| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) SG - Mark Steppe (fresh) SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) PF - Ricky Dixon (fresh) C - Frederic Celestine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) SF - Harry Hinojosa (fresh) PF - Louis Trent (fresh) C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Temple | The jump hook by Edwin Welch is blocked by Ricky Dixon | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Harry Hinojosa, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Temple | Jackie Gould knocks in the floater from close range set up by Harry Hinojosa | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Garay | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Temple | Robert Garay steps in front of the Daniel Jeffcoat pass | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | St. Joseph's | Jackie Gould steps in front of the Mark Steppe pass | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Temple | Edwin Welch jams it set up by Jackie Gould | 2-6 |
| 16:41 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Harry Hinojosa - foul #2 on Harry Hinojosa, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, Jackie Gould, Harry Hinojosa, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| 16:41 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:41 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:21 | Temple | Floyd Francis drills a floater from the right wing set up by Oscar Edwards | 3-8 |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Floyd Francis - foul #1 on Floyd Francis, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:15 | Temple | The rebound goes to Floyd Francis | 4-8 |
| 15:58 | Temple | Oscar Edwards clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 15:56 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Steppe (fresh) SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) PF - Ricky Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederic Celestine (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Floyd Francis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) SF - David Holmes (fresh) PF - James Cecere (fresh) C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe scores on a jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Temple | Gary Moseley takes the ball from Floyd Francis | 6-8 |
| 14:56 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Oscar Edwards - foul #1 on Oscar Edwards, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender (SG) Gary Moseley | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| 14:56 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:56 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:42 | Temple | David Holmes drills a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Ricky Dixon - foul #1 on Ricky Dixon, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG) Robert Garay | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| 14:42 | Temple | David Holmes misses the free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:20 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe double dribbles | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| 14:02 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat misses the easy layup | 8-10 |
| 14:00 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat tips it home | 8-12 |
| 13:34 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe misses the jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 13:32 | Temple | David Holmes pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:08 | Temple | Edwin Welch is hacked by Vance Anker - foul #1 on Vance Anker, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Gary Moseley (SF) Vance Anker, Donald Lavender | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), James Chacon (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| 13:02 | Temple | Ricky Dixon swats the short shot by Jackie Gould | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ricky Dixon | 8-12 |
| 12:56 | St. Joseph's | James Cecere is called for the reach on Gary Moseley - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| 12:40 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Dixon | 10-12 |
| 12:25 | Temple | Jackie Gould is fouled on the floor by Gary Moseley - foul #1 on Gary Moseley, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), David Holmes (SF), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, Jackie Gould, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| 12:17 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-12 |
| 12:16 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frederic Celestine | 10-12 |
| 11:58 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses badly on a shot in the paint | 10-12 |
| 11:57 | Temple | David Holmes grabs the board | 10-12 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Steppe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Chacon (fresh) SF - David Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Trent (fresh) C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Temple | Edwin Welch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 10-12 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ricky Dixon | 10-12 |
| 11:17 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender (SG), Roger Donohoe (C) Mark Steppe, Frederic Celestine | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, David Holmes, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| 11:02 | Temple | Oscar Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| 10:38 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 10:20 | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 09:58 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Jeffcoat steals it from Robert Garay | 10-12 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Louis Trent drills a jumper from close range | 10-14 |
| 09:23 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Jeffcoat - foul #1 on Daniel Jeffcoat, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Mark Steppe (SF), Frederic Celestine (PF) Robert Garay, Gary Moseley, Ricky Dixon | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, Rudolph Hayhurst, James Chacon, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| 09:23 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 09:23 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:15 | Temple | Oscar Edwards misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Donohoe - foul #1 on Roger Donohoe, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley (SF) Donald Lavender | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:15 | Temple | Oscar Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:15 | Temple | Oscar Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:15 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 08:52 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Francis takes the ball from Frederic Celestine | 11-15 |
| 08:42 | Temple | Jackie Gould misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 08:40 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 08:15 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Steppe | 13-15 |
| 07:54 | Temple | Jackie Gould misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Frederic Celestine - foul #1 on Frederic Celestine, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Donald Lavender (SG), Ricky Dixon (PF) Vance Anker, Gary Moseley, Roger Donohoe | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| 07:54 | Temple | Jackie Gould misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:54 | Temple | Jackie Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lavender (fresh) SF - Mark Steppe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Trent (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Edwin Welch - foul #1 on Edwin Welch, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG) Jackie Gould | |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:37 | Temple | Louis Trent pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 07:14 | Temple | Louis Trent's floater is tipped away by Frederic Celestine | 14-16 |
| 07:12 | Temple | Louis Trent pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 06:57 | Temple | David Holmes misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 06:55 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ricky Dixon | 14-16 |
| 06:40 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Jeffcoat takes the ball from Ricky Dixon | 14-16 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Edwin Welch is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Edwin Welch, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Roger Donohoe (C) Donald Lavender, Frederic Celestine | |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG), James Chacon (SF) Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes | |
| 06:10 | St. Joseph's | James Chacon is called for the reach on Ricky Dixon - foul #1 on James Chacon, team foul #9 | 14-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley (SF) Mark Steppe | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, James Chacon, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| 06:10 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 06:10 | Temple | James Cecere grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Floyd Francis misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 05:53 | Temple | Oscar Edwards grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Jackie Gould comes up short on the shot from the right side | 14-16 |
| 05:35 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 05:11 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon hits a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Garay | 16-16 |
| 04:51 | Temple | Gary Moseley is called for the reach on David Holmes - foul #2 on Gary Moseley, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender (SG), Mark Steppe (SF), Frederic Celestine (C) Vance Anker, Gary Moseley, Roger Donohoe | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), James Chacon (SF), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, Jackie Gould, David Holmes, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| 04:34 | Temple | Edwin Welch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 04:19 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine's layup is rejected by Louis Trent | 16-16 |
| 04:17 | Temple | James Chacon grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Gary Moseley (SF), Roger Donohoe (C) Robert Garay, Donald Lavender, Ricky Dixon | |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF) Rudolph Hayhurst, James Chacon | |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe knocks in the shot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) SG - Mark Steppe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) PF - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Hinojosa (fresh) PF - Louis Trent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Temple | Vance Anker steps in front of the Daniel Jeffcoat pass | 18-16 |
| 02:44 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe hits the finger roll | 20-16 |
| 02:23 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Vance Anker - foul #2 on Vance Anker, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Donald Lavender (SG), Ricky Dixon (PF) Vance Anker, Mark Steppe, Roger Donohoe | |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG) Jackie Gould | |
| 02:23 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 02:23 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 01:58 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine scores on a jumper from the right block | 22-17 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Edwin Welch misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ricky Dixon - foul #2 on Ricky Dixon, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (C) Frederic Celestine | |
| Subs | Temple | James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| 01:54 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Cecere - foul #2 on James Cecere, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Roger Donohoe (C) Gary Moseley, James Urick | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Edwin Welch, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:18 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Floyd Francis - foul #2 on Floyd Francis, team foul #11 | 23-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe (SF) Vance Anker | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Floyd Francis, Rudolph Hayhurst, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 00:50 | Temple | Oscar Edwards grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Jackie Gould is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jackie Gould, team foul #12 | 24-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley (SF), Frederic Celestine (C) Donald Lavender, Roger Donohoe | |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Jackie Gould, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 00:08 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa is open and buries a floater from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 24-24 |