| Lineup | Temple | PG - Vincent Jensen (fresh) SG - Roger Emerson (fresh) SF - Samuel Mingle (fresh) PF - Eric Owens (fresh) C - Thomas Galasso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) SG - Thomas Green (fresh) SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) C - Leroy Farr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Owens | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Temple | The rebound goes to Thomas Galasso | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Temple | Samuel Mingle clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Bass - foul #1 on Daniel Bass, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Temple | Samuel Mingle makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Temple | Samuel Mingle misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leroy Farr | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:56 | Temple | Eric Owens gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Thomas Galasso scores on a jump hook from the left block | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Temple | Vincent Jensen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin steps out of bounds on the sideline | 3-0 |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (SG), Jim Andersen (SF), Michael Banks (PF), Chris Tilley (C) Roger Emerson, Samuel Mingle, Eric Owens, Thomas Galasso | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:25 | Temple | Vincent Jensen drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jim Andersen | 5-0 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin can't finish the layup | 5-0 |
| 17:04 | Temple | Jim Andersen grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:50 | Temple | Jim Andersen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Emerson (SG) Vincent Jensen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (SG), Ellis Dorman (PF) Thomas Green, Daniel Bass | |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Petrey | 5-3 |
| 16:07 | Temple | James Galentine's floater is tipped away by Ellis Dorman | 5-3 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Galentine (fresh) SG - Roger Emerson (fresh) SF - Jim Andersen (fresh) PF - Michael Banks (fresh) C - Chris Tilley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) PF - Ellis Dorman (fresh) C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Temple | Chris Tilley comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Leroy Farr - foul #1 on Leroy Farr, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (PG), Samuel Mingle (SF), Eric Owens (PF) Roger Emerson, Jim Andersen, Michael Banks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF) Ralph Petrey, Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| 15:17 | Temple | Chris Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:17 | Temple | Chris Tilley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:01 | Temple | Eric Owens gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:40 | Temple | James Galentine misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 7-6 |
| 14:39 | Temple | Vincent Jensen can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Edward Sugg is called for the reach on Chris Tilley - foul #1 on Edward Sugg, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Emerson (SG), Jim Andersen (SF), Thomas Galasso (C) James Galentine, Samuel Mingle, Chris Tilley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Frank Davis (C) Edward Sugg, Ellis Dorman | |
| 13:15 | Temple | Thomas Galasso misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 7-8 |
| 13:13 | Temple | Eric Owens tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the driving attempt near the basket | 7-10 |
| 12:45 | Temple | Eric Owens's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Farr | 7-10 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Davis | 7-10 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Green | 7-13 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Thomas Galasso buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Eric Owens and he's hacked by Frank Davis - foul #1 on Frank Davis, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (SG), Samuel Mingle (SF), Michael Banks (PF) Roger Emerson, Jim Andersen, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (SG), Don Ross (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Leroy Farr | |
| 12:18 | Temple | Thomas Galasso misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Frank Davis gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Don Ross connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 9-15 |
| 11:46 | Temple | Samuel Mingle travels with the ball | 9-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Emerson (SG), Eric Owens (PF) Vincent Jensen, Michael Banks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Ellis Dorman (PF) Ralph Petrey, Don Ross | |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Galasso is called for the reach on Jeffrey Mifflin - foul #1 on Thomas Galasso, team foul #1 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Andersen (SF) Samuel Mingle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (C) Frank Davis | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Galentine (fresh) SG - Roger Emerson (fresh) SF - Jim Andersen (fresh) PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Galasso (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Stokes (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) PF - Ellis Dorman (fresh) C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Galasso - foul #2 on Thomas Galasso, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (PG), Samuel Mingle (SF), Michael Banks (PF), Johnny Bannon (C) Roger Emerson, Jim Andersen, Eric Owens, Thomas Galasso | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:03 | Temple | Michael Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:47 | Temple | James Galentine makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Vincent Jensen and he's hacked by John Stokes - foul #1 on John Stokes, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Andersen (SF), Eric Owens (PF) Samuel Mingle, Michael Banks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG) John Stokes | |
| 10:47 | Temple | James Galentine makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman tips it home | 12-18 |
| 10:31 | Temple | Vincent Jensen misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Petrey - foul #1 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Emerson (SG), Samuel Mingle (SF) James Galentine, Jim Andersen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG) Edward Sugg | |
| 10:31 | Temple | Vincent Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:31 | Temple | Vincent Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Johnny Bannon denies the turnaround by Leroy Farr | 14-18 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (PG), Jim Andersen (SF), Michael Banks (PF), Chris Tilley (C) Vincent Jensen, Samuel Mingle, Eric Owens, Johnny Bannon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Bass (SF), Frank Davis (C) Ellis Dorman, Leroy Farr | |
| 09:26 | Temple | Ralph Petrey steals the ball from Michael Banks | 14-18 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Frank Davis travels with the ball | 14-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (PG), Samuel Mingle (SF), Eric Owens (PF), Johnny Bannon (C) Roger Emerson, Jim Andersen, Michael Banks, Chris Tilley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:44 | Temple | Samuel Mingle makes the 3 from straight away | 17-18 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | James Galentine is called for the reach on Thomas Green - foul #1 on James Galentine, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Emerson (SG), Jim Andersen (SF), Chris Tilley (C) James Galentine, Samuel Mingle, Johnny Bannon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Ellis Dorman (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Mifflin, Frank Davis | |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman is hacked by Roger Emerson - foul #1 on Roger Emerson, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (SG), Samuel Mingle (SF), Michael Banks (PF), Johnny Bannon (C) Roger Emerson, Jim Andersen, Eric Owens, Chris Tilley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Banks - foul #1 on Michael Banks, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Emerson (SG), Jim Andersen (SF), Eric Owens (PF), Chris Tilley (C) James Galentine, Samuel Mingle, Michael Banks, Johnny Bannon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Ross (SF) Daniel Bass | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:19 | Temple | Vincent Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (PG), Samuel Mingle (SF), Johnny Bannon (C) Vincent Jensen, Jim Andersen, Chris Tilley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Galentine (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Emerson (fresh) SF - Samuel Mingle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Owens (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnny Bannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Stokes (fresh) SF - Don Ross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Samuel Mingle swats the short shot by Ellis Dorman | 17-20 |
| 06:49 | Temple | Johnny Bannon grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Johnny Bannon loses the dribble to Leroy Farr | 17-20 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | John Stokes lays it in | 17-22 |
| 05:51 | Temple | Edward Sugg takes the ball from James Galentine | 17-22 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | John Stokes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Sugg | 17-24 |
| 05:31 | Temple | Samuel Mingle comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 17-24 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Roger Emerson tips it in | 19-24 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Don Ross lays it up and in set up by John Stokes | 19-26 |
| 04:47 | Temple | Roger Emerson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Galentine | 22-26 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Johnny Bannon - foul #1 on Johnny Bannon, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (PG), Jim Andersen (SF), Michael Banks (PF), Thomas Galasso (C) Roger Emerson, Samuel Mingle, Eric Owens, Johnny Bannon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Don Ross, Ellis Dorman | |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:10 | Temple | Vincent Jensen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Vincent Jensen grabs the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:58 | Temple | James Galentine can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-27 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr tips it in | 22-29 |
| 03:25 | Temple | Jim Andersen connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Vincent Jensen and he's hacked by Daniel Bass - foul #2 on Daniel Bass, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Emerson (SG) James Galentine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Leroy Farr | |
| 03:25 | Temple | Jim Andersen makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey buries a jumper in the paint | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Vincent Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Banks (fresh) C - Thomas Galasso (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Temple | Michael Banks clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin slams it home on a nice dish by Ralph Petrey and the foul's on Thomas Galasso - foul #3 on Thomas Galasso, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Eric Owens (PF), Chris Tilley (C) Michael Banks, Thomas Galasso | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Eric Owens can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 25-34 |
| 02:21 | Temple | Chris Tilley tips it back up and in | 27-34 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Green | 27-36 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Eric Owens loses the dribble to Jeffrey Mifflin | 27-36 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Green loses the ball out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (SG), Samuel Mingle (SF), Michael Banks (PF) Roger Emerson, Jim Andersen, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Don Ross (SF), Ellis Dorman (PF) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| 01:05 | Temple | James Galentine connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 29-36 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | John Stokes misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Galentine - foul #2 on James Galentine, team foul #8 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Andersen (SF), Eric Owens (PF) Samuel Mingle, Michael Banks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (C) Frank Davis | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | John Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | John Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Eric Owens is hacked by Ellis Dorman - foul #1 on Ellis Dorman, team foul #8 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Emerson (SG), Samuel Mingle (SF) James Galentine, Jim Andersen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Jeffrey Mifflin (SF) John Stokes, Don Ross | |
| 00:16 | Temple | Eric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Eric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey travels with the ball | 31-38 |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (SG) Roger Emerson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG) Edward Sugg | |
| 00:00 | Temple | James Galentine misses the halfcourt shot | 31-38 |