| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Rice (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Wilfred Osmond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Herman Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hibner (fresh) PF - Miladen Kuzimiski (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Martin Cash (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Michael Hibner inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:34 | Temple | Martin Cash can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 19:11 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Jacobs | 33-31 |
| 18:48 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | David Rice snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:38 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Cash | 33-31 |
| 18:36 | Temple | Martin Cash grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:13 | Temple | Martin Cash misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Hayes - foul #2 on Louis Hayes, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), Leonard Sneed (SG), Gerard Merritt (SF), Paul Sexton (PF), Samuel Meigs (C) Paul Kerr, John Jacobs, David Rice, Louis Hayes, Wilfred Osmond | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Newkirk (SG), Norris Hall (SF), Donald Daniels (PF) Harold Reid, Michael Hibner, Miladen Kuzimiski | |
| 18:13 | Temple | Martin Cash makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:13 | Temple | Martin Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:55 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Daniels - foul #1 on Donald Daniels, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Willie Davis (PG), Roscoe Harrison (C) Herman Weaver, Martin Cash | |
| 17:55 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:37 | Temple | Daniel Newkirk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:35 | Temple | Willie Davis grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:24 | Temple | Willie Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:22 | Temple | Roscoe Harrison hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 17:09 | Long Beach State | Gerard Merritt is hacked by Willie Davis - foul #2 on Willie Davis, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr (PG), John Jacobs (SG) Richard Ratliff, Leonard Sneed | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reid (SG), Miladen Kuzimiski (PF) Norris Hall, Roscoe Harrison | |
| 17:00 | Long Beach State | Miladen Kuzimiski steals the ball from Paul Sexton | 35-35 |
| 16:37 | Temple | Daniel Newkirk hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Davis | 35-38 |
| 16:21 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr is hacked by Daniel Newkirk during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Daniel Newkirk, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), David Rice (SF), Louis Hayes (PF) Gerard Merritt, Paul Sexton, Samuel Meigs | |
| Subs | Temple | Herman Weaver (PG), Michael Hibner (SF), Martin Cash (C) Willie Davis, Daniel Newkirk, Donald Daniels | |
| 16:16 | Long Beach State | John Jacobs blows the dunk against the doubleteam but the foul's on Harold Reid - foul #3 on Harold Reid, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Norris Hall (SG) Harold Reid | |
| 16:16 | Long Beach State | John Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:16 | Long Beach State | John Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Norris Hall is hacked by Richard Ratliff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Ratliff, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 15:55 | Temple | Michael Hibner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Ratliff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Rice (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Paul Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Herman Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norris Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hibner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Miladen Kuzimiski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Martin Cash (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Norris Hall steals the ball from David Rice | 36-41 |
| 15:20 | Temple | Martin Cash makes the floater in the paint | 36-43 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Martin Cash - foul #2 on Martin Cash, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib (PG), Leonard Sneed (SG), Wilfred Osmond (C) Richard Ratliff, John Jacobs, Paul Kerr | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reid (SG), Roscoe Harrison (PF) Norris Hall, Miladen Kuzimiski | |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:47 | Temple | Michael Hibner comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 14:45 | Temple | Martin Cash tips it in | 38-45 |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | David Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton (SF) David Rice | |
| Subs | Temple | Willie Davis (PG), Daniel Newkirk (SF), Donald Daniels (PF) Herman Weaver, Michael Hibner, Martin Cash | |
| 14:13 | Temple | Leonard Sneed steals the ball from Daniel Newkirk | 38-45 |
| 14:10 | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib banks in the layup set up by Leonard Sneed | 40-45 |
| 14:05 | Temple | Lowell Leib is called for the reach on Harold Reid in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lowell Leib, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Brown (PG), John Jacobs (SG), Samuel Meigs (PF) Lowell Leib, Leonard Sneed, Louis Hayes | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:58 | Temple | Daniel Newkirk comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | Mark Brown gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:46 | Long Beach State | Mark Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 13:45 | Long Beach State | Mark Brown grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 13:29 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 42-45 |
| 13:27 | Temple | Daniel Newkirk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr (PG), Gerard Merritt (SF) Mark Brown, Wilfred Osmond | |
| Subs | Temple | Herman Weaver (PG), Norris Hall (SF), Martin Cash (C) Willie Davis, Harold Reid, Roscoe Harrison | |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Norris Hall - foul #2 on Norris Hall, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski (PF) Donald Daniels | |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:07 | Temple | Martin Cash gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:51 | Temple | Daniel Newkirk knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Norris Hall | 43-48 |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Paul Kerr | 46-48 |
| 12:16 | Temple | Norris Hall is hacked by Gerard Merritt - foul #2 on Gerard Merritt, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), Leonard Sneed (SG), David Rice (SF), Louis Hayes (PF) John Jacobs, Gerard Merritt, Paul Sexton, Samuel Meigs | |
| Subs | Temple | Willie Davis (PG), Michael Hibner (SF) Herman Weaver, Daniel Newkirk | |
| 11:58 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski connects on the open floater from close range set up by Martin Cash | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Ratliff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Rice (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Paul Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Willie Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norris Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hibner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Miladen Kuzimiski (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Martin Cash (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Long Beach State | Norris Hall is called for the reach on Leonard Sneed - foul #3 on Norris Hall, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond (C) Paul Kerr | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reid (SG), Donald Daniels (PF), Roscoe Harrison (C) Norris Hall, Miladen Kuzimiski, Martin Cash | |
| 11:48 | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:48 | Temple | Roscoe Harrison pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:23 | Temple | Roscoe Harrison makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Willie Davis | 46-52 |
| 11:11 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond loses the dribble to Roscoe Harrison | 46-52 |
| 10:45 | Temple | Michael Hibner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 10:44 | Temple | Harold Reid grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 10:23 | Temple | Michael Hibner lays it in on a nice dish by Harold Reid | 46-54 |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed buries a fadeaway in the paint | 48-54 |
| 09:48 | Temple | Michael Hibner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 09:47 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Wilfred Osmond | 48-54 |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | David Rice clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 09:32 | Temple | Roscoe Harrison grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 09:30 | Temple | Leonard Sneed is called for the reach on Harold Reid in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Sneed, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib (PG), John Jacobs (SG), Gerard Merritt (SF), Paul Sexton (PF), Paul Kerr (C) Richard Ratliff, Leonard Sneed, David Rice, Louis Hayes, Wilfred Osmond | |
| Subs | Temple | Herman Weaver (PG), Daniel Newkirk (SG), Norris Hall (SF), Miladen Kuzimiski (PF), Martin Cash (C) Willie Davis, Harold Reid, Michael Hibner, Donald Daniels, Roscoe Harrison | |
| 09:13 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski blows the layup | 48-54 |
| 09:11 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:55 | Long Beach State | John Jacobs connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gerard Merritt | 51-54 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski misses the floater near the basket | 51-54 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | Gerard Merritt grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | John Jacobs makes the contested 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lowell Leib | 54-54 |
| 07:47 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski connects on the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Lowell Leib - foul #5 on Lowell Leib, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Rice (SF), Samuel Meigs (PF), Wilfred Osmond (C) Lowell Leib, Gerard Merritt, Paul Sexton | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reid (SG), Michael Hibner (SF) Daniel Newkirk, Norris Hall | |
| 07:47 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Rice (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Meigs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfred Osmond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Herman Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hibner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Miladen Kuzimiski (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Martin Cash (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 07:39 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfred Osmond | 54-57 |
| 07:28 | Long Beach State | David Rice is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Rice, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Brown (SG) John Jacobs | |
| Subs | Temple | Willie Davis (PG) Herman Weaver | |
| 07:26 | Temple | Michael Hibner is fouled in the backcourt by Wilfred Osmond - foul #4 on Wilfred Osmond, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| 07:26 | Temple | Michael Hibner makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:26 | Temple | Michael Hibner misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:26 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-58 |
| 07:10 | Temple | Martin Cash gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 07:05 | Temple | Harold Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes (PF) Wilfred Osmond | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | David Rice makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 56-58 |
| 06:46 | Temple | Harold Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton (SF) David Rice | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Newkirk (SG), Norris Hall (SF), Donald Daniels (PF), Roscoe Harrison (C) Harold Reid, Michael Hibner, Miladen Kuzimiski, Martin Cash | |
| 06:33 | Long Beach State | Mark Brown makes the shot from the left side set up by Paul Kerr | 58-58 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Norris Hall's pass is intercepted by Paul Sexton in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 06:29 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton misses the lay-in | 58-58 |
| 06:27 | Long Beach State | Mark Brown tips it home | 60-58 |
| 06:08 | Temple | Daniel Newkirk is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Roscoe Harrison is called for the reach on Samuel Meigs - foul #1 on Roscoe Harrison, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), John Jacobs (SG), Wilfred Osmond (C) Paul Kerr, Mark Brown, Louis Hayes | |
| Subs | Temple | Herman Weaver (PG) Daniel Newkirk | |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:56 | Temple | Donald Daniels grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 05:27 | Temple | Willie Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Willie Davis misses the tip | 61-61 |
| 05:24 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 05:08 | Long Beach State | Norris Hall steps in front of the Richard Ratliff pass | 61-61 |
| 05:05 | Temple | Willie Davis dunks the ball set up by Norris Hall | 61-63 |
| 04:54 | Long Beach State | John Jacobs is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 61-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Brown (PG), David Rice (SF), Louis Hayes (PF) Richard Ratliff, Paul Sexton, Samuel Meigs | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reid (SG), Daniel Newkirk (SF), Miladen Kuzimiski (PF), Martin Cash (C) Willie Davis, Norris Hall, Donald Daniels, Roscoe Harrison | |
| 04:36 | Temple | Wilfred Osmond blocks the short jumper by Miladen Kuzimiski | 61-63 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | David Rice snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 04:19 | Long Beach State | Mark Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Hibner (SF) Daniel Newkirk | |
| 03:56 | Temple | Herman Weaver is fouled on the floor by Louis Hayes - foul #3 on Louis Hayes, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), Leonard Sneed (SG), Gerard Merritt (SF) Mark Brown, John Jacobs, David Rice | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:56 | Temple | Herman Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Herman Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:37 | Long Beach State | The pull-up jumper by Wilfred Osmond is blocked by Miladen Kuzimiski | 61-65 |
| 03:35 | Temple | Martin Cash snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Ratliff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Sneed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerard Merritt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Louis Hayes (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Wilfred Osmond (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Herman Weaver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hibner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Miladen Kuzimiski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Martin Cash (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Temple | Martin Cash misses the lay-in | 61-65 |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | Gerard Merritt's floater is tipped away by Miladen Kuzimiski | 61-65 |
| 03:03 | Temple | Michael Hibner grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 03:01 | Temple | Herman Weaver is hacked by Richard Ratliff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Ratliff, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr (PG), John Jacobs (SG), David Rice (SF), Paul Sexton (PF), Samuel Meigs (C) Richard Ratliff, Leonard Sneed, Gerard Merritt, Louis Hayes, Wilfred Osmond | |
| Subs | Temple | Willie Davis (SG), Daniel Newkirk (SF) Harold Reid, Michael Hibner | |
| 03:01 | Temple | Herman Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:01 | Temple | Herman Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 61-67 |
| 02:34 | Temple | Herman Weaver snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 02:34 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG) Samuel Meigs | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reid (SG), Michael Hibner (SF), Donald Daniels (PF) Herman Weaver, Daniel Newkirk, Miladen Kuzimiski | |
| 02:09 | Temple | Martin Cash is whistled for a carry | 61-67 |
| 01:51 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-67 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes (PF), Wilfred Osmond (C) Richard Ratliff, Paul Sexton | |
| Subs | Temple | Herman Weaver (PG), Miladen Kuzimiski (PF) Willie Davis, Donald Daniels | |
| 01:22 | Temple | Herman Weaver can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Kerr - foul #1 on Paul Kerr, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| 01:22 | Temple | Herman Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:22 | Temple | Herman Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:02 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes is open and scores on a 3 from straight away | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Temple | Martin Cash buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-70 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | David Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-70 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes grabs the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Hayes | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Louis Hayes swats the short shot by Martin Cash | 70-70 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond misses short on a fullcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Rice (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Louis Hayes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. C - Wilfred Osmond (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Herman Weaver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hibner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Miladen Kuzimiski (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Cash (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 04:43 | Temple | Martin Cash gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:17 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski clanks a shot from the right block | 70-70 |
| 04:15 | Temple | Martin Cash snags the offensive board | 70-70 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Martin Cash jams it set up by Herman Weaver and the foul's on Wilfred Osmond - foul #5 on Wilfred Osmond, team foul #12 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton (PF), Samuel Meigs (C) Louis Hayes, Wilfred Osmond | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:57 | Temple | Martin Cash makes the free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:47 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Hibner - foul #1 on Michael Hibner, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| 03:47 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:47 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:32 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 71-73 |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 03:13 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs is whistled for a carry | 71-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), Leonard Sneed (SG), Gerard Merritt (SF) Paul Kerr, John Jacobs, David Rice | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Newkirk (SG), Norris Hall (SF), Donald Daniels (PF) Harold Reid, Michael Hibner, Miladen Kuzimiski | |
| 02:53 | Temple | Martin Cash comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Leonard Sneed | 71-73 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr (PG), John Jacobs (SG), David Rice (SF) Richard Ratliff, Leonard Sneed, Gerard Merritt | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reid (SG), Michael Hibner (SF), Miladen Kuzimiski (PF) Daniel Newkirk, Norris Hall, Donald Daniels | |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | David Rice drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Jacobs out of a doubleteam | 73-73 |
| 02:19 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 73-73 |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | David Rice pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 01:55 | Temple | The rebound goes to Michael Hibner | 73-73 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Martin Cash scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Paul Sexton - foul #1 on Paul Sexton, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes (PF) Paul Sexton | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:29 | Temple | Martin Cash makes the free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-76 |
| 01:06 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski snags the defensive board | 73-76 |
| 00:46 | Temple | Michael Hibner is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Herman Weaver | 73-78 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Rice (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Louis Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. C - Samuel Meigs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Herman Weaver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hibner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Miladen Kuzimiski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Cash (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | David Rice is hacked by Martin Cash - foul #3 on Martin Cash, team foul #10 | 73-78 |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | David Rice makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | David Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Herman Weaver and he's fouled by Louis Hayes - foul #4 on Louis Hayes, team foul #14 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Willie Davis (PG), Daniel Newkirk (SG) Herman Weaver, Harold Reid | |
| 00:17 | Temple | Miladen Kuzimiski makes the free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-81 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Martin Cash snags the defensive board | 75-81 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reid (SG) Miladen Kuzimiski | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:08 | Temple | Paul Kerr is called for the reach on Michael Hibner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Kerr, team foul #15 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Roscoe Harrison (PF) Harold Reid | |
| 00:08 | Temple | Michael Hibner makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:08 | Temple | Michael Hibner misses the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes pulls down the rebound | 75-82 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | John Jacobs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-82 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Martin Cash grabs the board | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Willie Davis runs out the clock | 75-82 |