| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marco Russo (fresh) SG - David Hanson (fresh) SF - Walter Yung (fresh) PF - George Wiens (fresh) C - John Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) PF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by David Hanson - foul #1 on David Hanson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | Mark Brooks can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Temple | George Wiens pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Temple | George Wiens scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marco Russo | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Walter Yung takes the ball from Ivan Danowski in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Temple | John Price is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Price, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Marco Russo steps in front of the Neil Lazaro pass | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Temple | Marco Russo banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is fouled in the backcourt by Marco Russo - foul #1 on Marco Russo, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses short on a jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Price | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Temple | John Price hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Temple | George Wiens grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Marco Russo misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:25 | Temple | John Price grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | Temple | David Hanson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Hanson - foul #2 on David Hanson, team foul #4 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG), Robert Gidley (SG), Benjamin Meyers (SF), Evan Ward (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Marco Russo, David Hanson, Walter Yung, George Wiens, John Price | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Willis Conner (SF) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Joseph Crumpton | |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | Temple | Matthew Morgan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Gidley | 7-2 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is hacked by Robert Gidley - foul #1 on Robert Gidley, team foul #5 | 7-2 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga lays it in on a nice dish by Chen Xiang and he's fouled by Jeff Houlihan - foul #1 on Jeff Houlihan, team foul #6 | 7-4 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Eldon Fox steals it from Benjamin Meyers | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matthew Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Gidley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Meyers (fresh) PF - Evan Ward (fresh) C - Jeff Houlihan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) SF - Willis Conner (fresh) PF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Willis Conner makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Alvarenga | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Temple | Robert Gidley connects on the jumper in the lane | 9-7 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eldon Fox | 9-9 |
| 14:42 | Temple | Robert Gidley loses the dribble to Neil Lazaro | 9-9 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Willis Conner can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block | 9-9 |
| 14:24 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:05 | Temple | Matthew Morgan is fouled on the floor by Eldon Fox - foul #1 on Eldon Fox, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Anthony Hampton (SG), Walter Yung (SF), George Wiens (PF), John Price (C) Matthew Morgan, Robert Gidley, Benjamin Meyers, Evan Ward, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Mark Brooks (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Eldon Fox, Chen Xiang, Willis Conner, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 13:46 | Temple | Marco Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | John Price steps in front of the Mark Brooks pass in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 13:25 | Temple | Marco Russo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson's pass is intercepted by John Price | 9-9 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Marco Russo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-9 |
| 12:56 | Temple | George Wiens gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:36 | Temple | Edmund Hagedorn is called for the reach on George Wiens - foul #1 on Edmund Hagedorn, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Lazaro (SF) Joseph Crumpton | |
| 12:12 | Temple | George Wiens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ivan Danowski | 9-9 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | John Price steals the ball from Jeremy Dickerson | 9-9 |
| 11:52 | Temple | Walter Yung clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 11:50 | Temple | Marco Russo can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 11:48 | Temple | John Price grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hampton (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Yung (fairly fresh) PF - George Wiens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Price (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Brooks (fairly fresh) SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fairly fresh) C - Jeremy Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Temple | John Price misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-9 |
| 11:29 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro is hacked by Walter Yung - foul #1 on Walter Yung, team foul #7 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG), Robert Gidley (SG), Evan Ward (SF), Chris Reece (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Marco Russo, Anthony Hampton, Walter Yung, George Wiens, John Price | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:15 | Temple | Chris Reece lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Gidley | 11-11 |
| 10:52 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 10:50 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the follow up shot | 11-13 |
| 10:38 | Temple | Chris Reece lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Gidley | 13-13 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Crumpton | 13-15 |
| 10:15 | Temple | Chris Reece comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Neil Lazaro - foul #1 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Benjamin Meyers (SF) Robert Gidley, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF) Joseph Crumpton | |
| 10:15 | Temple | Chris Reece misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:15 | Temple | Chris Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Reece - foul #1 on Chris Reece, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:12 | Temple | Chris Reece gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:07 | Temple | Matthew Morgan knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Chen Xiang can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Evan Ward - foul #1 on Evan Ward, team foul #9 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Hampton (SG), John Price (C) Marco Russo, Chris Reece | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:50 | Temple | John Price gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:25 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 18-16 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is hacked by Matthew Morgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Morgan, team foul #10 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Walter Yung (SF), George Wiens (PF) Matthew Morgan, Benjamin Meyers, Evan Ward | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Neil Lazaro | |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:57 | Temple | A charge is called on George Wiens - foul #1 on George Wiens, team foul #11 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Gidley (SG) Anthony Hampton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Chen Xiang, Willis Conner, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Mark Brooks makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 18-20 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Ivan Danowski picks off the pass by Marco Russo in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 18-20 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 18-20 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 08:20 | Temple | John Price's pass is intercepted by Edmund Hagedorn | 18-22 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski's pass is intercepted by Marco Russo in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 08:00 | Temple | Walter Yung misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is fouled in the backcourt by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #12 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG), Anthony Hampton (SG), Benjamin Meyers (SF), Evan Ward (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Marco Russo, Robert Gidley, Walter Yung, George Wiens, John Price | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Neil Lazaro (PF) Mark Brooks, Joseph Crumpton, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:29 | Temple | Evan Ward misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 18-23 |
| 07:27 | Temple | Matthew Morgan can't tip it in | 18-23 |
| 07:26 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matthew Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Hampton (fresh) SF - Benjamin Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Evan Ward (fresh) C - Jeff Houlihan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Lazaro (tiring) 6 pts. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Benjamin Meyers is called for the reach on Willis Conner - foul #1 on Benjamin Meyers, team foul #13 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Ivan Danowski, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Willis Conner makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Willis Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:09 | Temple | Evan Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:49 | Temple | Neil Lazaro takes the ball from Benjamin Meyers | 18-24 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Willis Conner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Willis Conner, team foul #4 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Gidley (PG), Walter Yung (SF), George Wiens (PF) Anthony Hampton, Benjamin Meyers, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Eldon Fox, Willis Conner, Neil Lazaro | |
| 06:16 | Temple | Robert Gidley misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Mark Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Temple | John Price (C) Evan Ward | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Chen Xiang | |
| 05:48 | Temple | Edmund Hagedorn denies the turnaround by George Wiens | 18-24 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is open but misses the lay-in | 18-24 |
| 05:23 | Temple | George Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:07 | Temple | Ivan Danowski steps in front of the Walter Yung pass | 18-24 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 18-27 |
| 04:45 | Temple | Walter Yung clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-27 |
| 04:44 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 18-29 |
| 04:03 | Temple | Matthew Morgan drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Gidley | 20-29 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-29 |
| 03:50 | Temple | George Wiens gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 03:31 | Temple | Walter Yung is whistled for a carry | 20-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), David Hanson (SG), Benjamin Meyers (SF), Evan Ward (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Robert Gidley, Matthew Morgan, Walter Yung, George Wiens, John Price | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Neil Lazaro (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Joseph Crumpton, Edmund Hagedorn, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Eldon Fox is fouled in the backcourt by David Hanson - foul #3 on David Hanson, team foul #14 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Hampton (SG) David Hanson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Eldon Fox misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Hampton (fresh) SF - Benjamin Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Evan Ward (fresh) C - Jeff Houlihan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers double dribbles | 20-30 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeff Houlihan - foul #2 on Jeff Houlihan, team foul #15 | 20-30 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:45 | Temple | Anthony Hampton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Dickerson | 20-32 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Chen Xiang hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Neil Lazaro | 20-34 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-34 |
| 02:03 | Temple | Jeff Houlihan grabs the offensive board | 20-34 |
| 01:56 | Temple | Anthony Hampton knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Marco Russo | 22-34 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eldon Fox | 22-36 |
| 01:17 | Temple | Marco Russo drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Hampton | 24-36 |
| 01:07 | Dayton | Chen Xiang can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 24-36 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Willis Conner snags the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is hacked by Anthony Hampton - foul #1 on Anthony Hampton, team foul #16 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (SG), Walter Yung (SF), Chris Reece (PF), John Price (C) Anthony Hampton, Benjamin Meyers, Evan Ward, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Mark Brooks (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Eldon Fox, Willis Conner, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:17 | Temple | John Price connects on the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #5 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Temple | George Wiens (PF) Chris Reece | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF) Chen Xiang | |
| 00:17 | Temple | John Price makes the free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 00:01 | Temple | George Wiens gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:00 | Temple | George Wiens can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-38 |