| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jason Borunda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Athey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Butler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Andres Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roland Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Mario Rodriguez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Swasey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Edmond Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Temple | Roland Mathis is whistled for traveling | 43-34 |
| 19:21 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey is whistled for a carry | 43-34 |
| 18:52 | Temple | Andres Mancini's pass is intercepted by Jason Borunda | 43-34 |
| 18:32 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Butler | 46-34 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Andres Mancini misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 18:16 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses the easy layup | 46-34 |
| 18:09 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Eugene Vetter swats the shot by Roland Mathis | 46-34 |
| 18:04 | Temple | William Swasey grabs the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:47 | Temple | The 3pt attempt by Roland Mathis is denied by Eugene Vetter | 46-34 |
| 17:45 | Temple | Edmond Taylor tips it in | 46-36 |
| 17:31 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Borunda and he's fouled by William Swasey - foul #1 on William Swasey, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG), Harvey James (SG), Frank Bassett (PF), Chris Kain (C) Jason Borunda, Perry Athey, Mark Jackson, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Johnson (PG), Marvin Spann (SG), Robert Hancock (SF), Bruce Vincent (PF), Richard Brooks (C) Andres Mancini, Roland Mathis, Mario Rodriguez, William Swasey, Edmond Taylor | |
| 17:31 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| 17:21 | Temple | Bruce Vincent clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Bassett - foul #2 on Frank Bassett, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (SF) Patrick Butler | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:21 | Temple | Bruce Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 17:21 | Temple | Bruce Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 17:09 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Brooks, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| 17:09 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 17:09 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Martin Johnson misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Harvey James - foul #4 on Harvey James, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey (SG) Harvey James | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:54 | Temple | Martin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Martin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 16:54 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 16:50 | St. Joseph's | Robert Hancock is called for the reach on Raymond Vester in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hancock, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| 16:34 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-37 |
| 16:05 | Temple | Marvin Spann drills a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Perry Athey - foul #1 on Perry Athey, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG), Patrick Butler (SF), Mark Jackson (PF), Eugene Vetter (C) Donald Norris, Raymond Vester, Frank Bassett, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Temple | Andres Mancini (PG), Roland Mathis (SG), William Swasey (PF), Manchu Xiao (C) Martin Johnson, Robert Hancock, Bruce Vincent, Richard Brooks | |
| 16:05 | Temple | Marvin Spann misses the free throw | 53-39 |
| 16:05 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Patrick Butler | 53-39 |
| 15:50 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Marvin Spann - foul #2 on Marvin Spann, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Bishop (PG), Mario Rodriguez (SF) Andres Mancini, Marvin Spann | |
| 15:50 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses the free throw | 55-39 |
| 15:50 | Temple | Manchu Xiao pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jason Borunda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Perry Athey (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Butler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Vetter (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Mathis (tiring) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Mario Rodriguez (tiring) 3 reb. PF - William Swasey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Manchu Xiao (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Temple | Manchu Xiao is called for traveling | 55-39 |
| 15:24 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 15:22 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 55-39 |
| 15:02 | Temple | Mark Jackson steals it from Mario Rodriguez | 55-39 |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson buries a shot from the left block set up by Jason Borunda | 57-39 |
| 14:28 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-39 |
| 14:27 | Temple | Manchu Xiao grabs the offensive board | 57-39 |
| 14:15 | Temple | William Swasey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Eugene Vetter - foul #2 on Eugene Vetter, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG), Raymond Vester (SG), Frank Bassett (PF), Chris Kain (C) Jason Borunda, Perry Athey, Mark Jackson, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Temple | Andres Mancini (SG), Marvin Spann (SF), Edmond Taylor (C) Roland Mathis, Mario Rodriguez, Manchu Xiao | |
| 14:15 | Temple | William Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 14:15 | Temple | William Swasey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 14:15 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frank Bassett | 57-40 |
| 14:00 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses long on an open runner near the basket | 57-40 |
| 13:59 | Temple | Andres Mancini snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 13:44 | Temple | William Swasey is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marvin Spann | 57-42 |
| 13:37 | St. Joseph's | Chris Kain hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 57-42 |
| 13:35 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 13:25 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses badly on a runner near the basket | 57-42 |
| 13:23 | Temple | Thomas Bishop grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 13:20 | Temple | Donald Norris is called for the reach on Marvin Spann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Norris, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG), Harvey James (SG) Donald Norris, Patrick Butler | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Johnson (SG), Robert Hancock (SF), Bruce Vincent (PF), Richard Brooks (C) Andres Mancini, Marvin Spann, William Swasey, Edmond Taylor | |
| 13:01 | Temple | Robert Hancock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-42 |
| 12:59 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 12:43 | St. Joseph's | Bruce Vincent denies the turnaround by Frank Bassett | 57-42 |
| 12:42 | Temple | Richard Brooks pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 12:40 | Temple | Jason Borunda steps in front of the Richard Brooks pass in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| 12:28 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett dunks the ball | 59-42 |
| 12:07 | Temple | Richard Brooks hits a jumper from close range | 59-44 |
| 11:56 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is open but misses the lay-in | 59-44 |
| 11:55 | Temple | Richard Brooks gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 11:50 | Temple | Thomas Bishop misses the wide open 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Jason Borunda - foul #2 on Jason Borunda, team foul #6 | 59-44 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG), Patrick Butler (SF), Mark Jackson (PF), Eugene Vetter (C) Jason Borunda, Raymond Vester, Frank Bassett, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Temple | Andres Mancini (SG), Marvin Spann (SF), Edmond Taylor (C) Martin Johnson, Robert Hancock, Richard Brooks | |
| 11:50 | Temple | Thomas Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 11:50 | Temple | Thomas Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 11:50 | Temple | Thomas Bishop makes the 3rd free throw | 59-47 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Butler (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Vetter (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Bishop (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andres Mancini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Spann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Vincent (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmond Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James is hacked by Andres Mancini in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andres Mancini, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Roland Mathis (SG) Thomas Bishop | |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Andres Mancini - foul #4 on Andres Mancini, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Bishop (PG) Andres Mancini | |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 11:25 | Temple | Roland Mathis is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey James - foul #5 on Harvey James, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey (SG) Harvey James | |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Rodriguez (SF) Marvin Spann | |
| 11:25 | Temple | Roland Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 11:25 | Temple | Roland Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 11:09 | St. Joseph's | Edmond Taylor blocks the short jumper by Mark Jackson | 60-49 |
| 11:07 | Temple | Edmond Taylor grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 10:57 | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 10:57 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG) Donald Norris | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Johnson (PG), Manchu Xiao (C) Thomas Bishop, Edmond Taylor | |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 10:40 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Mark Jackson is called for the reach on Martin Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Hancock (SF), Richard Brooks (PF) Mario Rodriguez, Bruce Vincent | |
| 10:37 | Temple | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 10:34 | St. Joseph's | Roland Mathis is called for the reach on Patrick Butler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roland Mathis, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 10:34 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:34 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:34 | Temple | Manchu Xiao gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 10:32 | Temple | Jason Borunda steps in front of the Robert Hancock pass in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| 10:30 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda lays it in | 63-51 |
| 10:10 | Temple | Martin Johnson connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Manchu Xiao and he's fouled by Mark Jackson - foul #4 on Mark Jackson, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett (PF) Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Edmond Taylor (C) Manchu Xiao | |
| 10:10 | Temple | Martin Johnson misses the free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:10 | Temple | Richard Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 09:57 | Temple | Jason Borunda takes the ball from Martin Johnson | 63-53 |
| 09:54 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda misses the lay-in | 63-53 |
| 09:53 | Temple | Robert Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 09:49 | Temple | Martin Johnson's pass is intercepted by Frank Bassett in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 09:36 | St. Joseph's | The pull-up jumper by Jason Borunda is blocked by Robert Hancock | 63-53 |
| 09:35 | Temple | Edmond Taylor snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Martin Johnson misses the jump hook from close range | 63-53 |
| 09:27 | Temple | Richard Brooks grabs the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 09:05 | Temple | Richard Brooks scores on a jumper from the right side | 63-55 |
| 08:53 | St. Joseph's | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Butler is blocked by Robert Hancock | 63-55 |
| 08:52 | Temple | Edmond Taylor pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 08:48 | Temple | Martin Johnson hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Edmond Taylor | 63-57 |
| 08:30 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Hancock blocks the jumper by Perry Athey | 63-57 |
| 08:12 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler tips it back up and in | 65-57 |
| 07:43 | Temple | Roland Mathis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 07:42 | Temple | Martin Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jason Borunda (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Perry Athey (very tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Butler (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Bassett (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Vetter (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Martin Johnson (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Mathis (very tired) 8 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hancock (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. PF - Richard Brooks (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Edmond Taylor (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Temple | Martin Johnson loses the dribble to Jason Borunda | 65-57 |
| 07:22 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 65-57 |
| 07:22 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG), Raymond Vester (SF), Mark Jackson (PF), Chris Kain (C) Jason Borunda, Patrick Butler, Frank Bassett, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Bishop (PG), Andres Mancini (SG), Marvin Spann (SF), Bruce Vincent (PF), Manchu Xiao (C) Martin Johnson, Roland Mathis, Robert Hancock, Richard Brooks, Edmond Taylor | |
| 07:06 | Temple | Donald Norris steals it from Marvin Spann | 65-57 |
| 07:03 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Norris | 67-57 |
| 07:00 | Temple | Andres Mancini is hacked by Perry Athey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Perry Athey, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG) Perry Athey | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 07:00 | Temple | Andres Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 07:00 | Temple | Andres Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:56 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is fouled in the backcourt by Manchu Xiao - foul #1 on Manchu Xiao, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | William Swasey (PF) Bruce Vincent | |
| 06:56 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:56 | Temple | The rebound goes to Manchu Xiao | 67-59 |
| 06:51 | Temple | Thomas Bishop loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| 06:37 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 06:36 | St. Joseph's | Chris Kain snags the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 06:20 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 67-59 |
| 06:19 | Temple | Manchu Xiao pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Thomas Bishop is fouled on the floor by Mark Jackson - foul #5 on Mark Jackson, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler (SF), Frank Bassett (PF) Jason Borunda, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Rodriguez (SF), Bruce Vincent (C) Marvin Spann, Manchu Xiao | |
| 05:57 | Temple | Thomas Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Thomas Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:57 | St. Joseph's | Chris Kain pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett is hacked by Mario Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:53 | Temple | William Swasey snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Thomas Bishop misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 68-60 |
| 05:28 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 05:24 | St. Joseph's | Mario Rodriguez steals it from Donald Norris in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Thomas Bishop is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Andres Mancini | 68-63 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is fouled in the backcourt by William Swasey - foul #2 on William Swasey, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey (SG) Patrick Butler | |
| Subs | Temple | Edmond Taylor (C) William Swasey | |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 04:50 | Temple | Andres Mancini misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 04:49 | Temple | Edmond Taylor tips it home | 70-65 |
| 04:41 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey hits a shot from the left side set up by Donald Norris | 72-65 |
| 04:15 | Temple | Edmond Taylor scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Bishop | 72-67 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-67 |
| 03:49 | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris grabs the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 03:49 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG), Patrick Butler (SF), Eugene Vetter (C) Donald Norris, Raymond Vester, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Temple | Roland Mathis (SG), Marvin Spann (SF), William Swasey (PF), Manchu Xiao (C) Andres Mancini, Mario Rodriguez, Bruce Vincent, Edmond Taylor | |
| 03:44 | St. Joseph's | Roland Mathis steals it from Eugene Vetter | 72-67 |
| 03:39 | Temple | Roland Mathis lays it up and in | 72-69 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jason Borunda (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Perry Athey (very tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Butler (tired) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Bassett (very tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Vetter (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Bishop (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Mathis (tiring) 10 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Spann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Swasey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Manchu Xiao (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-69 |
| 03:29 | Temple | William Swasey grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Eugene Vetter takes the ball from Roland Mathis in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| 03:18 | St. Joseph's | Manchu Xiao swats the short shot by Frank Bassett | 72-69 |
| 03:16 | Temple | Marvin Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 02:57 | Temple | Marvin Spann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 72-69 |
| 02:56 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Vetter snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 02:56 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (SG) Perry Athey | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Johnson (PG), Andres Mancini (SG), Robert Hancock (SF), Edmond Taylor (C) Thomas Bishop, Roland Mathis, Marvin Spann, Manchu Xiao | |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 02:38 | Temple | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 02:18 | Temple | Martin Johnson connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Andres Mancini | 72-71 |
| 02:18 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Brooks (PF), Bruce Vincent (C) William Swasey, Edmond Taylor | |
| 02:16 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (SG) Raymond Vester | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:57 | Temple | Jason Borunda steps in front of the Robert Hancock pass | 72-71 |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Vincent - foul #1 on Bruce Vincent, team foul #11 | 72-71 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey (SG) Jason Borunda | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Bishop (PG), Roland Mathis (SG), Mario Rodriguez (SF), William Swasey (PF), Edmond Taylor (C) Martin Johnson, Andres Mancini, Robert Hancock, Richard Brooks, Bruce Vincent | |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:53 | Temple | Edmond Taylor is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edmond Taylor, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG) Donald Norris | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:39 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 01:37 | Temple | William Swasey pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Thomas Bishop is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Roland Mathis | 74-73 |
| 01:21 | St. Joseph's | William Swasey steps in front of the Frank Bassett pass | 74-73 |
| 00:59 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-73 |
| 00:57 | Temple | Edmond Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:57 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Perry Athey takes the ball from Edmond Taylor | 74-73 |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler lays it in on a great pass from Perry Athey | 76-73 |
| 00:14 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 76-73 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda grabs the defensive rebound | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Bishop is called for the reach on Jason Borunda in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (SF) Patrick Butler | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:11 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Edmond Taylor pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Temple | Roland Mathis loses the dribble to Jason Borunda in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda is hacked by William Swasey - foul #3 on William Swasey, team foul #14 | 77-73 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler (SF) Perry Athey | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:00 | Temple | William Swasey clanks a 3 from straight away | 78-73 |