| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) SF - Harry Hinojosa (fresh) PF - Louis Trent (fresh) C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Carl Cheney (fresh) SG - Billy Riddick (fresh) SF - Anthony Reid (fresh) PF - Charles Peery (fresh) C - Robin Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | Robin Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Richmond | Billy Riddick hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Cheney | 0-2 |
| 19:47 | Temple | Edwin Welch loses the dribble to Billy Riddick in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Richmond | Billy Riddick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Richmond | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Hill | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Richmond | Charles Peery comes up short on the shot near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Temple | Louis Trent is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Richmond | Carl Cheney makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Charles Peery and he's fouled by Louis Trent - foul #1 on Louis Trent, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Richmond | Carl Cheney makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Jackie Gould hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Billy Riddick - foul #1 on Billy Riddick, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Jackie Gould makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Jackie Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Richmond | Charles Peery is hacked by Louis Trent - foul #2 on Louis Trent, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 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 | Richmond | | |
| 17:45 | Richmond | Charles Peery misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Cecere - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Richmond | Charles Peery misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Richmond | Charles Peery makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | Temple | David Holmes hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rudolph Hayhurst | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | Richmond | Carl Cheney buries a floater from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:58 | Temple | David Holmes throws it down on a great pass from James Cecere | 6-8 |
| 16:38 | Richmond | Anthony Reid knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Cheney | 6-11 |
| 16:23 | Temple | Floyd Francis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), James Chacon (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (PG), Randy Merchant (SG), Joe Moore (SF), Milton Vessels (PF), Kevin Calhoun (C) Carl Cheney, Billy Riddick, Anthony Reid, Charles Peery, Robin Hill | |
| 16:13 | Richmond | Forest Jensen buries a jumpshot from the left side | 6-13 |
| 15:57 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa is fouled on the floor by Milton Vessels - foul #1 on Milton Vessels, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG) James Chacon | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Hinojosa (fresh) PF - James Cecere (fresh) C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Forest Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randy Merchant (fresh) SF - Joe Moore (fresh) PF - Milton Vessels (fresh) C - Kevin Calhoun (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Temple | Edwin Welch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-13 |
| 15:50 | Temple | James Cecere tips it in | 8-13 |
| 15:24 | Richmond | James Cecere is called for the reach on Kevin Calhoun - foul #2 on James Cecere, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (SG), Louis Trent (PF) Rudolph Hayhurst, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Richmond | Billy Riddick (SG) Randy Merchant | |
| 15:08 | Richmond | Joe Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), David Holmes (SF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, James Chacon, Harry Hinojosa, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Richmond | Carl Cheney (PG) Forest Jensen | |
| 14:56 | Temple | Louis Trent drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Floyd Francis | 10-13 |
| 14:37 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 10-13 |
| 14:36 | Temple | David Holmes snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 14:15 | Temple | Oscar Edwards misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Calhoun - foul #1 on Kevin Calhoun, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, Jackie Gould, David Holmes, Louis Trent | |
| Subs | Richmond | Anthony Reid (SF), Charles Peery (PF), Robin Hill (C) Joe Moore, Milton Vessels, Kevin Calhoun | |
| 14:15 | Temple | Oscar Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:15 | Temple | Oscar Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:03 | Richmond | Charles Peery drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 13:46 | Temple | Edwin Welch misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Cheney - foul #1 on Carl Cheney, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), James Chacon (SG) Rudolph Hayhurst, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (SG) Billy Riddick | |
| 13:46 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:46 | Temple | Edwin Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:46 | Richmond | Charles Peery grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 13:24 | Richmond | Floyd Francis steals the ball from Carl Cheney | 13-16 |
| 13:20 | Temple | Floyd Francis hits the finger roll | 15-16 |
| 13:05 | Richmond | Carl Cheney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 15-16 |
| 13:03 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 12:56 | Temple | The jump hook by Edwin Welch is blocked by Charles Peery | 15-16 |
| 12:55 | Richmond | Forest Jensen snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 12:44 | Richmond | Forest Jensen comes up short on the floater from the right side | 15-16 |
| 12:43 | Richmond | Robin Hill snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 12:31 | Richmond | Forest Jensen misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Chacon - foul #1 on James Chacon, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG), David Holmes (SF), Louis Trent (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Floyd Francis, James Chacon, Harry Hinojosa, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Richmond | Billy Riddick (SG), Joe Moore (SF), Milton Vessels (PF) Carl Cheney, Anthony Reid, Charles Peery | |
| 12:31 | Richmond | Forest Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:31 | Richmond | Forest Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:31 | Temple | Louis Trent pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:14 | Temple | Louis Trent can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 12:12 | Richmond | Robin Hill snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 11:58 | Richmond | Jackie Gould steals it from Billy Riddick | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Trent (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Forest Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Moore (fresh) PF - Milton Vessels (fresh) C - Robin Hill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Temple | David Holmes is called for a backcourt violation | 15-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Jackie Gould, David Holmes, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun (C) Robin Hill | |
| 11:26 | Richmond | Billy Riddick is whistled for traveling | 15-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG) Edwin Welch | |
| Subs | Richmond | Carl Cheney (PG) Forest Jensen | |
| 11:13 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-17 |
| 11:12 | Temple | Floyd Francis gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:01 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Floyd Francis and he's hacked by Kevin Calhoun - foul #2 on Kevin Calhoun, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Oscar Edwards (C) Floyd Francis, Louis Trent | |
| Subs | Richmond | Anthony Reid (SF), Charles Peery (PF) Joe Moore, Kevin Calhoun | |
| 11:01 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:53 | Richmond | Billy Riddick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-17 |
| 10:52 | Richmond | Billy Riddick grabs the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 10:43 | Richmond | Billy Riddick misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Rudolph Hayhurst - foul #1 on Rudolph Hayhurst, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG), Louis Trent (PF) Rudolph Hayhurst, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 10:43 | Richmond | Billy Riddick makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:43 | Richmond | Billy Riddick makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:31 | Temple | Edwin Welch drills a shot from the right side | 20-19 |
| 10:10 | Richmond | Billy Riddick double dribbles | 20-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG) Edwin Welch, Jackie Gould | |
| Subs | Richmond | Robin Hill (C) Milton Vessels | |
| 09:51 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa loses the ball out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), David Holmes (SF) Floyd Francis, Harry Hinojosa | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (SG) Billy Riddick | |
| 09:42 | Richmond | Forest Jensen misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Louis Trent - foul #3 on Louis Trent, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Hinojosa (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) David Holmes, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Merchant (SG) Carl Cheney | |
| 09:42 | Richmond | Forest Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:42 | Richmond | Forest Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:22 | Temple | James Cecere misses the dunk | 20-21 |
| 09:20 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Anthony Reid | 20-21 |
| 09:07 | Richmond | Robin Hill makes the 3 from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 08:48 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa hits the finger roll | 22-24 |
| 08:34 | Richmond | Anthony Reid misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 08:33 | Temple | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 08:19 | Temple | Oscar Edwards misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 08:17 | Richmond | Randy Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:56 | Richmond | Charles Peery clanks a 3 from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 07:55 | Temple | Oscar Edwards gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Forest Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Merchant (fresh) SF - Anthony Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Peery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robin Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Temple | Charles Peery is called for the reach on Rudolph Hayhurst - foul #1 on Charles Peery, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), David Holmes (SF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Edwin Welch, Rudolph Hayhurst, Harry Hinojosa, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Richmond | Carl Cheney (PG), Billy Riddick (SG), Milton Vessels (PF), Joe Moore (C) Forest Jensen, Anthony Reid, Charles Peery, Robin Hill | |
| 07:27 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 07:26 | Richmond | Randy Merchant snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 07:19 | Richmond | Carl Cheney buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Daniel Jeffcoat - foul #1 on Daniel Jeffcoat, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Richmond | Robin Hill (C) Randy Merchant | |
| 07:19 | Richmond | Carl Cheney makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:54 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Floyd Francis | 24-27 |
| 06:50 | Richmond | Billy Riddick misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 06:48 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 06:44 | Temple | Jackie Gould comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Jackie Gould hits the follow up shot | 26-27 |
| 06:25 | Richmond | Milton Vessels misses the shot from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 06:24 | Temple | David Holmes gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Joe Moore is called for the reach on Floyd Francis - foul #1 on Joe Moore, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Hinojosa (SF) David Holmes | |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Merchant (SF) Robin Hill | |
| 06:03 | Temple | Floyd Francis misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 05:45 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 26-27 |
| 05:44 | Richmond | Billy Riddick pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:29 | Richmond | Carl Cheney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 05:28 | Richmond | Randy Merchant snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 05:07 | Richmond | Joe Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 26-27 |
| 05:05 | Temple | Jackie Gould grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 05:01 | Temple | Floyd Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG) Floyd Francis, Jackie Gould | |
| Subs | Richmond | Anthony Reid (SF), Charles Peery (PF), Robin Hill (C) Randy Merchant, Milton Vessels, Joe Moore | |
| 04:45 | Richmond | Robin Hill scores on a shot from close range | 26-29 |
| 04:16 | Temple | Charles Peery is called for the reach on James Cecere - foul #2 on Charles Peery, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (SG), David Holmes (SF) Rudolph Hayhurst, Harry Hinojosa | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (PG), Randy Merchant (SG), Milton Vessels (PF) Carl Cheney, Billy Riddick, Charles Peery | |
| 04:16 | Temple | James Cecere makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:16 | Temple | James Cecere makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:55 | Richmond | Forest Jensen is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Forest Jensen, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Hinojosa (SF), Oscar Edwards (C) David Holmes, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Richmond | Charles Peery (PF) Robin Hill | |
| 03:33 | Temple | Edwin Welch lays it in set up by James Cecere | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Chacon (fresh) SF - Harry Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cecere (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Forest Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Merchant (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Anthony Reid (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Peery (fresh) 4 pts. C - Milton Vessels (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Richmond | Anthony Reid misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Cecere - foul #3 on James Cecere, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG), David Holmes (SF), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) James Chacon, Harry Hinojosa, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Richmond | Billy Riddick (SG), Kevin Calhoun (C) Randy Merchant, Milton Vessels | |
| 03:17 | Richmond | Anthony Reid misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:17 | Richmond | Anthony Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:01 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jackie Gould | 32-30 |
| 02:53 | Richmond | Charles Peery misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 02:51 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Billy Riddick takes the ball from Jackie Gould | 32-30 |
| 02:36 | Richmond | Anthony Reid can't throw it down | 32-30 |
| 02:34 | Temple | The rebound goes to Louis Trent | 32-30 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Louis Trent scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Edwin Welch and he's hacked by Charles Peery - foul #3 on Charles Peery, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF) Jackie Gould, David Holmes | |
| Subs | Richmond | Carl Cheney (PG), Joe Moore (SF), Robin Hill (C) Forest Jensen, Anthony Reid, Charles Peery | |
| 02:26 | Temple | Louis Trent makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:08 | Richmond | Robin Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 02:07 | Temple | Louis Trent grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:02 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edwin Welch | 38-30 |
| 01:46 | Richmond | Carl Cheney connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joe Moore | 38-33 |
| 01:23 | Temple | Edwin Welch misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 01:22 | Richmond | Robin Hill grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 01:05 | Richmond | Harry Hinojosa is called for the reach on Robin Hill - foul #1 on Harry Hinojosa, team foul #10 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, Rudolph Hayhurst, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (SG), Milton Vessels (PF) Billy Riddick, Kevin Calhoun | |
| 01:05 | Richmond | Robin Hill makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 01:05 | Richmond | Robin Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Jackie Gould comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-35 |
| 00:51 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 00:43 | Temple | Louis Trent clanks a jumper in the paint | 38-35 |
| 00:41 | Richmond | Milton Vessels snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:37 | Richmond | Louis Trent steps in front of the Forest Jensen pass | 38-35 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Floyd Francis's fadeaway is rejected by Robin Hill | 38-35 |
| 00:15 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Edwards | 38-35 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Jackie Gould makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Francis | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Richmond | Forest Jensen clanks a halfcourt shot | 40-35 |