| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ernest Mole inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Allan Chernosky drills a 3 from straight away set up by Franklin Busby | 27-37 |
| 19:24 | Temple | Stanley Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 19:23 | Temple | Walter Donnelly hits the follow up shot | 29-37 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Ronald King loses the ball out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (SG), Ernie Taylor (PF), Peter Hurley (C) Stanley Johnson, Walter Donnelly, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:35 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Lowe | 32-37 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Ernie Taylor - foul #3 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Donnelly (PF) Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:29 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Charles Lowe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:52 | LSU | Franklin Busby is fouled on the floor by Eugene Danner - foul #2 on Eugene Danner, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Clarence Page (C) Charles Lowe, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:29 | LSU | Ronald King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Peter Hurley (C) Clarence Page | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:14 | Temple | Stanley Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Ernest Mole snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Ernest Mole scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Matzke | 32-40 |
| 16:46 | Temple | Michael Thorpe misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-40 |
| 16:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ronald King | 32-40 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Stanley Johnson picks off the pass by Franklin Busby | 32-40 |
| 16:16 | Temple | Michael Thorpe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Matzke - foul #1 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Clarence Page (C) Stanley Johnson, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Gary Stanley (PF), Adam Shuff (C) Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby, Dennis Matzke | |
| 16:16 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:16 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is hacked by Michael Thorpe - foul #1 on Michael Thorpe, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Ernie Taylor (SF) Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Thorpe (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Walter Donnelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Stanley (fresh) 5 reb. C - Adam Shuff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Temple | Walter Donnelly blows the layup | 34-40 |
| 15:38 | LSU | Robert Fontaine grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Gary Stanley can't throw it down | 34-40 |
| 15:23 | Temple | Michael Thorpe grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 15:03 | Temple | Michael Thorpe loses the ball out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF) Michael Thorpe, Walter Donnelly | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG) Robert Fontaine | |
| 14:40 | LSU | Clarence Page swats the short shot by Allan Chernosky | 34-40 |
| 14:38 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 34-40 |
| 14:09 | Temple | Gary Stanley steals the ball from Clarence Page | 34-40 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Stanley | 34-42 |
| 13:27 | Temple | Gary Stanley takes the ball from Charles Lowe | 34-42 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Adam Shuff hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Clarence Page - foul #3 on Clarence Page, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Walter Donnelly (PF), Peter Hurley (C) Charles Lowe, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Gary Stanley | |
| 13:05 | LSU | Adam Shuff makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Adam Shuff misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:05 | Temple | Peter Hurley gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 12:36 | Temple | Ernie Taylor connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Thorpe out of the doubleteam | 36-43 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Ernest Mole can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-43 |
| 12:12 | LSU | Allan Chernosky snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Ronald King is hacked by Walter Donnelly - foul #1 on Walter Donnelly, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG) Stanley Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Robert Fontaine (SG), Franklin Busby (PF) Allan Chernosky, Ronald King, Adam Shuff | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Thorpe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Donnelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Peter Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Greg Barnaby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | LSU | Robert Fontaine hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernest Mole | 36-45 |
| 11:22 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Ernest Mole pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 11:08 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Greg Barnaby misses the tip | 36-45 |
| 11:04 | Temple | Peter Hurley grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Peter Hurley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (C) Walter Donnelly, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Ronald King (SG) Greg Barnaby, Robert Fontaine | |
| 10:37 | LSU | Allan Chernosky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Ernest Mole gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:14 | LSU | Franklin Busby is fouled on the floor by Ernie Taylor - foul #4 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Walter Donnelly (PF) Charles Lowe, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Stanley (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| 10:09 | LSU | Allan Chernosky clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Ernest Mole tips it home | 36-47 |
| 09:41 | Temple | Stanley Johnson is hacked by Ronald King - foul #1 on Ronald King, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Peter Hurley (C) Michael Thorpe, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SF) Ernest Mole | |
| 09:13 | Temple | Peter Hurley hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Johnson | 38-47 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is hacked by Walter Donnelly - foul #2 on Walter Donnelly, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Clarence Page (C) Charles Lowe, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Gary Stanley | |
| 09:01 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:45 | Temple | Allan Chernosky blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Michael Thorpe | 38-49 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Danner | 41-49 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Allan Chernosky evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 08:05 | Temple | The rebound goes to Walter Donnelly | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:46 | Temple | Michael Thorpe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 07:44 | Temple | Clarence Page tips it in | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Thorpe (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Donnelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Franklin Busby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | LSU | Ronald King misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Walter Donnelly - foul #3 on Walter Donnelly, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Ernie Taylor (PF), Peter Hurley (C) Stanley Johnson, Walter Donnelly, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SG), Ernest Mole (SF), Gary Stanley (PF), Adam Shuff (C) Allan Chernosky, Jeffrey Brammer, Franklin Busby, Dennis Matzke | |
| 07:21 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:21 | LSU | Ronald King makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:57 | Temple | Michael Thorpe evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-50 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Ernest Mole pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Ronald King is hacked by Charles Lowe - foul #3 on Charles Lowe, team foul #9 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Walter Donnelly (PF), Arthur Greenway (C) Michael Thorpe, Eugene Danner, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:27 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Adam Shuff pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Robert Fontaine comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Stanley Johnson - foul #2 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #10 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG) Ronald King | |
| 06:11 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:11 | Temple | Arthur Greenway grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 05:53 | Temple | Charles Lowe can't throw it down | 43-50 |
| 05:52 | Temple | Ernie Taylor snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 05:35 | Temple | Greg Barnaby is called for the reach on Stanley Johnson - foul #2 on Greg Barnaby, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (C) Stanley Johnson, Walter Donnelly, Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Dennis Matzke (C) Greg Barnaby, Adam Shuff | |
| 05:23 | Temple | Michael Thorpe works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-50 |
| 05:21 | Temple | Michael Thorpe gets the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 05:00 | Temple | Michael Thorpe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Robert Fontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 04:37 | Temple | Michael Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 04:17 | Temple | Eugene Danner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Lowe | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:54 | LSU | Robert Fontaine drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Allan Chernosky | 46-52 |
| 03:33 | Temple | Eugene Danner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Walter Donnelly (PF), Peter Hurley (C) Michael Thorpe, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Allan Chernosky, Ernest Mole, Gary Stanley | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Walter Donnelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Peter Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronald King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Fontaine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:08 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses long on a runner in the paint | 46-52 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Ronald King tips it home | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:53 | Temple | Walter Donnelly is whistled for a carry | 46-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG) Charles Lowe | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Stanley (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:50 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG) Michael Thorpe | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Ernest Mole (SF) Robert Fontaine, Jeffrey Brammer | |
| 02:28 | LSU | Stanley Johnson steps in front of the Franklin Busby pass | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:22 | Temple | Stanley Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 46-54 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Ernest Mole snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Ernest Mole is open and buries a floater from the left side set up by Gary Stanley | 46-56 |
| 01:37 | Temple | Stanley Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-56 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Gary Stanley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 01:15 | Temple | Peter Hurley pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:01 | Temple | The jump hook by Ernie Taylor is blocked by Gary Stanley | 48-56 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Ronald King pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | LSU | Ronald King is hacked by Charles Lowe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Lowe, team foul #11 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (C) Ernie Taylor, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Gary Stanley | |
| 00:58 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Ronald King makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Temple | Eugene Danner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SG) Ronald King | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Charles Lowe is called for the reach on Ernest Mole in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Lowe, team foul #12 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG) Charles Lowe | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Stanley Johnson can't finish the layup | 48-59 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Franklin Busby pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | LSU | Walter Donnelly blocks the jumper by Allan Chernosky | 48-59 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Eugene Danner pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Stanley Johnson drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Page | 50-59 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Allan Chernosky runs out the clock | 50-59 |