| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Washburn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Trader (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Gouge (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Crowder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Claude Trader inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Jack Washburn comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-37 |
| 19:39 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Trader | 37-37 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Bernard Leiva's fadeaway is rejected by William Crowder | 37-37 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 19:09 | Temple | Leroy Abril hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Crowder | 39-40 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Bernard Leiva clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG), John Brown (SF), Antione Brown (C) Leroy Abril, William Crowder, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 18:25 | Temple | Stephen Oden buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Gouge | 39-42 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Jack Washburn is fouled on the floor by Stephen Oden - foul #2 on Stephen Oden, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG) Stephen Oden | |
| 17:51 | Akron | Claude Trader misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Leroy Abril grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 17:38 | Temple | William Gouge's pass is intercepted by Bernard Leiva | 39-42 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Bernard Leiva hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Washburn | 42-42 |
| 16:58 | Temple | Richard Terrell is fouled on the floor by Danny Braggs - foul #2 on Danny Braggs, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Cory Cantrell (PF), Raymond Scott (C) Jack Washburn, Bernard Leiva, Danny Braggs, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG) Leroy Abril | |
| 16:35 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Paul Antonio grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Paul Antonio misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 16:07 | Temple | Antione Brown snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:47 | Temple | William Gouge hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benny Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Claude Trader (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Stephen Oden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Claude Trader clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 15:40 | Temple | Antione Brown gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 15:34 | Temple | William Gouge hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Paul Antonio - foul #1 on Paul Antonio, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Bernard Leiva (SG), Danny Braggs (PF) Benny Smith, Paul Antonio, Claude Trader | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), William Crowder (SF) Stephen Oden, John Brown | |
| 15:34 | Temple | William Gouge misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Raymond Scott pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 15:23 | Akron | Danny Braggs loses the ball out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Jesse Macdonald (C) Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) William Gouge, Richard Terrell | |
| 15:05 | Temple | William Crowder drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Leroy Abril and the foul's on Cory Cantrell - foul #3 on Cory Cantrell, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Terrell (PF) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 15:05 | Temple | William Crowder makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Cory Cantrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 14:46 | Temple | Richard Terrell gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 14:30 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Bernard Leiva clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 14:07 | Akron | Cory Cantrell gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Cory Cantrell can't connect on a jumper from close range | 42-50 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald tips it in | 44-50 |
| 13:42 | Temple | Danny Braggs steals the ball from Antione Brown | 44-50 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Cory Cantrell's pass is intercepted by Antione Brown | 44-50 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Antione Brown can't finish the layup | 44-50 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Antione Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jesse Macdonald - foul #2 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Claude Trader (SF), Raymond Scott (C) Jack Washburn, Bernard Leiva, Cory Cantrell, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (SG), John Brown (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Stephen Oden, William Crowder, Antione Brown | |
| 12:58 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Raymond Scott snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Claude Trader misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 12:40 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Scott | 44-51 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Danny Braggs clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 44-51 |
| 12:32 | Temple | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 12:16 | Temple | Richard Terrell drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 12:05 | Akron | John Brown is called for the reach on Claude Trader - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG), Antione Brown (PF) Leroy Abril, Richard Terrell | |
| 11:50 | Akron | Paul Antonio is whistled for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (SG) Paul Antonio | |
| Subs | Temple | William Crowder (SF) John Brown | |
| 11:37 | Temple | Antione Brown hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Claude Trader - foul #1 on Claude Trader, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Brown (SF) William Crowder | |
| 11:37 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benny Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Trader (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Scott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gouge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Benny Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 44-56 |
| 11:18 | Temple | Antione Brown grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 11:10 | Temple | William Gouge hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Stephen Oden | 44-58 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Raymond Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard Leiva | 47-58 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Antione Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Braggs | 47-58 |
| 10:23 | Temple | Antione Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 10:08 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the floater from the right block | 47-60 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Benny Smith's layup is rejected by Antione Brown | 47-60 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Claude Trader can't tip it in | 47-60 |
| 10:02 | Temple | Stephen Oden pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:54 | Temple | Antione Brown misses the turnaround in the lane | 47-60 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Claude Trader grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Danny Braggs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Scott | 49-60 |
| 09:07 | Temple | Stephen Oden is fouled on the floor by Benny Smith - foul #1 on Benny Smith, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Cory Cantrell (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Benny Smith, Bernard Leiva, Danny Braggs, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), William Crowder (SF), Richard Terrell (PF) William Gouge, John Brown, Antione Brown | |
| 09:07 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Cory Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Claude Trader misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 08:37 | Temple | Stephen Oden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Claude Trader grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Claude Trader is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Claude Trader, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (SG) Claude Trader | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (SG) Stephen Oden | |
| 07:55 | Temple | William Gouge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| 07:54 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt tips it back up and in | 49-62 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Jack Washburn connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Macdonald | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Washburn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Leiva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Antonio (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Cory Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Crowder (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 07:06 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:46 | Akron | William Crowder steps in front of the Cory Cantrell pass | 52-62 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Richard Terrell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Paul Antonio - foul #2 on Paul Antonio, team foul #9 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Claude Trader (SF), Raymond Scott (C) Jack Washburn, Paul Antonio, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Temple | John Brown (PG), Antione Brown (C) Leroy Abril, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 06:31 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Bernard Leiva clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-63 |
| 06:13 | Temple | Antione Brown snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 05:53 | Temple | Bernard Leiva picks off the pass by Antione Brown | 52-63 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Raymond Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 05:33 | Akron | Cory Cantrell tips it but misses | 52-63 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Claude Trader hits the follow up shot | 54-63 |
| 05:17 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-63 |
| 05:16 | Temple | Antione Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:11 | Temple | William Crowder is hacked by Claude Trader - foul #3 on Claude Trader, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Danny Braggs (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Benny Smith, Bernard Leiva, Cory Cantrell, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) John Brown, William Gouge, Antione Brown | |
| 05:11 | Temple | William Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:11 | Temple | William Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Jack Washburn connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Claude Trader | 56-64 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Leroy Abril drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Claude Trader hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jack Washburn | 58-67 |
| 03:37 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Stephen Oden | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Akron | Claude Trader is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald tips it back up and in | 60-69 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Washburn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Claude Trader (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Crowder (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Temple | William Crowder buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Oden | 60-71 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Claude Trader buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-71 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Danny Braggs steals it from Richard Terrell | 63-71 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Paul Antonio is fouled on the floor by Stephen Oden - foul #3 on Stephen Oden, team foul #3 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Bernard Leiva (SG), Cory Cantrell (PF), Raymond Scott (C) Jack Washburn, Paul Antonio, Danny Braggs, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (SG), John Brown (SF), Antione Brown (PF) Stephen Oden, William Crowder, Richard Terrell | |
| 02:03 | Akron | Claude Trader is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Temple | Claude Trader steals the ball from Martin Kleinschmidt | 66-71 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Danny Braggs (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Benny Smith, Cory Cantrell, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Temple | William Crowder (SF), Richard Terrell (PF) John Brown, Antione Brown | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:23 | Akron | Jack Washburn clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 66-71 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald misses the tip | 66-71 |
| 01:19 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Terrell | 66-71 |
| 00:59 | Temple | William Crowder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 00:58 | Temple | Richard Terrell snags the offensive board | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Temple | Richard Terrell is fouled on the floor by Danny Braggs - foul #3 on Danny Braggs, team foul #11 | 66-71 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the board | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Bernard Leiva drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Macdonald | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Temple | William Crowder is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Washburn - foul #1 on Jack Washburn, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG) William Gouge | |
| 00:31 | Temple | William Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:31 | Temple | William Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Jack Washburn makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Leiva | 71-74 |
| 00:25 | Temple | Jack Washburn is called for the reach on William Crowder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Washburn, team foul #13 | 71-74 |
| 00:25 | Temple | William Crowder misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:25 | Temple | William Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Claude Trader grabs the board | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Akron | Richard Terrell steps in front of the Danny Braggs pass | 71-74 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Bernard Leiva is called for the reach on Stephen Oden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Leiva, team foul #14 | 71-74 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Stephen Oden makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Stephen Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Richard Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Richard Terrell is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Leiva - foul #4 on Bernard Leiva, team foul #15 | 71-76 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Claude Trader clanks a halfcourt shot | 71-78 |