| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) SG - Brandon Heldt (fresh) SF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) PF - John O'Rourke (fresh) C - Stanley Ruel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Christopher Plath (fresh) SG - Gary Bluestein (fresh) SF - Isaac Lamb (fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fresh) C - Devin Steward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Devin Steward wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by John O'Rourke - foul #1 on John O'Rourke, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:51 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:51 | Temple | John O'Rourke gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Temple | Brandon Heldt misses the easy layup | 0-1 |
| 19:29 | Temple | John O'Rourke snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | Temple | Brandon Heldt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Holy Cross | Christopher Plath is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Micco - foul #1 on Jack Micco, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:50 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith clanks a floater in the lane | 0-1 |
| 18:49 | Temple | John O'Rourke snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:34 | Temple | Jack Micco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Plath - foul #1 on Christopher Plath, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:34 | Temple | Jack Micco makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:34 | Temple | Jack Micco misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:34 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 1-1 |
| 18:30 | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Plath | 1-4 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Jack Micco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-4 |
| 18:13 | Holy Cross | Devin Steward misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Brandon Heldt - foul #1 on Brandon Heldt, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| 18:13 | Holy Cross | Devin Steward makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:13 | Holy Cross | Devin Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:01 | Temple | Garf Tomaski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-6 |
| 18:00 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 17:53 | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-6 |
| 17:51 | Temple | The rebound goes to Stanley Ruel | 1-6 |
| 17:30 | Temple | Jack Micco jams it and he's hacked by Christopher Plath - foul #2 on Christopher Plath, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Moshe Zendejas (SG), Burton Turk (SF) Brandon Heldt, Garf Tomaski | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt (PG), Willy Porter (SG), George Heil (SF), Richard Brantner (PF), Zhuang Kung (C) Christopher Plath, Gary Bluestein, Isaac Lamb, Michael Smith, Devin Steward | |
| 17:30 | Temple | Jack Micco makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:07 | Holy Cross | John O'Rourke takes the ball from George Heil | 4-6 |
| 16:47 | Temple | Jack Micco hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by George Heil - foul #1 on George Heil, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Vernon Carballo (PF), Williams Norman (C) John O'Rourke, Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 16:47 | Temple | Jack Micco misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:47 | Temple | Jack Micco makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt is hacked by Jack Micco - foul #2 on Jack Micco, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Brandon Heldt (SG) Jack Micco, Moshe Zendejas | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Smith (PF), Joseph Baker (C) Richard Brantner, Zhuang Kung | |
| 15:58 | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willy Porter | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) SG - Brandon Heldt (fresh) SF - Burton Turk (fairly fresh) PF - Vernon Carballo (fresh) C - Williams Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Robert Hewitt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willy Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Heil (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Temple | Vernon Carballo is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Garf Tomaski (SF) Burton Turk | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Peyton (PG), Gary Bluestein (SG), Isaac Lamb (SF) Robert Hewitt, Willy Porter, George Heil | |
| 15:34 | Temple | Isaac Lamb steals it from Brandon Heldt | 5-8 |
| 15:12 | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Garf Tomaski - foul #1 on Garf Tomaski, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Moshe Zendejas (SG), John O'Rourke (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Brandon Heldt, Vernon Carballo, Williams Norman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Kung (C) Michael Smith | |
| 15:12 | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:12 | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:56 | Temple | John O'Rourke connects on the open jump hook from close range | 7-10 |
| 14:46 | Holy Cross | George Peyton misses the shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:45 | Temple | Stanley Ruel grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:40 | Temple | Bruce Hayden can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:39 | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 14:23 | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Garf Tomaski - foul #2 on Garf Tomaski, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Gustin (PG), Burton Turk (SF) Bruce Hayden, Garf Tomaski | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Willy Porter (PG), George Heil (SG), Richard Brantner (PF), Devin Steward (C) George Peyton, Gary Bluestein, Joseph Baker, Zhuang Kung | |
| 14:23 | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:23 | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:19 | Temple | Burton Turk is hacked by Devin Steward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Devin Steward, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt (PG) Isaac Lamb | |
| 14:06 | Temple | Burton Turk hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 7-12 |
| 14:04 | Temple | John O'Rourke tips it in | 9-12 |
| 13:47 | Holy Cross | Devin Steward misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 13:45 | Holy Cross | George Heil grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:27 | Holy Cross | Devin Steward banks in the layup set up by Robert Hewitt | 9-14 |
| 13:17 | Temple | Burton Turk makes the wide open jumper near the basket | 11-14 |
| 13:10 | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:09 | Temple | The rebound goes to John O'Rourke | 11-14 |
| 13:07 | Temple | Gary Gustin is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hewitt - foul #1 on Robert Hewitt, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Barber (SG), Brandon Heldt (SF), Vernon Carballo (PF), Williams Norman (C) Moshe Zendejas, Burton Turk, John O'Rourke, Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Zhuang Kung (C) George Heil, Richard Brantner, Devin Steward | |
| 12:50 | Temple | Gary Gustin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gary Gustin, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG) Gary Gustin | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Baker (PF) Michael Smith | |
| 12:32 | Holy Cross | Willy Porter misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 12:31 | Temple | The rebound goes to Vernon Carballo | 11-14 |
| 12:26 | Temple | Bruce Hayden is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Brandon Heldt | 13-14 |
| 12:16 | Holy Cross | Willy Porter loses the ball out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Peyton (PG), Gary Bluestein (SG), Michael Smith (PF) Robert Hewitt, Willy Porter, Zhuang Kung | |
| 11:53 | Temple | Isaac Lamb picks off the pass by Brandon Heldt | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Barber (fresh) SF - Brandon Heldt (fresh) PF - Vernon Carballo (fresh) C - Williams Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - George Peyton (fresh) SG - Gary Bluestein (fresh) SF - Isaac Lamb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Holy Cross | George Peyton is hacked by Bruce Hayden - foul #1 on Bruce Hayden, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Turk (SF), John O'Rourke (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Brandon Heldt, Vernon Carballo, Williams Norman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Devin Steward (C) Joseph Baker | |
| 11:40 | Holy Cross | George Peyton misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:40 | Temple | Stanley Ruel grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 11:37 | Temple | George Peyton is called for the reach on Burton Turk in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Peyton, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| 11:37 | Temple | Burton Turk misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:37 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:17 | Holy Cross | Devin Steward buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 11:15 | Temple | Bruce Hayden is fouled in the backcourt by George Peyton - foul #2 on George Peyton, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Moshe Zendejas (SG) Edward Barber | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Willy Porter (PG), George Heil (SF), Richard Brantner (PF) George Peyton, Isaac Lamb, Michael Smith | |
| 11:15 | Temple | Bruce Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:15 | Temple | Bruce Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:01 | Holy Cross | Gary Bluestein can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Moshe Zendejas - foul #1 on Moshe Zendejas, team foul #9 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Gustin (PG) Bruce Hayden | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Kung (C) Devin Steward | |
| 11:01 | Holy Cross | Gary Bluestein misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:01 | Holy Cross | Gary Bluestein misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:01 | Temple | The rebound goes to John O'Rourke | 15-17 |
| 10:57 | Temple | Burton Turk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt (PG) Gary Bluestein | |
| 10:39 | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 10:34 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas is hacked by Willy Porter - foul #1 on Willy Porter, team foul #9 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Williams Norman (C) Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Smith (PF) Richard Brantner | |
| 10:34 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:34 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:15 | Holy Cross | Willy Porter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 10:13 | Temple | John O'Rourke gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:57 | Temple | Burton Turk hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Gustin | 20-20 |
| 09:43 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Kung is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Zhuang Kung, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Edward Barber (SG), Brandon Heldt (SF), Vernon Carballo (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Gary Gustin, Moshe Zendejas, Burton Turk, John O'Rourke, Williams Norman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Bluestein (SG), Isaac Lamb (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Devin Steward (C) Robert Hewitt, George Heil, Michael Smith, Zhuang Kung | |
| 09:32 | Temple | Bruce Hayden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 09:30 | Temple | Vernon Carballo tips it home | 22-20 |
| 09:16 | Holy Cross | Devin Steward clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 09:15 | Holy Cross | Devin Steward pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 09:02 | Holy Cross | Stanley Ruel steals the ball from Isaac Lamb | 22-20 |
| 08:46 | Temple | Devin Steward swats the short shot by Brandon Heldt | 22-20 |
| 08:45 | Holy Cross | Joseph Baker grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 08:29 | Holy Cross | Joseph Baker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 08:28 | Temple | Bruce Hayden pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:16 | Temple | Vernon Carballo connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Hayden | 24-20 |
| 07:56 | Holy Cross | Willy Porter steps out of bounds on the baseline | 24-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Gustin (PG), Moshe Zendejas (SG), Burton Turk (SF), John O'Rourke (PF), Williams Norman (C) Bruce Hayden, Edward Barber, Brandon Heldt, Vernon Carballo, Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt (PG), George Heil (SF), Richard Brantner (PF), Zhuang Kung (C) Willy Porter, Isaac Lamb, Joseph Baker, Devin Steward | |
| 07:36 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-20 |
| 07:34 | Holy Cross | Richard Brantner grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Gustin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Moshe Zendejas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Burton Turk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John O'Rourke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Williams Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Robert Hewitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Bluestein (fairly fresh) SF - George Heil (fresh) PF - Richard Brantner (fresh) C - Zhuang Kung (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Kung misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 07:21 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Zhuang Kung | 24-20 |
| 07:06 | Holy Cross | Gary Bluestein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Smith (PF) Zhuang Kung | |
| 06:42 | Temple | Burton Turk hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Moshe Zendejas | 27-20 |
| 06:21 | Holy Cross | George Heil blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Gustin - foul #2 on Gary Gustin, team foul #10 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Brandon Heldt (SG), Vernon Carballo (PF) Gary Gustin, Moshe Zendejas, John O'Rourke | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Willy Porter (PG), Devin Steward (C) Robert Hewitt, Richard Brantner | |
| 06:21 | Holy Cross | George Heil makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:21 | Holy Cross | George Heil makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:58 | Temple | Brandon Heldt loses the dribble to Michael Smith | 27-22 |
| 05:45 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith double dribbles | 27-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Barber (SG), Stanley Ruel (C) Burton Turk, Williams Norman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Isaac Lamb (SF), Joseph Baker (C) George Heil, Devin Steward | |
| 05:27 | Temple | Bruce Hayden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 27-22 |
| 05:25 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:15 | Holy Cross | Gary Bluestein can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 05:13 | Temple | Brandon Heldt grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 04:48 | Temple | Brandon Heldt buries a turnaround from close range set up by Stanley Ruel and the foul's on Willy Porter - foul #2 on Willy Porter, team foul #11 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Turk (SF), John O'Rourke (PF) Edward Barber, Vernon Carballo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt (PG), Zhuang Kung (C) Willy Porter, Michael Smith | |
| 04:48 | Temple | Brandon Heldt makes the free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:36 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Kung misses the easy layup | 30-22 |
| 04:34 | Temple | Stanley Ruel grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 04:18 | Temple | Bruce Hayden makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Brandon Heldt | 33-22 |
| 03:55 | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 33-22 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Bruce Hayden grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 03:41 | Temple | Brandon Heldt can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 33-22 |
| 03:39 | Temple | Brandon Heldt gets the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 03:22 | Temple | Brandon Heldt misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Zhuang Kung - foul #2 on Zhuang Kung, team foul #12 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Moshe Zendejas (SG), Garf Tomaski (SF), Williams Norman (C) Bruce Hayden, Burton Turk, John O'Rourke, Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Christopher Plath (PG), George Peyton (SG), George Heil (SF), Richard Brantner (PF), Devin Steward (C) Robert Hewitt, Gary Bluestein, Isaac Lamb, Joseph Baker, Zhuang Kung | |
| 03:22 | Temple | Brandon Heldt misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 03:22 | Temple | Brandon Heldt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Moshe Zendejas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) PF - Brandon Heldt (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Williams Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Christopher Plath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Peyton (fresh) SF - George Heil (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Brantner (fresh) C - Devin Steward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Holy Cross | Richard Brantner misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 34-22 |
| 03:02 | Holy Cross | George Heil misses the tip | 34-22 |
| 03:01 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Plath | 34-22 |
| 02:50 | Holy Cross | George Peyton drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Plath | 34-25 |
| 02:40 | Temple | Garf Tomaski knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jack Micco | 36-25 |
| 02:24 | Holy Cross | Christopher Plath misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 02:22 | Holy Cross | Richard Brantner gets the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 02:04 | Holy Cross | Christopher Plath misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-25 |
| 02:02 | Holy Cross | Christopher Plath grabs the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 01:50 | Holy Cross | George Heil scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Plath | 36-27 |
| 01:48 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas's pass is intercepted by George Heil in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 01:34 | Holy Cross | Richard Brantner buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by George Peyton | 36-29 |
| 01:22 | Temple | Jack Micco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Gustin (PG), Edward Barber (SG), Vernon Carballo (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Jack Micco, Moshe Zendejas, Brandon Heldt, Williams Norman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt (PG), Willy Porter (SG), Isaac Lamb (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Zhuang Kung (C) Christopher Plath, George Peyton, George Heil, Richard Brantner, Devin Steward | |
| 01:05 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith banks in the layup | 36-31 |
| 00:44 | Temple | Gary Gustin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Garf Tomaski | 38-31 |
| 00:31 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith misses the dunk but the foul's on Vernon Carballo - foul #1 on Vernon Carballo, team foul #11 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Temple | John O'Rourke (PF) Vernon Carballo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Baker (SF) Isaac Lamb | |
| 00:31 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:31 | Holy Cross | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Robert Hewitt is called for the reach on Stanley Ruel - foul #2 on Robert Hewitt, team foul #13 | 38-33 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Stanley Ruel makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Stanley Ruel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | Robert Hewitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Williams Norman (C) Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Gary Gustin knocks in the halfcourt shot | 43-33 |