| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Brown (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carl Bernstein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Forbes (fresh) SF - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Francis Stepp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito inbounds the ball | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | La Salle | Jim Taylor buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Bernstein | 44-31 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Clarence Page can't finish the layup | 44-31 |
| 19:32 | La Salle | Francis Stepp snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 19:13 | La Salle | Jim Taylor slams it home | 44-33 |
| 19:07 | Temple | Eugene Danner connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Masters | 46-33 |
| 18:41 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes is hacked by Eugene Danner - foul #1 on Eugene Danner, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Haro (PG), Jon Blevins (SG), Bruce Wells (PF), Douglas Ross (C) Carl Bernstein, Wesley Forbes, Jim Taylor, Francis Stepp | |
| 18:24 | La Salle | Carl Haro hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 18:22 | Temple | Carl Haro is called for the reach on John Masters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Haro, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Robert Griffin (PF) John Masters, Joel Brown, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG), Robert Dawson (C) Carl Haro, Alberto Esposito | |
| 18:12 | Temple | Ernie Taylor travels with the ball | 46-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Lee (C) Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 17:50 | La Salle | Douglas Ross is fouled on the floor by Richard Osborne - foul #1 on Richard Osborne, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Clarence Page (PF) Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | La Salle | Francis Stepp (C) Robert Dawson | |
| 17:34 | La Salle | Burton Lee is called for the reach on Douglas Ross - foul #2 on Burton Lee, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG) Richard Osborne | |
| Subs | La Salle | Wesley Forbes (SG), Jim Taylor (PF) Carl Bernstein, Jon Blevins | |
| 17:12 | La Salle | Douglas Ross clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-36 |
| 17:10 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:51 | Temple | Robert Griffin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-36 |
| 16:50 | La Salle | Bruce Wells pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:44 | La Salle | Clarence Page denies the turnaround by Douglas Ross | 46-36 |
| 16:42 | La Salle | Bruce Wells tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Burton Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Wells - foul #3 on Bruce Wells, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Lawrence Tucker, Clarence Page, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG), Jon Blevins (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Robert Dawson (C) Douglas Ross, Wesley Forbes, Bruce Wells, Francis Stepp | |
| 16:28 | Temple | Eugene Danner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 16:26 | La Salle | Jim Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:20 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein loses the dribble to Richard Osborne | 46-38 |
| 16:00 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 46-38 |
| 15:59 | La Salle | Jon Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Brown (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Burton Lee (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carl Bernstein (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | La Salle | Jon Blevins slams it home | 46-40 |
| 15:32 | Temple | Jon Blevins steals the ball from Richard Osborne | 46-40 |
| 15:17 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito can't finish the layup | 46-40 |
| 15:16 | La Salle | Robert Dawson snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 14:57 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein can't connect on a floater from the right side | 46-40 |
| 14:56 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Ernie Taylor can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-40 |
| 14:30 | La Salle | Jim Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:13 | La Salle | Robert Dawson loses the dribble to Burton Lee | 46-40 |
| 14:02 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Eugene Danner | 48-40 |
| 13:58 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 13:57 | Temple | Joel Brown gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:41 | Temple | Alberto Esposito steps in front of the Burton Lee pass | 48-40 |
| 13:36 | La Salle | Jim Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alberto Esposito | 48-42 |
| 13:32 | Temple | Carl Bernstein steals the ball from Eugene Danner in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 13:31 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein lays it up and in | 48-44 |
| 13:14 | Temple | Eugene Danner connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joel Brown | 50-44 |
| 13:05 | La Salle | Jon Blevins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 13:03 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:59 | Temple | Eugene Danner is fouled in the backcourt by Alberto Esposito - foul #2 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF), Robert Griffin (C) Richard Osborne, Joel Brown, Burton Lee, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Haro (PG), Wesley Forbes (SG), Douglas Ross (SF), Bruce Wells (PF), Francis Stepp (C) Carl Bernstein, Jon Blevins, Alberto Esposito, Jim Taylor, Robert Dawson | |
| 12:45 | Temple | Robert Griffin lays it up and in on a great pass from John Masters and the foul's on Francis Stepp - foul #2 on Francis Stepp, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| 12:45 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:28 | La Salle | Douglas Ross can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-44 |
| 12:26 | Temple | Robert Griffin gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 12:09 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 12:07 | Temple | Clarence Page tips it back up and in | 55-44 |
| 11:48 | La Salle | Francis Stepp misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Masters - foul #2 on John Masters, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| 11:48 | La Salle | Francis Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:48 | La Salle | Francis Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Danner (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carl Haro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Forbes (fresh) SF - Douglas Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 3 from straight away | 58-46 |
| 11:13 | La Salle | Douglas Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (SG), Ernie Taylor (C) Lawrence Tucker, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG), Shawn Lauzon (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF) Carl Haro, Wesley Forbes, Douglas Ross | |
| 10:45 | Temple | Donald Alexander is fouled on the floor by Alberto Esposito - foul #3 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| 10:34 | Temple | Eugene Danner buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ernie Taylor | 60-46 |
| 10:11 | La Salle | Francis Stepp blows the layup | 60-46 |
| 10:10 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 60-46 |
| 09:48 | Temple | Eugene Danner double dribbles | 60-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) John Masters, Donald Alexander, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Haro (PG), Jim Taylor (PF) Carl Bernstein, Bruce Wells | |
| 09:30 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 09:28 | La Salle | Francis Stepp snags the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 09:15 | La Salle | Robert Griffin is called for the reach on Shawn Lauzon - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Wesley Forbes (SG), Douglas Ross (SF) Shawn Lauzon, Alberto Esposito | |
| 09:05 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 60-46 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:51 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Wesley Forbes - foul #3 on Wesley Forbes, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Burton Lee, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 08:51 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:51 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:51 | La Salle | Jim Taylor pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:47 | La Salle | Douglas Ross makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Wesley Forbes | 60-48 |
| 08:45 | Temple | Clarence Page is hacked by Carl Haro in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Haro, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (SG) Lawrence Tucker | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG), Bruce Wells (PF) Carl Haro, Jim Taylor | |
| 08:45 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:45 | La Salle | Bruce Wells pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:24 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein loses the dribble to Richard Osborne | 60-48 |
| 07:59 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-48 |
| 07:57 | La Salle | Bruce Wells grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 07:50 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 07:48 | Temple | Carl Bernstein takes the ball from Joel Brown in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| 07:46 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes misses the easy layup | 60-51 |
| 07:45 | La Salle | Francis Stepp tips it in | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernie Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carl Bernstein (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Forbes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Wells (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis Stepp (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Temple | Richard Osborne is hacked by Douglas Ross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Ross, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (C) Donald Alexander, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jon Blevins (PG), Shawn Lauzon (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Jim Taylor (PF), Robert Dawson (C) Carl Bernstein, Wesley Forbes, Douglas Ross, Bruce Wells, Francis Stepp | |
| 07:42 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:42 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:25 | La Salle | Jim Taylor makes the jumpshot from the left side | 62-55 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Eugene Danner is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Osborne | 65-55 |
| 07:11 | La Salle | Jon Blevins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Clarence Page - foul #1 on Clarence Page, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG) Richard Osborne, Joel Brown | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 07:11 | La Salle | Jon Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 07:11 | La Salle | Jon Blevins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 07:11 | Temple | Robert Griffin grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 07:06 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| 06:58 | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Haro (PG) Jon Blevins | |
| 06:58 | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:58 | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:36 | Temple | Carl Haro takes the ball from Robert Griffin | 65-58 |
| 06:30 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito's pass is intercepted by John Masters | 65-58 |
| 06:16 | Temple | Robert Griffin is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Alberto Esposito - foul #4 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Ernie Taylor (C) Clarence Page | |
| Subs | La Salle | Gary Damiani (SG), Douglas Ross (SF), Bruce Wells (PF), Francis Stepp (C) Shawn Lauzon, Alberto Esposito, Jim Taylor, Robert Dawson | |
| 06:16 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 06:16 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 05:56 | La Salle | Francis Stepp lays it up and in | 67-60 |
| 05:35 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker is hacked by Bruce Wells - foul #4 on Bruce Wells, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Burton Lee (SF) John Masters, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jon Blevins (PG), Wesley Forbes (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF) Carl Haro, Gary Damiani, Douglas Ross | |
| 05:35 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:35 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:15 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 05:14 | Temple | Ernie Taylor snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 05:00 | Temple | Robert Griffin loses the ball out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Lawrence Tucker, Burton Lee, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jim Taylor (PF) Francis Stepp | |
| 04:41 | La Salle | Jon Blevins is hacked by Ernie Taylor - foul #2 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG), Robert Dawson (C) Alberto Esposito, Bruce Wells | |
| 04:41 | La Salle | Jon Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:41 | La Salle | Jon Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:39 | Temple | Wesley Forbes is called for the reach on Donald Alexander in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wesley Forbes, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Douglas Ross (SF) Jon Blevins | |
| 04:39 | Temple | Donald Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:39 | Temple | Donald Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:39 | La Salle | Jim Taylor grabs the board | 70-62 |
| 04:24 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Douglas Ross and he's hacked by Joel Brown - foul #1 on Joel Brown, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Eugene Danner (SF) Richard Osborne, Donald Alexander | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 04:24 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes makes the free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:03 | Temple | Eugene Danner buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Masters | 73-65 |
| 03:52 | La Salle | Jim Taylor can't finish the layup | 73-65 |
| 03:51 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the dunk | 73-65 |
| 03:23 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Page (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernie Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carl Bernstein (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Forbes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Taylor (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Dawson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | La Salle | Douglas Ross misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Clarence Page - foul #2 on Clarence Page, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) John Masters, Joel Brown, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jon Blevins (PG), Shawn Lauzon (SG), Bruce Wells (PF), Francis Stepp (C) Carl Bernstein, Wesley Forbes, Jim Taylor, Robert Dawson | |
| 03:17 | La Salle | Douglas Ross makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:17 | La Salle | Douglas Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:17 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:57 | Temple | Ernie Taylor can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jon Blevins - foul #1 on Jon Blevins, team foul #12 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Alberto Esposito (SF) Douglas Ross | |
| 02:57 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:57 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:50 | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon is fouled on the floor by Donald Alexander - foul #1 on Donald Alexander, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| 02:50 | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:50 | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:50 | Temple | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| 02:50 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Temple | A charge is called on Robert Griffin - foul #3 on Robert Griffin, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Joel Brown (SF) Richard Osborne, Donald Alexander, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Haro (PG), Robert Dawson (C) Shawn Lauzon, Francis Stepp | |
| 02:21 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Lawrence Tucker | |
| Subs | La Salle | Wesley Forbes (SG), Douglas Ross (C) Jon Blevins, Robert Dawson | |
| 01:58 | La Salle | Carl Haro comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 75-66 |
| 01:56 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito can't tip it in | 75-66 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| 01:27 | Temple | Eugene Danner is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing | 77-66 |
| 01:11 | La Salle | Bruce Wells blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Griffin - foul #4 on Robert Griffin, team foul #13 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Clarence Page (PF), Ernie Taylor (C) Robert Griffin, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jon Blevins (SG), Robert Dawson (C) Wesley Forbes, Alberto Esposito | |
| 01:11 | La Salle | Bruce Wells makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:11 | La Salle | Bruce Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:48 | Temple | John Masters is hacked by Robert Dawson - foul #2 on Robert Dawson, team foul #13 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG), Wesley Forbes (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Jim Taylor (PF), Francis Stepp (C) Carl Haro, Jon Blevins, Douglas Ross, Bruce Wells, Robert Dawson | |
| 00:48 | Temple | John Masters makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:48 | Temple | John Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito drills a 3 from straight away | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is hacked by Carl Bernstein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Bernstein, team foul #14 | 79-71 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:32 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein buries a 3 from the left wing | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Temple | Wesley Forbes is called for the reach on Ernie Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wesley Forbes, team foul #15 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jon Blevins (SG) Wesley Forbes | |
| 00:31 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:24 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jim Taylor | 83-77 |
| 00:21 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is hacked by Carl Bernstein in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Bernstein, team foul #16 | 83-77 |
| 00:21 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:21 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:15 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-77 |
| 00:14 | La Salle | Francis Stepp pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-77 |
| 00:11 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 85-77 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Joel Brown gets the rebound | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Temple | Joel Brown is hacked by Jon Blevins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Blevins, team foul #17 | 85-77 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Joel Brown misses the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Joel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:03 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito misses the 3 from the right wing | 86-77 |
| 00:02 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Stepp | 86-77 |
| 00:00 | La Salle | The clock runs out | 86-77 |