| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Nicholas Grafton (fresh) SG - William Warren (fresh) SF - David McCartha (fresh) PF - John Engberg (fresh) C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Larry Alexander (fresh) SG - Hans Zaneski (fresh) SF - Chris Rather (fresh) PF - Gregory Chittenden (fresh) C - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | John Engberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Dayton | Gregory Chittenden is called for the reach on Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Gregory Chittenden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson makes the wide open jump hook in the paint set up by John Engberg | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Temple | David McCartha swats the short shot by Chris Rather | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | John Engberg grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Gregory Chittenden is called for the reach on John Engberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Chittenden, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | George Haber (PF) Gregory Chittenden | |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Larry Alexander picks off the pass by David McCartha | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Temple | Larry Alexander banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Temple | Larry Alexander's pass is intercepted by William Warren in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Larry Alexander is called for the reach on John Engberg - foul #1 on Larry Alexander, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | William Warren misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | David McCartha pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David McCartha | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Temple | Chris Rather misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Temple | Hans Zaneski snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Temple | Larry Alexander comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Armstrong (PG), John Shaw (SG), Raymond Rolle (SF), Robert Holland (PF), Ernest Jackson (C) Nicholas Grafton, William Warren, David McCartha, John Engberg, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | Young Chiang (PG), William Crowder (SG), John Arnold (SF), Pavel Zeagler (PF), Robert Davis (C) Larry Alexander, Hans Zaneski, Chris Rather, George Haber, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 16:47 | Temple | Young Chiang's pass is intercepted by Martin Armstrong | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | William Crowder steals the ball from Robert Holland in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | Temple | Raymond Rolle is called for the reach on Pavel Zeagler - foul #1 on Raymond Rolle, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 16:26 | Temple | Ernest Jackson denies the turnaround by William Crowder | 4-2 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Robert Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | John Shaw travels in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Larsen (PG) Raymond Rolle | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffrey Smith (C) Robert Davis | |
| 16:08 | Temple | William Crowder's pass is intercepted by Robert Holland | 4-2 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Robert Holland misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Smith - foul #1 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Warren (SG), John Engberg (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Martin Armstrong, John Shaw, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Alexander (PG), Hans Zaneski (SG), Chris Rather (SF), George Haber (PF) Young Chiang, William Crowder, John Arnold, Pavel Zeagler | |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Robert Holland makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Robert Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:54 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Smith | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Louis Larsen (fresh) SG - William Warren (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Holland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Engberg (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Larry Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hans Zaneski (fairly fresh) SF - Chris Rather (fairly fresh) PF - George Haber (fresh) C - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Larsen - foul #1 on Louis Larsen, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | David McCartha (SF) Robert Holland | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 15:25 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:25 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | John Engberg gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | John Engberg can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 5-3 |
| 15:12 | Temple | The rebound goes to George Haber | 5-3 |
| 14:51 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton (PG), Raymond Rolle (SF) Louis Larsen, David McCartha | |
| Subs | Temple | John Arnold (SF), Robert Davis (C) Chris Rather, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Robert Davis steals it from Raymond Rolle | 5-3 |
| 14:23 | Temple | Hans Zaneski is fouled in the backcourt by William Warren - foul #1 on William Warren, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Armstrong (SG), Robert Holland (PF), Ernest Jackson (C) William Warren, John Engberg, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | William Crowder (SG), Jeffrey Smith (C) Hans Zaneski, Robert Davis | |
| 14:02 | Temple | John Arnold misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 14:00 | Temple | George Haber tips it home | 5-5 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| 13:45 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith banks in the layup | 8-7 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Martin Armstrong | 11-7 |
| 13:23 | Temple | George Haber misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Holland - foul #1 on Robert Holland, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Larsen (PG), John Shaw (SG), David McCartha (SF), John Engberg (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Nicholas Grafton, Martin Armstrong, Raymond Rolle, Robert Holland, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Young Chiang (PG), Hans Zaneski (SG), Chris Rather (SF), Pavel Zeagler (PF) Larry Alexander, William Crowder, John Arnold, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 13:23 | Temple | George Haber makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:23 | Temple | George Haber makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson lays it in set up by John Shaw and the foul's on George Haber - foul #1 on George Haber, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Davis (C) George Haber | |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:04 | Temple | Chris Rather gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:00 | Temple | Louis Larsen is called for the reach on Young Chiang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Larsen, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton (PG) Louis Larsen | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:39 | Temple | Nicholas Grafton steals it from Chris Rather | 13-9 |
| 12:32 | Dayton | David McCartha drills a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Pavel Zeagler - foul #1 on Pavel Zeagler, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Armstrong (PG), William Warren (SG), Ernest Jackson (C) Nicholas Grafton, John Shaw, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | William Crowder (SG), Jeffrey Smith (C) Hans Zaneski, Robert Davis | |
| 12:32 | Dayton | David McCartha makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Pavel Zeagler is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 16-9 |
| 12:22 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Martin Armstrong | 18-9 |
| 12:11 | Temple | Chris Rather is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Holland (PF) John Engberg | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Alexander (PG), George Haber (PF) Young Chiang, Pavel Zeagler | |
| 12:06 | Dayton | David McCartha throws it down on a nice dish by William Warren and the foul's on Chris Rather - foul #1 on Chris Rather, team foul #7 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Arnold (SF) Chris Rather | |
| 12:06 | Dayton | David McCartha makes the free throw | 21-9 |
| 11:46 | Temple | Larry Alexander is hacked by Ernest Jackson - foul #1 on Ernest Jackson, team foul #6 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton (PG), Kenneth Johnson (C) Martin Armstrong, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Zaneski (SG) William Crowder | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Nicholas Grafton (tiring) 8 pts. SG - William Warren (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David McCartha (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Robert Holland (tiring) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Larry Alexander (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Hans Zaneski (tiring) SF - John Arnold (tiring) PF - George Haber (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Smith (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Temple | John Arnold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-9 |
| 11:30 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-9 |
| 11:11 | Temple | John Arnold is hacked by David McCartha - foul #1 on David McCartha, team foul #7 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Shaw (SG), Raymond Rolle (SF), John Engberg (PF) William Warren, David McCartha, Robert Holland | |
| Subs | Temple | Young Chiang (PG), Pavel Zeagler (PF), Robert Davis (C) Larry Alexander, George Haber, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 11:11 | Temple | John Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 11:11 | Temple | John Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Raymond Rolle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-11 |
| 10:59 | Temple | Young Chiang snags the defensive board | 21-11 |
| 10:51 | Temple | Robert Davis knocks in the runner near the basket | 21-13 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson is denied on a dunk by Pavel Zeagler | 21-13 |
| 10:33 | Temple | Pavel Zeagler grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 10:14 | Temple | Pavel Zeagler double dribbles | 21-13 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Armstrong (PG), William Warren (SG), Robert Holland (PF), Ernest Jackson (C) Nicholas Grafton, Raymond Rolle, John Engberg, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Alexander (PG), William Crowder (SG), Chris Rather (SF), George Haber (PF), Jeffrey Smith (C) Young Chiang, Hans Zaneski, John Arnold, Pavel Zeagler, Robert Davis | |
| 10:00 | Dayton | George Haber is called for the reach on Robert Holland - foul #2 on George Haber, team foul #8 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Pavel Zeagler (PF) George Haber | |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Robert Holland makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Robert Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:00 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:57 | Temple | Martin Armstrong steals it from Chris Rather in the backcourt | 22-13 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong blows the layup | 22-13 |
| 09:53 | Temple | Chris Rather pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:47 | Temple | Chris Rather is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Chris Rather, team foul #9 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | David McCartha (SF) John Shaw | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Zaneski (SG) Chris Rather | |
| 09:43 | Dayton | William Warren is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Zaneski - foul #1 on Hans Zaneski, team foul #10 | 22-13 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | William Warren makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | William Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 09:18 | Temple | Hans Zaneski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-13 |
| 09:17 | Temple | Pavel Zeagler pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 08:58 | Temple | Ernest Jackson swats the short shot by Hans Zaneski | 24-13 |
| 08:56 | Dayton | David McCartha gets the rebound | 24-13 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by William Crowder - foul #1 on William Crowder, team foul #11 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Rolle (SF), John Engberg (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) David McCartha, Robert Holland, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Young Chiang (PG), John Arnold (SF), Robert Davis (C) Larry Alexander, Hans Zaneski, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:53 | Temple | Pavel Zeagler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-13 |
| 08:49 | Temple | Young Chiang travels in the backcourt | 25-13 |
| 08:40 | Dayton | John Engberg knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-13 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | The refs have stopped play. Raymond Rolle is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 27-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton (PG), John Shaw (SF) Martin Armstrong, Raymond Rolle | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:12 | Temple | John Arnold can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-13 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | John Shaw snags the defensive board | 27-13 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #12 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | David McCartha (SF), Ernest Jackson (PF) William Warren, John Engberg | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Alexander (PG), Hans Zaneski (SG), Jeffrey Smith (C) Young Chiang, Pavel Zeagler, Robert Davis | |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-13 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-13 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Nicholas Grafton is called for the reach on John Arnold - foul #1 on Nicholas Grafton, team foul #8 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Armstrong (SG), John Engberg (PF) John Shaw, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 07:41 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-13 |
| 07:41 | Temple | John Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 29-14 |
| 07:41 | Temple | John Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Nicholas Grafton (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Martin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David McCartha (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Engberg (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Larry Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hans Zaneski (tiring) SF - William Crowder (tiring) PF - John Arnold (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Smith (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton blows the layup | 29-15 |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | David McCartha misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 29-15 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton tips it back up and in | 31-15 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Nicholas Grafton is called for the reach on Larry Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Grafton, team foul #9 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Warren (SG), John Shaw (SF), Robert Holland (PF) Nicholas Grafton, David McCartha, John Engberg | |
| Subs | Temple | Young Chiang (SG), Pavel Zeagler (PF) Hans Zaneski, William Crowder | |
| 07:18 | Temple | Larry Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 31-15 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ernest Jackson | 31-15 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Robert Holland's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Smith | 31-15 |
| 07:00 | Temple | Larry Alexander is hacked by Martin Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Armstrong, team foul #10 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Davis (C) Jeffrey Smith | |
| 07:00 | Temple | Larry Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 31-15 |
| 07:00 | Temple | Larry Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 31-15 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Robert Holland gets the rebound | 31-15 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | William Warren can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-15 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | William Warren grabs the offensive board | 31-15 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | William Warren is open and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Armstrong | 33-15 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Larry Alexander travels in the backcourt | 33-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | David McCartha (SF), John Engberg (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) John Shaw, Robert Holland, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Zaneski (SG), William Crowder (SF) Young Chiang, John Arnold | |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Martin Armstrong | 35-15 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Larry Alexander misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-15 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the rebound | 35-15 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-15 |
| 05:43 | Temple | William Crowder connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Alexander | 37-17 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Shaw (SG), Robert Holland (PF), Ernest Jackson (C) William Warren, John Engberg, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | Young Chiang (PG), John Arnold (PF), Jeffrey Smith (C) Larry Alexander, Pavel Zeagler, Robert Davis | |
| 05:26 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-17 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | John Shaw pulls down the rebound | 37-17 |
| 05:09 | Dayton | Robert Holland misses the jump hook in the lane | 37-17 |
| 05:07 | Temple | William Crowder grabs the board | 37-17 |
| 05:03 | Temple | Hans Zaneski travels with the ball | 37-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Warren (SG), John Engberg (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) David McCartha, Robert Holland, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Alexander (PG), Pavel Zeagler (PF) Hans Zaneski, William Crowder | |
| 05:00 | Dayton | John Shaw is hacked by Larry Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Alexander, team foul #13 | 37-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Zaneski (SG) Larry Alexander | |
| 05:00 | Dayton | John Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 37-17 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | John Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| 05:00 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith grabs the board | 37-17 |
| 04:35 | Temple | John Arnold connects on the floater from the free throw line | 37-19 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong drills a floater in the lane set up by John Shaw and he's hacked by Jeffrey Smith - foul #2 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #14 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Holland (SF), Ernest Jackson (PF) John Shaw, John Engberg | |
| Subs | Temple | William Crowder (SF), Robert Davis (C) John Arnold, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong misses the free throw | 39-19 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson grabs the offensive board | 39-19 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Robert Davis swats the short shot by Kenneth Johnson | 39-19 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-19 |
| 03:40 | Temple | Hans Zaneski's layup is rejected by Ernest Jackson | 39-19 |
| 03:38 | Temple | Robert Davis gets the offensive rebound | 39-19 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Martin Armstrong (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Warren (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Holland (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Johnson (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Young Chiang (tiring) SG - Hans Zaneski (very tired) SF - William Crowder (tired) 2 pts. PF - Pavel Zeagler (tired) 3 reb. C - Robert Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Temple | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-19 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Robert Holland pulls down the rebound | 39-19 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Pavel Zeagler - foul #2 on Pavel Zeagler, team foul #15 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Larsen (PG), John Shaw (SG), Raymond Rolle (SF), John Engberg (PF) Martin Armstrong, William Warren, Robert Holland, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Alexander (PG), Chris Rather (SF), Gregory Chittenden (PF), George Haber (C) Young Chiang, Hans Zaneski, Pavel Zeagler, Robert Davis | |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-19 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-19 |
| 03:16 | Temple | George Haber snags the defensive board | 40-19 |
| 02:55 | Temple | William Crowder misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-19 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | John Engberg grabs the board | 40-19 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Louis Larsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Jackson (C) Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | Young Chiang (SG) William Crowder | |
| 02:22 | Temple | Gregory Chittenden hits the finger roll set up by Larry Alexander | 40-21 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Gregory Chittenden steals the ball from Louis Larsen | 40-21 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Chris Rather connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Larry Alexander and he's hacked by Raymond Rolle - foul #2 on Raymond Rolle, team foul #11 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton (PG), William Warren (SG), Robert Holland (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Louis Larsen, John Shaw, John Engberg, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Zaneski (SG) Young Chiang | |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-23 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Chris Rather makes the free throw | 40-24 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | William Warren comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-24 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Gregory Chittenden grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 01:17 | Temple | Larry Alexander's pass is intercepted by Raymond Rolle in the backcourt | 40-24 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Raymond Rolle is hacked by Gregory Chittenden - foul #3 on Gregory Chittenden, team foul #16 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Larsen (PG), Ernest Jackson (C) Nicholas Grafton, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | William Crowder (SG), Jeffrey Smith (C) Hans Zaneski, Gregory Chittenden | |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Raymond Rolle misses the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Raymond Rolle misses the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 01:03 | Temple | George Haber gets the rebound | 40-24 |
| 00:50 | Temple | William Crowder can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-24 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Holland | 40-24 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Raymond Rolle is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Rather - foul #3 on Chris Rather, team foul #17 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Engberg (PF) Robert Holland | |
| Subs | Temple | John Arnold (SF) Chris Rather | |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Raymond Rolle makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Raymond Rolle misses the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 00:45 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Smith | 41-24 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Larry Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-24 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton (PG), David McCartha (SF) Louis Larsen, Raymond Rolle | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:25 | Dayton | The jumper by John Engberg is denied by John Arnold | 41-24 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to William Warren | 41-24 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton misses short on a shot from the left side | 41-24 |