| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) SG - William Gouge (fresh) SF - William Crowder (fresh) PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - James Brown (fresh) SG - Gregg Goodrich (fresh) SF - James Edwards (fresh) PF - John Dawson (fresh) C - Joel Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Richard Terrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | William Crowder makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Gouge | 2-0 |
| 19:45 | Liberty | James Brown is hacked by Leroy Abril in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Abril, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Liberty | Leroy Abril steals the ball from John Dawson | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Temple | William Crowder connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Gouge | 4-0 |
| 19:00 | Liberty | Joel Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-0 |
| 18:58 | Temple | Leroy Abril grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:43 | Liberty | James Edwards grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Liberty | William Gouge steals it from James Brown in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Temple | William Crowder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Liberty | John Dawson gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Liberty | Joel Clark hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Edwards | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Temple | Richard Terrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Liberty | James Brown connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Edwards | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | Temple | William Gouge clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Liberty | Joel Clark snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Liberty | James Brown can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Liberty | Joel Clark gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Liberty | John Dawson hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Brown | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Crowder | 6-6 |
| 16:24 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich is hacked by Martin Kleinschmidt - foul #1 on Martin Kleinschmidt, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG), John Brown (SF), Antione Brown (PF) Leroy Abril, William Crowder, Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Wilt (PG), Justin Coleman (SG), Edward Tisdale (PF), Brian Ladson (C) James Brown, Gregg Goodrich, John Dawson, Joel Clark | |
| 16:07 | Liberty | Edward Tisdale misses the easy layup | 6-6 |
| 16:05 | Temple | Antione Brown pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:58 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the driving attempt in the paint | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Stephen Oden (fresh) SG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Antione Brown (fresh) C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Wilt (fresh) SG - Justin Coleman (fresh) SF - James Edwards (fresh) PF - Edward Tisdale (fresh) C - Brian Ladson (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Liberty | The short jumper by James Edwards is denied by John Brown | 8-6 |
| 15:37 | Temple | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | Temple | Antione Brown hits a shot from the left block | 10-6 |
| 14:58 | Liberty | Justin Coleman banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Edwards | 10-8 |
| 14:43 | Temple | William Gouge misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:41 | Temple | Stephen Oden gets the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:22 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 14:02 | Liberty | Edward Tisdale knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Justin Coleman | 13-10 |
| 13:34 | Temple | John Brown is fouled on the floor by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #1 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Temple | William Crowder (SF), Richard Terrell (PF) William Gouge, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Brown (PG), Gregg Goodrich (SG), Forest Massey (SF), John Dawson (PF), Joel Clark (C) Philip Wilt, Justin Coleman, James Edwards, Edward Tisdale, Brian Ladson | |
| 13:23 | Temple | John Brown comes up short on the runner near the basket | 13-10 |
| 13:21 | Temple | Richard Terrell tips it back up and in | 15-10 |
| 13:10 | Liberty | Joel Clark misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Antione Brown - foul #1 on Antione Brown, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 13:10 | Liberty | Joel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:10 | Liberty | Joel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Richard Terrell snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 13:03 | Temple | Stephen Oden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 13:02 | Liberty | Joel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:36 | Liberty | Leroy Abril steps in front of the Gregg Goodrich pass | 15-11 |
| 12:33 | Temple | William Crowder lays it in on a nice dish by Leroy Abril | 17-11 |
| 12:16 | Liberty | John Dawson misses the jumper from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 12:14 | Liberty | John Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 12:02 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich misses the easy layup | 17-11 |
| 12:01 | Liberty | Forest Massey tips it home | 17-13 |
| 11:49 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 11:48 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) SF - William Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Goodrich (fresh) SF - Forest Massey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Liberty | James Brown scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Forest Massey | 17-16 |
| 11:24 | Temple | William Crowder misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 11:22 | Liberty | The rebound goes to John Dawson | 17-16 |
| 11:05 | Liberty | Joel Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Temple | John Brown (PG), William Gouge (SG), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Wilt (PG), Justin Coleman (SG), James Edwards (SF), Edward Tisdale (C) James Brown, Gregg Goodrich, Forest Massey, Joel Clark | |
| 10:41 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Tisdale - foul #1 on Edward Tisdale, team foul #2 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG) William Gouge | |
| Subs | Liberty | Brian Ladson (C) John Dawson | |
| 10:41 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:41 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:41 | Liberty | Edward Tisdale pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:19 | Liberty | Philip Wilt is hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), William Gouge (SG), Antione Brown (C) Stephen Oden, William Crowder, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 10:03 | Liberty | James Edwards knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Ladson | 18-18 |
| 09:42 | Temple | Richard Terrell is denied on a layup by Edward Tisdale | 18-18 |
| 09:41 | Temple | Antione Brown grabs the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 09:20 | Temple | Antione Brown connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Brown and he's hacked by Brian Ladson - foul #1 on Brian Ladson, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG), William Crowder (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Leroy Abril, William Gouge, Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Brown (PG), Gregg Goodrich (SG), John Dawson (PF), Joel Clark (C) Philip Wilt, Justin Coleman, Edward Tisdale, Brian Ladson | |
| 09:20 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:08 | Liberty | Joel Clark lays it in set up by Gregg Goodrich | 21-20 |
| 08:54 | Temple | John Dawson swats the short shot by Martin Kleinschmidt | 21-20 |
| 08:52 | Liberty | The rebound goes to James Edwards | 21-20 |
| 08:33 | Liberty | James Edwards is hacked by William Crowder - foul #1 on William Crowder, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (SG), Richard Terrell (PF) Stephen Oden, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 08:22 | Liberty | James Edwards is fouled on the floor by William Crowder - foul #2 on William Crowder, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG) William Crowder | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 08:08 | Liberty | Stephen Oden steps in front of the John Dawson pass | 21-20 |
| 07:57 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 21-20 |
| 07:56 | Temple | John Brown snags the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 07:49 | Temple | James Edwards steals it from Martin Kleinschmidt | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) SG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Goodrich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Liberty | James Brown scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Dawson | 21-22 |
| 07:06 | Temple | William Gouge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 07:04 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Joel Clark | 21-22 |
| 06:52 | Liberty | Joel Clark loses the dribble to William Gouge | 21-22 |
| 06:36 | Temple | John Brown is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Antione Brown (C) Stephen Oden, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Wilt (PG), Justin Coleman (SG), Forest Massey (SF), Edward Tisdale (PF), Brian Ladson (C) James Brown, Gregg Goodrich, James Edwards, John Dawson, Joel Clark | |
| 06:24 | Temple | John Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-22 |
| 06:17 | Liberty | Forest Massey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 06:16 | Liberty | Justin Coleman tips it back up and in | 23-24 |
| 06:00 | Temple | Antione Brown misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 23-24 |
| 05:59 | Temple | Leroy Abril tips it in | 25-24 |
| 05:41 | Liberty | Philip Wilt misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Richard Terrell snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:17 | Temple | William Gouge is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Gouge, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) William Gouge, Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Brown (PG), James Edwards (SF) Philip Wilt, Forest Massey | |
| 04:52 | Liberty | Justin Coleman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:50 | Temple | Antione Brown snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 04:30 | Temple | Leroy Abril scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephen Oden | 28-24 |
| 04:12 | Liberty | Martin Kleinschmidt steps in front of the James Edwards pass | 28-24 |
| 03:49 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt is denied on a layup by Brian Ladson | 28-24 |
| 03:48 | Temple | Antione Brown grabs the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 03:36 | Temple | Leroy Abril can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 03:35 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Edward Tisdale | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Oden (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antione Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Tisdale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Ladson (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Liberty | James Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Abril - foul #2 on Leroy Abril, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (SG), William Crowder (SF), Richard Terrell (PF) Stephen Oden, John Brown, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich (SG), John Dawson (PF), Joel Clark (C) Justin Coleman, Edward Tisdale, Brian Ladson | |
| 03:32 | Liberty | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:32 | Liberty | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:22 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt blows the layup but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Wilt (PG) James Brown | |
| 03:22 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:22 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:05 | Liberty | Martin Kleinschmidt steps in front of the Philip Wilt pass | 30-26 |
| 03:00 | Temple | William Crowder is whistled for a carry | 30-26 |
| 02:42 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich lays it up and in and he's hacked by William Gouge - foul #2 on William Gouge, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG) Leroy Abril | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 02:42 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:21 | Temple | William Crowder can't finish the layup | 30-29 |
| 02:20 | Liberty | Philip Wilt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:04 | Liberty | John Dawson is fouled on the floor by Richard Terrell - foul #1 on Richard Terrell, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Antione Brown (C) Stephen Oden, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Brown (PG) Philip Wilt | |
| 02:04 | Liberty | John Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:04 | Liberty | John Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:40 | Temple | Leroy Abril's pass is intercepted by James Edwards | 30-31 |
| 01:23 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-31 |
| 01:21 | Liberty | James Edwards tips it home | 30-33 |
| 01:12 | Temple | Joel Clark swats the layup by Antione Brown | 30-33 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Antione Brown can't tip it in | 30-33 |
| 01:08 | Liberty | Joel Clark snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 01:04 | Liberty | James Edwards is fouled on the floor by William Crowder - foul #3 on William Crowder, team foul #11 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG), John Brown (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Leroy Abril, William Crowder, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Liberty | Justin Coleman (SG), Edward Tisdale (C) Gregg Goodrich, Joel Clark | |
| 01:04 | Liberty | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:04 | Liberty | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:51 | Temple | John Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 00:49 | Liberty | The rebound goes to John Dawson | 30-35 |
| 00:22 | Liberty | James Brown is hacked by William Gouge - foul #3 on William Gouge, team foul #12 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Antione Brown (PF) William Gouge, Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Wilt (SG), Brian Ladson (C) James Edwards, John Dawson | |
| 00:22 | Liberty | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:22 | Liberty | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Antione Brown is fouled on the floor by Edward Tisdale - foul #2 on Edward Tisdale, team foul #6 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Terrell (PF) Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Liberty | Forest Massey (SF) James Brown | |
| 00:01 | Temple | Richard Terrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Brian Ladson gets the rebound | 30-37 |