| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) SF - Harry Hinojosa (fresh) PF - Louis Trent (fresh) C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) SG - Neil Wong (fresh) SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Harry Hinojosa is called for the reach on William French - foul #1 on Harry Hinojosa, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly lays it up and in set up by Anthony Gist | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Temple | Jackie Gould comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Neil Wong - foul #1 on Neil Wong, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Temple | Jackie Gould makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:04 | Temple | Jackie Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Anthony Gist makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William French | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa banks in the layup on a great pass from Edwin Welch | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | William Taylor is hacked by Daniel Jeffcoat - foul #1 on Daniel Jeffcoat, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Dayton | Neil Wong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa double dribbles | 4-6 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:28 | Dayton | William Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Neil Wong | 4-9 |
| 17:14 | Temple | Oscar Edwards misses short on a floater from the right block | 4-9 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | William French snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 17:00 | Dayton | Anthony Gist tips it home | 4-11 |
| 16:48 | Temple | Oscar Edwards is fouled on the floor by Patrick Reilly - foul #1 on Patrick Reilly, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| 16:37 | Temple | William Taylor steals the ball from Rudolph Hayhurst | 4-11 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Neil Wong travels with the ball | 4-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), James Chacon (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stanley Lezama (SF), Glenn Shaw (C) Anthony Gist, Patrick Reilly | |
| 15:47 | Temple | Louis Trent connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Edwin Welch | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Chacon (fresh) SF - Harry Hinojosa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Trent (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neil Wong (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lezama (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Glenn Shaw (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | William French hits a driving attempt from close range | 6-13 |
| 15:08 | Temple | Louis Trent misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by William French - foul #1 on William French, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG) James Chacon | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (PG), Anthony Gist (SF), Ivan Sugalski (PF) William French, Neil Wong, William Taylor | |
| 15:08 | Temple | Louis Trent makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:08 | Temple | Louis Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Jeffcoat - foul #2 on Daniel Jeffcoat, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, Harry Hinojosa, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:51 | Temple | James Cecere gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:37 | Temple | Floyd Francis hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Oscar Edwards and he's hacked by James Winston - foul #1 on James Winston, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Louis Trent (PF) Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Dayton | Patrick Reilly (C) Glenn Shaw | |
| 14:37 | Temple | Floyd Francis misses the free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Anthony Gist snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | James Winston clanks a floater from the left side | 10-14 |
| 14:26 | Temple | Louis Trent snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 14:04 | Temple | Floyd Francis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ivan Sugalski | 10-14 |
| 13:58 | Dayton | James Winston is whistled for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF) Floyd Francis, Jackie Gould, Harry Hinojosa, Louis Trent | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG) Stanley Lezama | |
| 13:33 | Temple | James Cecere can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 10-14 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | James Winston gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Anthony Gist tips it back up and in | 10-16 |
| 12:47 | Temple | Edwin Welch connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Holmes | 12-16 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | James Winston misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 12:22 | Temple | James Cecere grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:17 | Temple | David Holmes can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 12-16 |
| 12:16 | Dayton | Anthony Gist grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | James Winston can't connect on a floater from the right side | 12-16 |
| 11:53 | Temple | Oscar Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:43 | Temple | Patrick Reilly swats the short shot by Edwin Welch | 12-16 |
| 11:42 | Temple | James Cecere grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) SF - David Holmes (fresh) PF - James Cecere (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oscar Edwards (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Winston (fresh) SF - Anthony Gist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Sugalski (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Reilly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Temple | James Cecere is fouled on the floor by Ivan Sugalski - foul #1 on Ivan Sugalski, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Louis Trent (PF) Edwin Welch, Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG), Neil Wong (SG), Stanley Lezama (SF), William Taylor (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) William French, James Winston, Anthony Gist, Ivan Sugalski, Patrick Reilly | |
| 11:04 | Temple | Louis Trent hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:04 | Temple | Louis Trent makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:04 | Temple | Louis Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Oscar Edwards (C) Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:31 | Temple | Stanley Lezama steals the ball from Louis Trent | 14-16 |
| 10:18 | Dayton | Neil Wong travels with the ball | 14-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (PG) Michael Hennessy | |
| 09:56 | Temple | Edwin Welch knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jackie Gould | 16-16 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | James Winston connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Neil Wong | 16-18 |
| 09:22 | Temple | Louis Trent hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 16-18 |
| 09:21 | Temple | Louis Trent misses the tip | 16-18 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | Neil Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Neil Wong comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 08:57 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Edwin Welch blows the dunk but he's fouled by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), James Chacon (SG) Jackie Gould, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Patrick Reilly (C) James Winston, William Taylor, Glenn Shaw | |
| 08:44 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:15 | Dayton | William French double dribbles | 18-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), Oscar Edwards (C) James Chacon, Edwin Welch | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (SG), Anthony Gist (SF) Neil Wong, Stanley Lezama | |
| 08:13 | Temple | Floyd Francis is hacked by James Winston in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Winston, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (SG) James Winston | |
| 08:13 | Temple | Floyd Francis makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:13 | Temple | Floyd Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Anthony Gist snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | William French hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Hennessy | 19-20 |
| 07:40 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Rudolph Hayhurst | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Floyd Francis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Trent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 07:20 | Temple | Floyd Francis snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 07:04 | Temple | Louis Trent is whistled for traveling | 21-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Jackie Gould (SG) Floyd Francis, Rudolph Hayhurst | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), Glenn Shaw (C) Michael Hennessy, Patrick Reilly | |
| 06:54 | Dayton | William French connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Gist | 21-22 |
| 06:35 | Temple | Edwin Welch travels with the ball | 21-22 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (SG), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Jackie Gould, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harry Hinojosa - foul #2 on Harry Hinojosa, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF) James Chacon, Harry Hinojosa, Louis Trent | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (SF), Stanley Lezama (PF) Anthony Gist, Ivan Sugalski | |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:15 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:01 | Temple | Jackie Gould hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edwin Welch | 23-23 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy is fouled on the floor by Daniel Jeffcoat - foul #3 on Daniel Jeffcoat, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (SG), Louis Trent (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Jackie Gould, James Cecere, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:42 | Dayton | William French misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Trent - foul #1 on Louis Trent, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG) Edwin Welch | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:42 | Dayton | William French makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | William French misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:42 | Temple | Louis Trent snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 05:23 | Temple | David Holmes lays it up and in on a great pass from Floyd Francis | 25-24 |
| 04:54 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw is whistled for traveling | 25-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), James Cecere (PF) Floyd Francis, James Chacon, Louis Trent | |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Gist (SF), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Patrick Reilly (C) William French, Neil Wong, Glenn Shaw | |
| 04:40 | Temple | Patrick Reilly denies the turnaround by Edwin Welch | 25-24 |
| 04:38 | Temple | Edwin Welch tips it home | 27-24 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 04:17 | Temple | Edwin Welch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Cecere - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Jackie Gould, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:45 | Temple | Louis Trent buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edwin Welch | 29-28 |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Anthony Gist misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 03:23 | Temple | Louis Trent gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Trent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Hennessy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Lezama (fresh) SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Temple | Louis Trent is fouled on the floor by Patrick Reilly - foul #2 on Patrick Reilly, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), James Cecere (PF) Edwin Welch, Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Neil Wong (SG), William Taylor (PF) Michael Hennessy, Stanley Lezama, Ivan Sugalski | |
| 03:06 | Temple | Louis Trent makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:06 | Temple | Louis Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | William French can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 02:42 | Temple | Louis Trent grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Floyd Francis clanks a floater from the left side | 31-28 |
| 02:28 | Temple | Louis Trent tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | William French clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Louis Trent grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:49 | Temple | Floyd Francis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Floyd Francis, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), Oscar Edwards (C) Floyd Francis, Jackie Gould, Louis Trent | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stanley Lezama (SF), Glenn Shaw (C) Anthony Gist, Patrick Reilly | |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Neil Wong can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Wong | 33-28 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-28 |
| 01:14 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:59 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Cecere and he's fouled by Stanley Lezama - foul #1 on Stanley Lezama, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Temple | David Holmes (SF), Louis Trent (PF) James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (SG) Neil Wong | |
| 00:59 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | James Winston drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Edwin Welch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Shaw - foul #1 on Glenn Shaw, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG) Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG) William French | |
| 00:34 | Temple | Edwin Welch misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Jackie Gould steals the ball from William Taylor | 37-31 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Louis Trent drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Floyd Francis | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 39-31 |