| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) PF - Walter Donnelly (fresh) C - Clarence Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) SF - Matt Hull (fresh) PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) C - Daniel Wood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Walter Donnelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Gary Jorgenson steals it from Clarence Page | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Robert Crawford can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Danner - foul #1 on Eugene Danner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Robert Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Robert Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses the 3rd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Temple | Walter Donnelly grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Temple | Charles Lowe buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Page | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | UMass | Noel Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Daniel Wood tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Noel Cannon | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | UMass | Robert Crawford is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Crawford, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Walter Donnelly misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Jorgenson - foul #1 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Walter Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Walter Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | UMass | Daniel Wood gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Noel Cannon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Temple | Charles Lowe snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Temple | Robert Crawford is called for the reach on Stanley Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Crawford, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), John Masters (SG), Ernie Taylor (SF), Peter Hurley (PF), Arthur Greenway (C) Charles Lowe, Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Walter Donnelly, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (SG) Robert Crawford | |
| 17:25 | Temple | Michael Thorpe is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Matt Hull is denied on a layup by Peter Hurley | 3-2 |
| 17:07 | Temple | Arthur Greenway grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:02 | Temple | Michael Thorpe misses the dunk | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | Temple | Arthur Greenway snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Ernie Taylor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 3-2 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Michael Thorpe gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:36 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Thorpe | 5-2 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Jorgenson | 5-5 |
| 16:00 | Temple | Ernie Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 5-5 |
| 15:59 | Temple | John Masters snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Thorpe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Masters (fresh) SF - Ernie Taylor (fresh) PF - Peter Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matt Hull (fairly fresh) PF - Noel Cannon (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Wood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Temple | Michael Thorpe connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:24 | UMass | Matt Hull connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Gary Jorgenson | 8-7 |
| 14:59 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is hacked by Matt Hull - foul #1 on Matt Hull, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Walter Donnelly (PF), Clarence Page (C) Michael Thorpe, John Masters, Ernie Taylor, Peter Hurley, Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | UMass | Franklin Posey (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), John Harward (C) Gary Jorgenson, Matt Hull, Noel Cannon, Daniel Wood | |
| 14:46 | Temple | Eugene Danner knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Charles Lowe and he's fouled by Ricky Potter - foul #1 on Ricky Potter, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG) Patrick Trent | |
| 14:46 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Ricky Potter clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Page - foul #1 on Clarence Page, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Ricky Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:15 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses short on a jumper from the right side | 11-8 |
| 14:14 | Temple | Charles Lowe tips it back up and in | 13-8 |
| 14:00 | UMass | Franklin Posey drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Jorgenson | 13-11 |
| 13:50 | Temple | Walter Donnelly's dunk attempt is rejected by John Harward | 13-11 |
| 13:49 | UMass | Ricky Potter pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:43 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:41 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 13-11 |
| 13:35 | Temple | Walter Donnelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Noel Cannon (PF) Gary Jorgenson, Ricky Potter | |
| 13:18 | UMass | Patrick Trent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| 12:59 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Trent - foul #1 on Patrick Trent, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF) John Harward | |
| 12:59 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:59 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Franklin Posey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 12:49 | Temple | Walter Donnelly grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 12:43 | Temple | Charles Lowe loses the ball out of bounds | 15-11 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Noel Cannon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Walter Donnelly - foul #1 on Walter Donnelly, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Daniel Wood (C) Franklin Posey, Joseph Connolly | |
| 12:21 | UMass | Noel Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Noel Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:08 | Temple | Charles Lowe hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Johnson | 17-13 |
| 12:02 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Noel Cannon is blocked by Eugene Danner | 17-13 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Clarence Page pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Donnelly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Temple | Stanley Johnson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Trent - foul #2 on Patrick Trent, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Franklin Posey (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), John Harward (PF) Patrick Trent, Matt Hull, Noel Cannon | |
| 11:36 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:36 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-13 |
| 11:17 | Temple | Walter Donnelly grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 11:15 | Temple | Charles Lowe is hacked by Gary Jorgenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (SG), Ernie Taylor (SF), Peter Hurley (C) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG) Gary Jorgenson | |
| 11:15 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:15 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Robert Crawford is hacked by Michael Thorpe - foul #1 on Michael Thorpe, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (C) Charles Lowe, Walter Donnelly, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Connolly (SF) Ricky Potter | |
| 10:34 | UMass | Franklin Posey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-13 |
| 10:32 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Stanley Johnson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 21-13 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Daniel Wood snags the defensive board | 21-13 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Robert Crawford can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Page - foul #2 on Clarence Page, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Walter Donnelly (PF), Peter Hurley (C) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF), Noel Cannon (PF) John Harward, Daniel Wood | |
| 10:13 | UMass | Robert Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Robert Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:52 | Temple | Matt Hull is called for the reach on Charles Lowe - foul #2 on Matt Hull, team foul #9 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF) Michael Thorpe, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF) Matt Hull | |
| 09:52 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:52 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 09:29 | UMass | Robert Crawford loses the dribble to Charles Lowe | 23-15 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Charles Lowe lays it in | 25-15 |
| 09:08 | UMass | Robert Crawford loses the ball out of bounds | 25-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Ernie Taylor (PF) Charles Lowe, Walter Donnelly | |
| Subs | UMass | John Harward (C) Joseph Connolly | |
| 08:48 | Temple | Peter Hurley is fouled on the floor by John Harward - foul #1 on John Harward, team foul #10 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Walter Donnelly (PF) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:48 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:48 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Noel Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Noel Cannon drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Crawford | 26-18 |
| 08:15 | Temple | John Harward is called for the reach on Peter Hurley - foul #2 on John Harward, team foul #11 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF) Charles Lowe, Walter Donnelly | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Wood (C) John Harward | |
| 08:15 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 08:15 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Robert Crawford hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Thorpe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernie Taylor (fresh) C - Peter Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Franklin Posey (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Noel Cannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Temple | Daniel Wood is called for the reach on Michael Thorpe - foul #1 on Daniel Wood, team foul #12 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Walter Donnelly (PF) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Joseph Connolly (PF) Robert Crawford, Noel Cannon | |
| 07:37 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 07:37 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 07:21 | UMass | Daniel Wood scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Franklin Posey | 30-23 |
| 07:06 | Temple | Charles Lowe scores on a runner from the right block | 32-23 |
| 06:59 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 06:57 | UMass | Franklin Posey tips it back up and in | 32-25 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Charles Lowe's pass is intercepted by Joseph Connolly | 32-25 |
| 06:15 | UMass | Joseph Connolly can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Joseph Connolly grabs the offensive board | 32-25 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Walter Donnelly steals the ball from Daniel Wood | 32-25 |
| 05:44 | Temple | Ernie Taylor hits a runner from the left block set up by Michael Thorpe | 34-25 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Ernie Taylor steals it from Ricky Potter | 34-25 |
| 05:18 | Temple | Walter Donnelly misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Jorgenson - foul #3 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #13 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (C) Charles Lowe, Ernie Taylor, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG), Noel Cannon (PF), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Ricky Potter, Daniel Wood | |
| 05:18 | Temple | Walter Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 05:18 | Temple | Walter Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Joseph Connolly clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-25 |
| 04:55 | Temple | Clarence Page snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 04:39 | Temple | Stanley Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-25 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Joseph Jacks gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Franklin Posey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-25 |
| 04:18 | Temple | Walter Donnelly grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Walter Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 35-25 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Joseph Connolly pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Thorpe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Donnelly (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Franklin Posey (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Connolly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) | |
| 03:50 | UMass | Robert Crawford is fouled on the floor by Stanley Johnson - foul #1 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #6 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Ernie Taylor (PF) Michael Thorpe, Walter Donnelly | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Matt Hull (SF), John Harward (C) Franklin Posey, Joseph Connolly, Joseph Jacks | |
| 03:38 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-25 |
| 03:37 | Temple | The rebound goes to Eugene Danner | 35-25 |
| 03:21 | Temple | Ernie Taylor buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Stanley Johnson | 37-25 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 03:06 | UMass | John Harward grabs the offensive board | 37-25 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-25 |
| 02:41 | Temple | The rebound goes to Stanley Johnson | 37-25 |
| 02:30 | Temple | Stanley Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Harward - foul #3 on John Harward, team foul #14 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Donnelly (PF) Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jacks (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Noel Cannon, John Harward | |
| 02:30 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 02:30 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Matt Hull makes the 3 from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 01:57 | Temple | Daniel Wood swats the shot by Walter Donnelly | 39-28 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Robert Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Robert Crawford clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Walter Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 01:34 | Temple | Walter Donnelly can't finish the layup | 39-28 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Joseph Jacks snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Clarence Page blocks the short jumper by Joseph Jacks | 39-28 |
| 01:24 | Temple | Stanley Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 01:08 | Temple | Charles Lowe lays it in on a great pass from Eugene Danner | 41-28 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Patrick Trent scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Crawford and he's fouled by Walter Donnelly - foul #2 on Walter Donnelly, team foul #7 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Ernie Taylor (PF) Charles Lowe, Walter Donnelly | |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF), Noel Cannon (PF) Matt Hull, Joseph Jacks | |
| 00:45 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses the free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:45 | Temple | Ernie Taylor snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 00:41 | Temple | Stanley Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-30 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Stanley Johnson can't tip it in | 41-30 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Noel Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Robert Crawford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-30 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Noel Cannon tips it in | 41-32 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Stanley Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eugene Danner | 43-32 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses long on a halfcourt shot | 43-32 |