| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roberto Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Cannon (fresh) SF - Randy Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Price (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Randy Thomas inbounds the ball | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Temple | Randy Thomas loses the dribble to David Myers | 23-39 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Myers | 23-42 |
| 19:04 | Temple | Randy Thomas drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by David Myers - foul #3 on David Myers, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Curtis Hines (PF) David Myers, Chad Smith | |
| 19:04 | Temple | Randy Thomas misses the free throw | 25-42 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 25-42 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-42 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the offensive board | 25-42 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bradley Dunning | 25-45 |
| 17:58 | Temple | Randy Thomas misses the shot from the right side | 25-45 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey grabs the defensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is hacked by Randy Thomas - foul #1 on Randy Thomas, team foul #1 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Temple | John Sanders (PG), Charles Young (SG), Mark Howser (SF), Christopher Thompson (PF), Evan Ward (C) Roberto Marino, Frank Cannon, Randy Thomas, George Wiens, John Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Bradley Dunning, Bryan Espey, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-45 |
| 17:09 | Temple | Charles Young pulls down the rebound | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:59 | Temple | The jump hook by John Sanders is blocked by Chad Smith | 25-45 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 25-45 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | David Myers is hacked by Christopher Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Thompson, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Dwight Jones (PF) Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-48 |
| 16:24 | Temple | Christopher Thompson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-48 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is fouled on the floor by Mark Howser - foul #3 on Mark Howser, team foul #3 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Cannon (SG), George Wiens (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) Mark Howser, Christopher Thompson, Evan Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Dwight Jones, Patrick Sheard | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | David Myers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 15:42 | Temple | Charles Young pulls down the rebound | 28-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Cannon (fresh) SF - Charles Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Meyers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Temple | George Wiens buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Sanders | 30-48 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses short on an open floater near the basket | 30-48 |
| 14:59 | Temple | The rebound goes to Benjamin Meyers | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:55 | Temple | Frank Cannon is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #2 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Les Jenkins (PG), Mark Howser (SG), Randy Thomas (SF), Christopher Thompson (PF), John Price (C) John Sanders, Frank Cannon, Charles Young, George Wiens, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 14:44 | Temple | Les Jenkins connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 14:14 | Temple | The rebound goes to Christopher Thompson | 33-48 |
| 13:56 | Temple | Christopher Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 13:32 | Temple | John Price gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 13:26 | Temple | Christopher Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Cannon (SG), Evan Ward (PF) Randy Thomas, Christopher Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Ward - foul #1 on Evan Ward, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 33-48 |
| 12:52 | Temple | John Price gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 12:39 | Temple | Les Jenkins makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Shawn Breaux | 36-50 |
| 12:13 | Temple | Mark Howser can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-50 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses short on a runner from the right block | 36-50 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux grabs the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Evan Ward picks off the pass by Thomas Hamilton | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Les Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Cannon (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Howser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Evan Ward (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Price (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:01 | Temple | John Price misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 10:59 | Temple | Frank Cannon tips it in | 38-50 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Price - foul #1 on John Price, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Roberto Marino (PG), Charles Young (SG), Randy Thomas (SF), George Wiens (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) Les Jenkins, Frank Cannon, Mark Howser, Evan Ward, John Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 10:09 | Temple | Charles Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 10:08 | Temple | George Wiens snags the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 09:56 | Temple | George Wiens blows the layup | 38-51 |
| 09:54 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Young | 38-51 |
| 09:37 | Temple | Randy Thomas hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Randall Murray - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (C) Thomas Hamilton | |
| 09:37 | Temple | Randy Thomas makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | David Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 09:16 | Temple | George Wiens snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 09:02 | Temple | Randy Thomas drills a shot in the lane | 43-51 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Randy Thomas is called for the reach on David Myers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Thomas, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Temple | John Sanders (SG), Christopher Thompson (C) Randy Thomas, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF) Randall Murray | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | David Myers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 08:29 | Temple | George Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:17 | Temple | Curtis Hines is called for the reach on Roberto Marino - foul #1 on Curtis Hines, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Les Jenkins (PG), Frank Cannon (SG), Randy Thomas (SF), John Price (C) Roberto Marino, John Sanders, Charles Young, George Wiens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 08:00 | Temple | Frank Cannon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shawn Breaux | 43-51 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | David Myers buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 07:36 | Temple | Les Jenkins scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Cannon | 45-54 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | David Myers can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 07:16 | Temple | Randy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Les Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Price (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Espey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwight Jones (fresh) C - Patrick Sheard (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Temple | Les Jenkins is hacked by Shawn Breaux - foul #1 on Shawn Breaux, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Mark Howser (SF), George Wiens (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) Randy Thomas, Christopher Thompson, John Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Dwight Jones, Patrick Sheard | |
| 06:47 | Temple | Les Jenkins comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | David Myers is open and scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Paul Mathieu | 45-57 |
| 06:16 | Temple | Mark Howser can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | David Myers's pass is intercepted by Mark Howser in the backcourt | 45-57 |
| 06:08 | Temple | Frank Cannon misses the easy layup | 45-57 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | David Myers drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Smith | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:23 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Roberto Marino (PG), John Sanders (SG), Charles Young (SF), Christopher Thompson (PF), Evan Ward (C) Les Jenkins, Frank Cannon, Mark Howser, George Wiens, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | David Myers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-63 |
| 04:37 | Temple | David Myers is called for the reach on Roberto Marino - foul #4 on David Myers, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Jason Williams | |
| 04:23 | Temple | Christopher Thompson hits a jumper from the right block | 47-63 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Charles Young steals the ball from Bradley Dunning in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Christopher Thompson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Curtis Hines - foul #2 on Curtis Hines, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Randy Thomas (SF), John Price (C) John Sanders, Evan Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 04:01 | Temple | Christopher Thompson misses the free throw | 49-63 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | David Myers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 03:39 | Temple | Randy Thomas snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Temple | John Price misses the shot from the left side | 49-63 |
| 03:23 | Temple | Christopher Thompson hits the follow up shot | 51-63 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is fouled in the backcourt by John Price - foul #2 on John Price, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Les Jenkins (PG), John Sanders (SG), George Wiens (PF) Roberto Marino, Charles Young, Christopher Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:21 | Temple | John Price gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 03:13 | Temple | John Sanders misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 03:11 | Temple | Randy Thomas tips it back up and in | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Les Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Wiens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Price (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Espey (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | David Myers can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey snags the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Les Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by David Myers - foul #5 on David Myers, team foul #8 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Mark Howser (SG), Charles Young (SF), Evan Ward (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) John Sanders, Randy Thomas, George Wiens, John Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 02:22 | Temple | Les Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Les Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones is hacked by Charles Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Young, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Roberto Marino (PG) Les Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), Jason Williams (C) Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:15 | Temple | Charles Young grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:04 | Temple | A charge is called on Mark Howser - foul #4 on Mark Howser, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Shawn Breaux, Dwight Jones, Jason Williams | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning loses the dribble to Roberto Marino | 55-66 |
| 01:34 | Temple | Roberto Marino lays it in | 57-66 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Randall Murray - foul #2 on Randall Murray, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Les Jenkins (PG), Frank Cannon (SG), Randy Thomas (SF), George Wiens (PF), John Price (C) Roberto Marino, Charles Young, Mark Howser, Evan Ward, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 00:54 | Temple | Shawn Breaux steps in front of the Frank Cannon pass | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Les Jenkins is called for the reach on Chad Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Les Jenkins, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG) Bradley Dunning | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:53 | Temple | Randy Thomas grabs the board | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Temple | John Price misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-67 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Les Jenkins - foul #5 on Les Jenkins, team foul #11 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Roberto Marino (PG), John Sanders (SG), Charles Young (SF), Christopher Thompson (PF), Evan Ward (C) Les Jenkins, Frank Cannon, Randy Thomas, George Wiens, John Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:38 | Temple | Paul Mathieu is called for the reach on Evan Ward - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) Paul Mathieu | |
| 00:38 | Temple | Evan Ward makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:38 | Temple | Evan Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Chad Smith connects on the open jumper in the lane set up by Bradley Dunning | 58-71 |
| 00:05 | Temple | John Sanders clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning runs out the clock | 58-71 |