timothy Flynn, Robert Stewart | |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 17:44 | Temple | Harry Lam snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 17:35 | Temple | John Daniel hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Edward Burnside | 33-48 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-48 |
| 17:19 | Temple | Lynn Branch steals the ball from John Daniel | 33-48 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch hits the finger roll | 35-48 |
| 17:08 | Temple | John Daniel misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Calvin Pendarvis - foul #2 on Calvin Pendarvis, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| 17:08 | Temple | John Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 17:08 | Temple | John Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | John Daniel steals it from Hu Sun | 35-49 |
| 16:22 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama is fouled on the floor by Calvin Pendarvis - foul #3 on Calvin Pendarvis, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Hu Sun, Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG), Thomas Wilkens (SG), Jurica Cywinski (SF), Timothy Flynn (PF), Robert Stewart (C) Edward Burnside, Dikembe Akiyama, Gene Pavone, John Daniel, Harry Lam | |
| 16:08 | Temple | Thomas Wilkens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 16:06 | Temple | Timothy Flynn grabs the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 15:55 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Travis Lyons - foul #1 on Travis Lyons, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Zoltek (PG) Phillip Giddings | |
| 15:55 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 15:55 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ivan Zoltek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jurica Cywinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Ivan Zoltek takes the ball from Kenneth Torain in the backcourt | 35-51 |
| 15:45 | Temple | Jon Pitts takes the ball from Ivan Zoltek | 35-51 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | James Hardman hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 15:17 | Temple | Robert Stewart banks in the layup | 37-53 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | James Hardman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 14:54 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 14:28 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-53 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Torain | 37-53 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Wilkens - foul #2 on Thomas Wilkens, team foul #1 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Travis Lyons (C) James Hardman, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG), Gene Pavone (SG), Edward Burnside (SF), John Daniel (PF), Harry Lam (C) Ivan Zoltek, Thomas Wilkens, Jurica Cywinski, Timothy Flynn, Robert Stewart | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:47 | Temple | Gene Pavone comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jon Pitts - foul #1 on Jon Pitts, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG) Jon Pitts | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:47 | Temple | Gene Pavone makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 13:47 | Temple | Gene Pavone makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| 13:28 | Temple | Harry Lam comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Lynn Branch - foul #2 on Lynn Branch, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| 13:28 | Temple | Harry Lam makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 13:28 | Temple | Harry Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-57 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch tips it in | 41-57 |
| 12:55 | Temple | Phillip Giddings misses the jumper from the free throw line | 41-57 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lynn Branch | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Travis Lyons | 44-57 |
| 12:36 | Temple | Phillip Giddings can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-57 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo misses short on a jumper in the paint | 44-57 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons tips it home | 46-57 |
| 12:02 | Temple | Norberto Rizzo steals the ball from John Daniel | 46-57 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun is called for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF), Oscar Leal (C) Hu Sun, Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Zoltek (PG), Thomas Wilkens (SG), Jurica Cywinski (SF), Timothy Flynn (PF), Robert Stewart (C) Phillip Giddings, Gene Pavone, Edward Burnside, John Daniel, Harry Lam | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ivan Zoltek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jurica Cywinski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Temple | Robert Stewart makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Zoltek and he's hacked by Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| 11:31 | Temple | Robert Stewart misses the free throw | 46-59 |
| 11:31 | Temple | Timothy Flynn grabs the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 11:16 | Temple | Larry Albee steals the ball from Ivan Zoltek | 46-59 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | James Hardman is hacked by Ivan Zoltek in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Zoltek, team foul #2 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG) Ivan Zoltek | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 10:55 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 10:47 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Phillip Giddings | 46-61 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee snags the offensive board | 46-61 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (C) Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Burnside (PG), Gene Pavone (SF) Phillip Giddings, Jurica Cywinski | |
| 09:54 | Temple | Robert Stewart scores on a shot from the left block | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Torain | 49-63 |
| 09:17 | Temple | Gene Pavone misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-63 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Gene Pavone steps in front of the Jon Pitts pass in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| 09:10 | Temple | Gene Pavone lays it in | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hardman | 52-65 |
| 08:37 | Temple | Edward Caldwell steals it from Thomas Wilkens | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Stewart steals the ball from Larry Albee | 52-65 |
| 08:05 | Temple | Timothy Flynn can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-65 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-65 |
| 07:39 | Temple | Robert Stewart grabs the board | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Albee (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Torain (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward Burnside (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Wilkens (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Pavone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Flynn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Stewart (tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Temple | Thomas Wilkens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 07:17 | Temple | Timothy Flynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 07:12 | Temple | Gene Pavone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-65 |
| 06:53 | Temple | Robert Stewart grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Robert Stewart misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 52-65 |
| 06:29 | Temple | Robert Stewart can't tip it in | 52-65 |
| 06:27 | Temple | Robert Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 06:07 | Temple | Gene Pavone scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Flynn | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Hardman | 55-67 |
| 05:50 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Lynn Branch (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Travis Lyons (C) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Zoltek (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (SG), Jurica Cywinski (SF), John Daniel (PF), Harry Lam (C) Edward Burnside, Thomas Wilkens, Gene Pavone, Timothy Flynn, Robert Stewart | |
| 05:30 | Temple | John Daniel drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Zoltek | 55-69 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 05:12 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jurica Cywinski | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:04 | Temple | Harry Lam travels with the ball | 55-69 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun is hacked by Ivan Zoltek in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ivan Zoltek, team foul #3 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG) Ivan Zoltek | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo is fouled on the floor by John Daniel - foul #1 on John Daniel, team foul #4 | 55-69 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo buries a jumper from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 04:12 | Temple | Phillip Giddings can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Phillip Giddings is called for the reach on Hu Sun in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Giddings, team foul #5 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Oscar Leal (C) Hu Sun, Norberto Rizzo, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Wilkens (SG), Edward Burnside (SF) Dikembe Akiyama, Jurica Cywinski | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Timothy Flynn (PF) John Daniel | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:36 | Temple | Harry Lam is hacked by Oscar Leal - foul #3 on Oscar Leal, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Albee (PF) Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Temple | Gene Pavone (SG) Thomas Wilkens | |
| 03:36 | Temple | Harry Lam misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lynn Branch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Phillip Giddings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Pavone (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Burnside (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Flynn (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Lam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Timothy Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 02:58 | Temple | Phillip Giddings scores on a shot near the basket | 57-71 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 02:43 | Temple | The rebound goes to Timothy Flynn | 57-71 |
| 02:37 | Temple | Edward Burnside knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Phillip Giddings | 57-73 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Leal | 60-73 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Edward Burnside can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 60-73 |
| 02:16 | Temple | Harry Lam tips it in | 60-75 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal knocks in the shot from close range set up by Edward Caldwell | 62-75 |
| 01:43 | Temple | Gene Pavone buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-78 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Gene Pavone steps in front of the Lynn Branch pass | 62-78 |
| 01:18 | Temple | Gene Pavone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-78 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Harry Lam gets the offensive rebound | 62-78 |
| 00:59 | Temple | Gene Pavone misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-78 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-78 |
| 00:49 | Temple | Harry Lam pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Temple | Gene Pavone knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Phillip Giddings | 62-80 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-80 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Phillip Giddings snags the defensive board | 62-80 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Phillip Giddings runs out the clock | 62-80 |