| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas McClurg (fresh) SG - Paul Macdougall (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alex Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frank Morowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adam Parkey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Adam Parkey inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:56 | NC State | Alex Manuel is called for the reach on Anthony Mack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Manuel, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Brewer (SF), Brian Sheridan (PF) Adam Parkey, Anthony Mack | |
| 19:43 | NC State | Brian Sheridan hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Frank Morowski | 25-30 |
| 19:24 | Temple | James Anderson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-30 |
| 19:22 | Temple | Alex Manuel gets the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:15 | Temple | Marquis Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Macdougall | 27-30 |
| 19:02 | NC State | Brian Sheridan drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Wendell Phipps | 27-32 |
| 18:48 | Temple | Thomas McClurg misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 18:47 | Temple | Marquis Jones tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Brian Sheridan is hacked by Paul Macdougall - foul #3 on Paul Macdougall, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (PG), Tommy Lacroix (SG), Ivan Topolinski (PF), Carlos Lara (C) Thomas McClurg, Paul Macdougall, Alex Manuel, James Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Brandon Queen (SG), Adam Parkey (SF), Anthony Mack (PF) Frank Morowski, Wendell Phipps, Joshua Brewer, Don Allen | |
| 18:08 | NC State | Adam Parkey comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Ivan Topolinski - foul #1 on Ivan Topolinski, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG) Ryan Perkins | |
| 18:08 | NC State | Adam Parkey misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Adam Parkey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:08 | Temple | Carlos Lara gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:50 | Temple | Brian Sheridan picks off the pass by Marquis Jones | 29-32 |
| 17:35 | NC State | Ivan Topolinski takes the ball from Brian Sheridan | 29-32 |
| 17:33 | Temple | Frank Morowski steals it from Dikembe Sow in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 17:22 | NC State | Frank Morowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Marquis Jones - foul #1 on Marquis Jones, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas McClurg (PG), James Anderson (C) Tommy Lacroix, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | NC State | Wendell Phipps (SG) Brandon Queen | |
| 17:22 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:00 | Temple | Thomas McClurg misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 16:59 | NC State | The rebound goes to Brian Sheridan | 29-35 |
| 16:55 | NC State | Brian Sheridan misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #5 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Alex Manuel (PF) Ivan Topolinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG) Frank Morowski | |
| 16:55 | NC State | Brian Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:55 | NC State | Brian Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:38 | Temple | Dikembe Sow misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-37 |
| 16:37 | NC State | Anthony Mack grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Wendell Phipps is hacked by Dikembe Sow - foul #2 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #6 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Brandon Queen (SG), Don Allen (C) Ryan Perkins, Wendell Phipps, Anthony Mack | |
| 16:01 | NC State | Brian Sheridan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Brian Sheridan tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas McClurg (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Sow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marquis Jones (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Manuel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frank Morowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Queen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adam Parkey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Sheridan (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Temple | Marquis Jones is fouled on the floor by Brandon Queen - foul #1 on Brandon Queen, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Tommy Lacroix (PG), Joseph Humiston (SG), Paul Macdougall (SF), Lawrence Cumberland (PF), Carlos Lara (C) Thomas McClurg, Dikembe Sow, Marquis Jones, Alex Manuel, James Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Wendell Phipps (SG), Anthony Mack (PF) Frank Morowski, Brandon Queen, Brian Sheridan | |
| 15:32 | Temple | The jumper by Paul Macdougall is denied by Adam Parkey | 29-39 |
| 15:31 | NC State | Anthony Mack gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 15:27 | NC State | Adam Parkey slams it home set up by Don Allen | 29-41 |
| 15:12 | Temple | Joseph Humiston hits a 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 15:10 | NC State | Wendell Phipps's pass is intercepted by Joseph Humiston in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 14:57 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas McClurg (PG), Ivan Topolinski (C) Tommy Lacroix, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Brandon Queen (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Brian Sheridan (C) Ryan Perkins, Wendell Phipps, Adam Parkey, Don Allen | |
| 14:53 | NC State | Frank Morowski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 14:44 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-41 |
| 14:27 | NC State | Frank Morowski scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Brewer and the foul's on Thomas McClurg - foul #3 on Thomas McClurg, team foul #7 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Wendell Phipps (SG), Adam Parkey (SF), Don Allen (C) Brandon Queen, Joshua Brewer, Anthony Mack | |
| 14:27 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:19 | Temple | Thomas McClurg can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-44 |
| 14:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Wendell Phipps | 34-44 |
| 14:00 | NC State | Brian Sheridan misses the easy layup | 34-44 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Brian Sheridan misses the tip | 34-44 |
| 13:57 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 13:37 | Temple | Paul Macdougall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Brian Sheridan grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Adam Parkey is fouled on the floor by Thomas McClurg - foul #4 on Thomas McClurg, team foul #8 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Marquis Jones (SF), James Anderson (C) Thomas McClurg, Ivan Topolinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (SG), Anthony Mack (PF) Wendell Phipps, Don Allen | |
| 13:30 | NC State | Adam Parkey misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Anthony Mack gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Lawrence Cumberland swats the short shot by Adam Parkey | 34-44 |
| 13:08 | Temple | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 12:50 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-44 |
| 12:48 | NC State | The rebound goes to Brian Sheridan | 34-44 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Brian Sheridan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Tommy Lacroix (PG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Carlos Lara (C) Paul Macdougall, Marquis Jones, James Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Wendell Phipps (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Don Allen (C) Frank Morowski, Brandon Queen, Adam Parkey, Brian Sheridan | |
| 12:32 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Alex Manuel (PF) Lawrence Cumberland | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (SG), Brian Sheridan (C) Wendell Phipps, Don Allen | |
| 12:09 | NC State | Ryan Perkins comes up short on the shot from the left block | 34-44 |
| 12:08 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:57 | Temple | Alex Manuel misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Perkins - foul #3 on Ryan Perkins, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (PG), Marquis Jones (SF), Ivan Topolinski (C) Tommy Lacroix, Dikembe Sow, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Wendell Phipps (SG), Adam Parkey (SF), Don Allen (C) Ryan Perkins, Brandon Queen, Joshua Brewer, Brian Sheridan | |
| 11:57 | Temple | Alex Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:57 | Temple | Alex Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:57 | NC State | Anthony Mack snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Paul Macdougall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Humiston (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marquis Jones (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ivan Topolinski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frank Morowski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Phipps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Parkey (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mack (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | NC State | Frank Morowski is hacked by Paul Macdougall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Macdougall, team foul #9 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (PG), Lawrence Cumberland (PF) Paul Macdougall, Alex Manuel | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:53 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:53 | NC State | Frank Morowski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:53 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 11:40 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Don Allen - foul #3 on Don Allen, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Sheridan (PF) Anthony Mack | |
| 11:40 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:40 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:26 | NC State | Adam Parkey's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Cumberland | 36-45 |
| 11:25 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 11:06 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-45 |
| 11:05 | Temple | Marquis Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:54 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 10:40 | Temple | Marquis Jones misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Adam Parkey - foul #2 on Adam Parkey, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Temple | James Anderson (C) Ivan Topolinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Brandon Queen (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Anthony Mack (PF) Frank Morowski, Wendell Phipps, Adam Parkey, Brian Sheridan | |
| 10:40 | Temple | Marquis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:40 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:24 | NC State | Anthony Mack is open and scores on a runner from the right block | 40-49 |
| 10:14 | Temple | Dikembe Sow is called for 10 seconds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Tommy Lacroix (PG), Alex Manuel (PF), Carlos Lara (C) Dikembe Sow, Lawrence Cumberland, James Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Brian Sheridan (C) Ryan Perkins, Don Allen | |
| 09:58 | NC State | Anthony Mack drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Brandon Queen | 40-51 |
| 09:32 | Temple | Marquis Jones misses the floater from the right block | 40-51 |
| 09:31 | Temple | Alex Manuel pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 09:24 | Temple | Brian Sheridan denies the turnaround by Joseph Humiston | 40-51 |
| 09:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Anthony Mack | 40-51 |
| 09:03 | NC State | Anthony Mack is hacked by Joseph Humiston - foul #4 on Joseph Humiston, team foul #10 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (PG), Lawrence Cumberland (PF), James Anderson (C) Joseph Humiston, Alex Manuel, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Wendell Phipps (SG), Adam Parkey (SF), Don Allen (C) Frank Morowski, Brandon Queen, Joshua Brewer, Brian Sheridan | |
| 09:03 | NC State | Anthony Mack makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:03 | NC State | Anthony Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Ryan Perkins is called for the reach on Tommy Lacroix - foul #4 on Ryan Perkins, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Topolinski (PF) Lawrence Cumberland | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG) Ryan Perkins | |
| 08:23 | Temple | Dikembe Sow can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-53 |
| 08:22 | NC State | Anthony Mack grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Marquis Jones is called for the reach on Adam Parkey - foul #2 on Marquis Jones, team foul #11 | 40-53 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Adam Parkey misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Adam Parkey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:05 | Temple | Dikembe Sow connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Dikembe Sow steals it from Frank Morowski in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 08:02 | Temple | Dikembe Sow hits the finger roll | 44-54 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Tommy Lacroix is called for the reach on Anthony Mack - foul #2 on Tommy Lacroix, team foul #12 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas McClurg (PG), Paul Macdougall (SG), Lawrence Cumberland (PF) Tommy Lacroix, Marquis Jones, Ivan Topolinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Brian Sheridan (C) Frank Morowski, Don Allen | |
| 07:54 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-54 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Anthony Mack misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Anthony Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:54 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas McClurg (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Paul Macdougall (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Sow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Cumberland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ryan Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wendell Phipps (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Parkey (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mack (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Sheridan (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Temple | Paul Macdougall lays it in | 46-54 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Brian Sheridan misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 07:32 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 07:15 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Macdougall | 48-54 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Anthony Mack is denied on a layup by Lawrence Cumberland | 48-54 |
| 06:58 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Anderson | 51-54 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Ryan Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas McClurg - foul #5 on Thomas McClurg, team foul #13 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Joseph Humiston (SG), Alex Manuel (SF), Ivan Topolinski (PF), Carlos Lara (C) Thomas McClurg, Dikembe Sow, Lawrence Cumberland, James Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Kevin Lofton (PF), Don Allen (C) Wendell Phipps, Adam Parkey, Anthony Mack, Brian Sheridan | |
| 06:39 | NC State | Ryan Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Ryan Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:20 | Temple | Carlos Lara is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Carlos Lara, team foul #14 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Adam Parkey (SF) Ryan Perkins, Joshua Brewer | |
| 06:18 | NC State | Frank Morowski is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Humiston - foul #5 on Joseph Humiston, team foul #15 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SG) Joseph Humiston | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:18 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:18 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:00 | Temple | Carlos Lara hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Alex Manuel and he's hacked by Don Allen - foul #4 on Don Allen, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Wendell Phipps (SG), Anthony Mack (PF) Brandon Queen, Kevin Lofton | |
| 06:00 | Temple | Carlos Lara makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Frank Morowski is hacked by Ivan Topolinski - foul #2 on Ivan Topolinski, team foul #16 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Brian Sheridan (PF) Wendell Phipps, Adam Parkey, Anthony Mack | |
| 05:44 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Frank Morowski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:44 | Temple | The rebound goes to Ivan Topolinski | 54-59 |
| 05:34 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 05:33 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:24 | Temple | Paul Macdougall knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 56-59 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Frank Morowski is denied on a layup by Carlos Lara | 56-59 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Joshua Brewer hits the follow up shot | 56-61 |
| 04:45 | Temple | Alex Manuel is whistled for traveling | 56-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Tommy Lacroix (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Lawrence Cumberland (PF), James Anderson (C) Dikembe Sow, Alex Manuel, Ivan Topolinski, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | NC State | Wendell Phipps (SG), Adam Parkey (SF), Anthony Mack (PF), Kevin Lofton (C) Brandon Queen, Joshua Brewer, Brian Sheridan, Don Allen | |
| 04:16 | NC State | Kevin Lofton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Don Allen (C) Kevin Lofton | |
| 04:03 | Temple | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Paul Macdougall tips it home | 58-61 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Paul Macdougall picks off the pass by Wendell Phipps in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 03:48 | Temple | James Anderson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 58-61 |
| 03:46 | Temple | Marquis Jones snags the offensive board | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Paul Macdougall (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Tommy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marquis Jones (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Cumberland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frank Morowski (tired) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Phipps (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Parkey (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mack (tired) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Allen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Temple | Marquis Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 03:26 | Temple | Paul Macdougall grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 03:15 | Temple | Frank Morowski takes the ball from Paul Macdougall | 58-61 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Anthony Mack connects on the open turnaround from the right block | 58-63 |
| 02:47 | Temple | Marquis Jones jams it on a great pass from Paul Macdougall | 60-63 |
| 02:47 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SG), Alex Manuel (SF), Ivan Topolinski (C) Tommy Lacroix, Marquis Jones, James Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Brandon Queen (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Brian Sheridan (C) Frank Morowski, Wendell Phipps, Adam Parkey, Don Allen | |
| 02:43 | NC State | Alex Manuel takes the ball from Ryan Perkins in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 02:43 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Parkey (SF) Joshua Brewer | |
| 02:25 | Temple | Paul Macdougall hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lawrence Cumberland | 63-63 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Adam Parkey misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Wendell Phipps (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Kevin Lofton (C) Ryan Perkins, Brandon Queen, Adam Parkey, Anthony Mack | |
| 01:48 | Temple | Wendell Phipps steals the ball from Paul Macdougall | 63-63 |
| 01:45 | NC State | Lawrence Cumberland is called for the reach on Frank Morowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Cumberland, team foul #17 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Marquis Jones (SF), James Anderson (C) Alex Manuel, Ivan Topolinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Parkey (SF), Anthony Mack (PF), Don Allen (C) Joshua Brewer, Brian Sheridan, Kevin Lofton | |
| 01:45 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:45 | NC State | Frank Morowski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:45 | Temple | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Dikembe Sow misses the 3 from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland tips it in | 65-64 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Adam Parkey comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 01:03 | Temple | The rebound goes to Dikembe Sow | 65-64 |
| 01:03 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-64 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Paul Macdougall can't finish the layup | 65-64 |
| 00:46 | Temple | Dikembe Sow tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Adam Parkey hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Frank Morowski | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-66 |
| 00:14 | Temple | Marquis Jones misses badly on a floater in the lane | 67-66 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Frank Morowski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Adam Parkey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Cumberland - foul #5 on Lawrence Cumberland, team foul #18 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Alex Manuel (PF) Lawrence Cumberland | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:03 | NC State | Adam Parkey makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Adam Parkey misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:03 | Temple | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Marquis Jones misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Paul Macdougall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Marquis Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frank Morowski (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wendell Phipps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Adam Parkey (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mack (tiring) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Allen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Temple | James Anderson wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Temple | Paul Macdougall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| 04:47 | Temple | James Anderson can't tip it in | 67-67 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Don Allen gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Frank Morowski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 04:40 | Temple | Paul Macdougall grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Marquis Jones can't finish the layup | 67-67 |
| 04:33 | Temple | James Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Dikembe Sow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| 04:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Adam Parkey | 67-67 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Adam Parkey misses long on a runner near the basket | 67-67 |
| 04:20 | Temple | Marquis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:12 | Temple | Wendell Phipps steals it from James Anderson | 67-67 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Anthony Mack can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Alex Manuel - foul #2 on Alex Manuel, team foul #19 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Tommy Lacroix (PG), Ivan Topolinski (C) Dikembe Sow, James Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Brandon Queen (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Brian Sheridan (C) Frank Morowski, Wendell Phipps, Adam Parkey, Don Allen | |
| 04:04 | NC State | Anthony Mack makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Anthony Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:04 | Temple | The rebound goes to Alex Manuel | 67-68 |
| 03:46 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Carlos Lara (C) Alex Manuel | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Lofton (C) Anthony Mack | |
| 03:31 | NC State | Ryan Perkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 67-68 |
| 03:30 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Brewer | 67-68 |
| 03:11 | NC State | Ryan Perkins is whistled for a carry | 67-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SG) Paul Macdougall | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:52 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 02:51 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:51 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Alex Manuel (SF), James Anderson (C) Marquis Jones, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:40 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Sow | 69-68 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Brian Sheridan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 02:33 | Temple | James Anderson grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Dikembe Sow misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Perkins - foul #5 on Ryan Perkins, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (SG) Tommy Lacroix | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Adam Parkey (SF), Anthony Mack (PF) Ryan Perkins, Joshua Brewer, Kevin Lofton | |
| 02:26 | Temple | Dikembe Sow makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Dikembe Sow makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:24 | NC State | Adam Parkey double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Lofton (C) Anthony Mack | |
| 02:10 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 02:08 | Temple | Alex Manuel misses the tip | 71-68 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Kevin Lofton grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Brandon Queen is called for 10 seconds | 71-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Marquis Jones (SF) Ivan Topolinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Wendell Phipps (SG), Anthony Mack (PF), Don Allen (C) Brandon Queen, Brian Sheridan, Kevin Lofton | |
| 01:40 | Temple | James Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Dikembe Sow tips it home | 73-68 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Anthony Mack loses the dribble to Marquis Jones | 73-68 |
| 01:04 | Temple | Marquis Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Sow | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | NC State | Don Allen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-68 |
| 00:48 | Temple | The rebound goes to Marquis Jones | 76-68 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Paul Macdougall (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Sow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. SF - Marquis Jones (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alex Manuel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frank Morowski (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wendell Phipps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Adam Parkey (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Mack (tired) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Allen (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Temple | Marquis Jones is hacked by Wendell Phipps in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wendell Phipps, team foul #8 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Tommy Lacroix (SG) Paul Macdougall | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:45 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:45 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | NC State | Don Allen misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dikembe Sow - foul #3 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #20 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (PG), Ivan Topolinski (C) Marquis Jones, James Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Brian Sheridan (PF), Kevin Lofton (C) Frank Morowski, Wendell Phipps, Adam Parkey, Anthony Mack | |
| 00:39 | NC State | Don Allen misses the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Don Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Joshua Brewer grabs the offensive board | 78-68 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Brian Sheridan misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 78-68 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Alex Manuel snags the defensive board | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix is hacked by Brandon Queen - foul #2 on Brandon Queen, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG) Don Allen | |
| 00:05 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Brian Sheridan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 80-68 |